Harlem Globetrotters returning to Birmingham LG Arena
The world famous Harlem Globetrotters are returning to the UK in March 2012 as part of their World Tour, including Birmingham's LG Arena.
The world famous Harlem Globetrotters are returning to the UK in March 2012 as part of their World Tour, including Birmingham's LG Arena.
The Harlem Globetrotters will be at the LG Arena on Tuesday, March 27, 2012. Tickets go on sale qt 9am on Friday, October, 21, 2011, priced at £40, £25, £19 and "12.50 (subject to booking fees).
The Globetrotters will be bringing a brand new show packed with even more family fun, amazing tricks and incredible basketball skills.
This year, the Globetrotters have signed 10 outstanding new players to join the world's most famous basketball team. The rookie class includes the UK's very own Paul 'Tiny' Sturgess who is the world's tallest pro basketball player.
Globetrotters CEO Kurt Schneider: "The Globetrotters are excited to welcome a new generation of stars to carry on the storied tradition of the world's most entertaining basketball team. This year's rookie class features some of the most talented and promising players from across the world."
Among the 2012 rookies is the world's tallest pro basketball player, Paul "Tiny" Sturgess, a 7' 8" center from Mountain State University, West Virginia. The tallest Globetrotter ever, he is the 19th internationally born player in team history, hailing from Loughborough, England.
When Jonte "Too Tall" Hall, from Catonsville Community College, Maryland, steps on the floor, he will become the shortest player in Globetrotter history at 5' 2". The Baltimore, native joins the Trotters after one-and-a-half seasons with the rival Washington Generals.
The Globetrotters have also signed the ninth female in Globetrotter history, Fatima "TNT" Maddox, a 5' 6" star out of Temple University, who is the team's first female player since 1993. Hailing from Colorado Springs, Maddox helped lead Temple to an Atlantic 10 Tournament title in 2006 and most recently played professionally in Sweden.
The rookies will join Globetrotter stars Special K Daley, Big Easy Lofton, Flight Time Lang, Dizzy Grant, Scooter Christensen and many others.
