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The world-famous Harlem Globetrotters today announced one of their largest groups of new athletes in the organization’s history, six men and four women, who will join the returning players as part of The 100 Year Tour, the organizations 100th season. The group includes players from major Division 1 conferences including THE BIG EAST, the Northeast Conference, the Southland Conferences, a variety of HBCU schools and players with international experience, as well as freestyler Yoh Iwasaki, the Globetrotter’s first athlete from Japan and third from Asia. The Globetrotters are currently beginning training camp at Lakepoint Sports in Cartersville, GA, before the official tip off with a special event at Madison Square Garden on Sunday, December 14.

The World-Famous, Harlem Globetrotters today unveiled a new uniform series for their Centennial season, three distinct red, white and blue uniforms designed by celebrated sports designer, Jeff Hamilton, which will tie elements of the tour today to the vast history and legacy of the team. The three uniforms will debut at Madison Square Garden (MSG) on Sunday, December 14 and then will continue on a daily alternating cadence throughout the 2026 Global Tour season.

“The Harlem Globetrotters 100 Year Tour” announced the dates and cities today for their upcoming world-wide centennial tour beginning with a special event on Sunday, December 14 at Madison Square Garden, with the full tour launching with games in Boston and Pittsburgh on Friday, December 26th and continuing on to 200+ domestic markets and over 125+ markets internationally.

Leaders in breaking barriers and making history, the world-famous, Harlem Globetrotters™ today formally announced they will be hosting their first-ever open tryouts to help select athletes for the organization’s Centennial season in 2026. In addition to recruitment efforts of elite talent being made through relationships with the global college and professional basketball community, the Globetrotters have created a portal where anyone can apply for a tryout spot. That portal, found HERE is open today for sign-up.

The World-Famous, Harlem Globetrotters are coming to a city near you! The legendary and awe-inspiring basketball team have announced their upcoming 2025 World Tour beginning Thursday, December 26, 2024 with global tickets on sale today, it was announced by Keith Dawkins, President, Harlem Globetrotters & Herschend Entertainment Studios.

The Harlem Globetrotters concluded their 10-day residency at American Dream in East Rutherford, New Jersey, and by all measurement and engagement tools the landmark brand experiment was a resounding success, with near capacity shows, the launch of the first-ever retail location for the brand, the first televised Harlem Globetrotter game in over 40 years and thousands of interactions and social posts by fans of all ages during the run, a first ever for a sports organization.

The world famous Harlem Globetrotters, synonymous with basketball excellence and global entertainment, today announced the signing of former Louisiana State University (LSU) star and WNBA draftee, Alexis Morris to the Harlem Globetrotters, it was announced today by Keith Dawkins, President of Harlem Globetrotters and Herschend Entertainment Studios. Morris becomes the seventh current woman to join the organization, the most in the organization’s storied history, as they will celebrate their centennial in 2026.

The world famous, Harlem Globetrotters kicked off their 2024 Training Camp and welcomed nine talented rookies, it was announced today by Keith Dawkins, President of Harlem Globetrotters and Herschend Entertainment Studios. The 2024 rookie class is comprised of incredible dunkers and leading scorers; including 2X dunk contest champion, Tyriek ‘Shake’ Railey and second-generation Globetrotter, Evan ‘Swish’ Gaffney. Other rookies include leading scorers Eryka Sidney and Kaylin West who join fellow female Globetrotters; Cherelle ‘Torch’ George, Fatima ‘TNT’ Lister, Arysia ‘Ace’ Porter. The dynamic record-breaking team are also set to begin production on “My Rookie Season,” a video documentary series from Herschend Entertainment Studios.

With a commitment in advancing excellence in tech education and empowering Black and Brown youth communities, Microsoft and the world-famous Harlem Globetrotters today unveil The Harlem CODEtrotters, it was announced today by Keith Dawkins, President, Harlem Globetrotters and Herschend Entertainment Studios and Darrell Booker, Microsoft, Corporate Affairs Specialist.

The World-Famous Harlem Globetrotters – THE originators of basketball style, captured by dynamic athletes with unmatched skills, unveil their Corporate–Social–Responsibility (CSR) platform with their Goodwill Ambassador Initiative. It was announced today by Keith Dawkins, President of Harlem Globetrotters & Herschend Entertainment Studios.

Accomplished media executive, Bronwen O’Keefe joins the Harlem Globetrotters in the newly created position of Global Head of Content, Harlem Globetrotters and Herschend Entertainment Studios, it was announced today by Keith Dawkins, President of the Harlem Globetrotters and Herschend Entertainment Studios. O’Keefe joined the organization as a consultant in spring 2022 and will now serve as part of the organization’s executive team. She will report to Dawkins.

The Harlem Globetrotters, world-famous for originating basketball style with skilled athletes of the highest order – showcasing their iconic talents in 124 countries and territories on six continents since 1926, have big plans to elevate the historic brand beyond the court.

The world-famous Harlem Globetrotters, originators of the trick shot, will celebrate World Trick Shot Day on Tuesday, December 7th by premiering a series of gravity-defying trick shots filmed across the United States.

Tomorrow only, November 18th, sports fans and digital collectors will have just 24 hours to bid to own a piece of basketball history by purchasing a limited edition Harlem Globetrotters NFT from the team’s Snoop Dogg collaboration. The legendary rapper himself boosted the upcoming drop when he previewed one of the available designs earlier this week, “NFT Magic Pass”, to his 65 million Instagram followers. Featuring a spinning bedazzled “SnoopTrotters” basketball, the NFT includes Snoop Dogg’s remixed version of the famous Globetrotters’ theme song, Sweet Georgia Brown, updated with Snoop’s signature style dropping names of current Harlem Globetrotters stars.

Visionary and legend Snoop Dogg has announced the release of the one and only NFT sitcom to feature Snoop Dogg and the Harlem Globetrotters. The drop is part of a joint campaign that includes the release of a limited edition Snoop Dogg / Globetrotters NFT drop collection. Available exclusively through crypto promotion site VAST, the NFT drop will include Snoop Dogg’s new Harlem Globetrotters theme song as well.

The World Famous Harlem Globetrotters are bringing their newly reimagined Spread Game Tour in 2021 to over 150 cities starting on July 21 after being inactive due to the pandemic for over a year. Spread Game is excellence shown through basketball wizardry night after night and demonstrated through years of commitment to unsurpassed entertainment.