Harlem Globetrotters
February 24, 2012
Rogers Arena


On the heels of signing one of the most extraordinary rookie classes in team history, the Harlem Globetrotters will bring their 2012 World Tour to Rogers Arena in Vancouver on Friday, Feb. 24, 2012, at 7:00 p.m.  

CTV would like to congratulate the following unofficial winners. Congratulations to the Grand Prize Best Seats in the House winner Allen Johanson of Maple Ridge! Allen and a guest will get to meet the players before the game, then they’ll be sitting courtside in a pair of super comfy La-Z-Boy Vail Recliners courtesy of La-Z-Boy Furniture Galleries. After the game, Allen gets to take the recliners home!

Congrats to the following unofficial secondary prize winners who have each won 4 tickets to the game on February 24! Congrats to:

  • Carl Gruell of Surrey
  • Tom Jones of Surrey
  • Heather Brighton of Surrey
  • Nancy Brooks of Victoria
  • Debbie Flynn of Maple Ridge

The outstanding rookies include Paul “Tiny” Sturgess, the world’s tallest pro basketball player at 7-8, Jonte “Too Tall” Hall, the shortest Globetrotter ever at 5-2, and Fatima “TNT” Maddox of Temple University, the team’s first female player since 1993 and ninth female in team history.  

The new Globetrotters also feature the top three finishers from the 2011 College Slam Dunk Contest, including the reigning champ Jacob “Hops” Tucker. At 5-10, Tucker sports a 50-inch vertical leap, and his YouTube videos have garnered well over four million views.  Tucker joins slam dunk runner-up John “Jet” Williams of UNC-Asheville and semifinalist Darnell “Spider” Wilks of the University of Cincinnati.

The 2012 rookie class has a total of three seven-footers including 7-4 Jermaine “Stretch” Middleton, the third-tallest player in team history, and 7-foot Anthony “Biggie” McClain. At 7-8, Sturgess becomes the tallest Globetrotter ever after a career at Mountain State University (W.Va.). He is the 19th internationally born player in team history, hailing from Loughborough, England.

Current Globetrotters stars Special K Daley, Big Easy Lofton, Flight Time Lang, Dizzy Grant, Scooter Christensen, and many others will team up with the world class rookies for nearly 270 games on the North American portion of the World Tour, bringing the Globetrotter magic to over 230 cities in 46 states, the District of Columbia, and five Canadian provinces. Player rosters in each city will vary and are subject to change.

Tickets to see the world’s most famous basketball team are on sale now! Tickets start at $15.00 and are available at harlemglobetrotters.com, ticketmaster.ca, the Rogers Arena box office, or by phone at 1-855-985-5000.

For the latest news and information about the Harlem Globetrotters, and to purchase tickets and team merchandise, visit the Globetrotters’ official Website: harlemglobetrotters.com.

For more information on La-Z-Boy Furniture Galleries visit a showroom in North Vancouver, Coquitlam, Langley or Richmond, or, go to: la-z-boy.com/vancouver