Harlem Globetrotters

"Globetrotters" redirects here. For the animated television series, see Harlem Globetrotters (TV series). For the video game, see Harlem Globetrotters (video game). For the travelers association, see German Globetrotter Club.
Harlem Globetrotters
Harlem Globetrotters logo
LeaguesIndependent
Founded1926; 98 years ago (1926)
History
  • 1926–27: Chicago GlobeTrotters
  • 1928–29: New York Harlem Globetrotters
  • 1929–present: Harlem Globetrotters
ArenaBarnstorming team
Team colorsBlue, red, white[1][2]
     
Head coach
  • "Sweet" Lou Dunbar (coach)
  • Barry Hardy (coach)
OwnershipHerschend Family Entertainment
Championships75
Websiteharlemglobetrotters.com
Primary jersey
Team colours
Primary
Secondary jersey
Team colours
Secondary

The Harlem Globetrotters are an American exhibition basketball team. They combine athleticism, theater, entertainment, and comedy in their style of play. Over the years, they have played more than 26,000 exhibition games in 124 countries and territories, mostly against deliberately ineffective opponents, such as the Washington Generals (1953–1995, since 2015) and the New York Nationals (1995–2015). The team's signature song is Brother Bones' whistled version of "Sweet Georgia Brown", and their mascot is an anthropomorphized globe named "Globie". The team is owned by Herschend Family Entertainment.[3]

  1. ^ "Harlem Globetrotters Style Guide". HarlemGlobetrotters.com. Herschend Family Entertainment. Archived from the original on October 23, 2018. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
  2. ^ "New Logo Revealed". HarlemGlobetrotters.com. Herschend Family Entertainment. November 30, 2016. Archived from the original on October 23, 2018. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
  3. ^ "Company buys Harlem Globetrotters". ESPN. October 2013.