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| Harlem Wizards | ||||
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| Leagues | Independent | |||
| Founded | 1962 | |||
| History | 1962–present Harlem Wizards | |||
| Arena | Worldwide | |||
| Location | Moonachie, NJ | |||
| Team colors | Purple, Red, Gold | |||
| President | Todd Davis | |||
| Ownership | Todd Davis | |||
| Website | www | |||
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The Harlem Wizards is a professional basketball team created in 1962 by sports promoter Howie Davis. Unlike most basketball teams, the Harlem Wizards are not primarily focused on winning games. Instead, their aim is to entertain the crowd using a variety of basketball tricks and alley oops. They perform fundraisers at local schools for the students and the rest of the community, displaying their fancy trickery through dribbling, passing, shooting, and dunking. Through these fundraisers, they have raised millions of dollars for "charitable organizations, schools, and foundations around the world." The audience is not only there to watch the Wizards, but also to participate in the show. The Wizards get the crowd involved, often bringing children out onto the floor to be part of a basketball trick or a comedy act.[1]
The Wizards are a comedy basketball team that tour the country.[2] The theme for the Wizards' 2010–2011 campaign was the "Basketball and Beyond Tour."[1] They hold the second longest known winning streak in all of professional sports—over 5,000 games[2] after the Harlem Globetrotters 24-year, 8,829 game streak[3]
- ^ a b "About the Harlem Wizards". 2005-2010 Harlem Wizards. 2010. Retrieved Dec 11, 2010.
- ^ a b "Harlem Wizards History". 2005-2010 Harlem Wizards. 2010. Retrieved Dec 11, 2010.
- ^ "Globetrotters' Winning Streak Halted At 24 (years)". 1995. Archived from the original on February 15, 2018. Retrieved Feb 13, 2018.