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MARCH 4, 2010 ISSUE

Harlem Globetrotters Brings World Tour to ASU March 16

The Harlem Globetrotters will bring high-flying, basketball-based family entertainment to ASU’s Holmes Convocation Center on Tuesday, March 16.

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Date: Tuesday, March 16
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Location: The Holmes Convocation Center, ASU
Cost: $16 and up

Coming off the most successful year in the franchise’s illustrious history, entertaining more than two million fans and setting a record-breaking 62 box office records, the iconic Harlem Globetrotters brings its 2010 “Magical Memories” World Tourto Boone on Tuesday, March 16. The performance begins at 7:00 p.m. at ASU’s Holmes Convocation Center, and tickets start at $16.

The show features extraordinary athletes and entertainers that include Big Easy Lofton and Flight Time Lang, stars of this past season’s edition of the Emmy Award-winning CBS reality hit, “The Amazing Race,” ball-handling wizard Handles Franklin, the gravity-defying Hi Rise Brown and more, according to a press release.

Sponsored by Campbell Soup Company, Spalding and America’s Best Contacts and Eyeglasses, the team has thrilled both young and old fans worldwide for 84 consecutive seasons with a unique blend of athleticism, spectacle and humor.

“The Harlem Globetrotters are the epitome of world-class family fun,” said Michael Kenney, the Globetrotters’ senior vice president of live event marketing, in a press release. “You’ll want to get your tickets now for an experience the whole family will be talking about for years to come.”

Sports Illustrated praised the Globetrotters’ performance as “the sports equivalent of comfort food” in its March 2009 feature article, “Still Crazy After All These Years.”

Since its formation in 1926, the team has played in 120 countries on six continents, entertaining more than 130 million fans. The team is one of only six teams to be inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.

To purchase tickets, click to www.theholmescenter.com. For individual ticket information or for information on group and scout tickets, click to www.harlemglobetrotters.com.