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As the Harlem Globetrotters prepare to bring their 2017 World Tour to the US Cellular Center in Asheville on Friday, March 31, the iconic team took a timeout for Guinness World Records Day. Only one year after setting seven official Guinness World Records titles, the Globetrotters broke a single-day total of nine records this year, including the longest basketball hook-shot.
Here’s a full look at the records set by the Globetrotters:
• Longest basketball hook shot – Big Easy Lofton (72 feet, 6.25 inches)
• Longest basketball shot blindfolded – Ant Atkinson (73 feet, 10 inches)
• Most basketball 3-pointers in one minute (single ball) – Ant Atkinson and Cheese Chisholm (10 each)
• Farthest basketball shot made while sitting on the court – Thunder Law (58 feet, 9.25 inches)
• Most bounced basketball 3-pointers in one minute – Zeus McClurkin(5)
• Most basketball 3-pointers made by a pair in one minute – Ant Atkinson and Cheese Chisholm (22 each)
• Farthest basketball shot under-one-leg – Thunder Law (52 feet, 5.5 inches)
• Longest blindfolded basketball hook shot – Big Easy Lofton (58 feet, 2.5 inches)
• Most basketball slam dunks in one minute (individual) – Zeus McClurkin (16)
What: Harlem Globetrotters in Asheville
Where: US Cellular Center, 87 Haywood St. Asheville
When: Wednesday, March 31, 2017 at 7pm
Purchase tickets: Tickets to the see the Globetrotters in Asheville start at $21.50 and are officially on sale now at harlemglobetrotters.com or the US Cellular Center box office. (Additional fees may apply). Use code HOOPS to receive $5 off select tickets.
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