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| No. 54 – Harlem Globetrotters | |
|---|---|
| Position | Center |
| Personal information | |
| Born | January 15, 1984 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Listed height | 7 ft 4 in (2.24 m) |
| Listed weight | 240 lb (109 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Crenshaw High School South Kent School |
| College | Central Connecticut State University Northwood University |
| Playing career | 2011–2015 |
Jermaine "Stretch" Middleton (born January 15, 1984) was an American basketball player for the Harlem Globetrotters.[1]
Biography
[edit]The 7'4" Middleton was born in Los Angeles and started playing basketball as a Crenshaw High School junior.[2] His friend Dorrell Wright convinced him to attend South Kent School for a postgraduate year. Jermaine attended Central Connecticut State University for two years (playing briefly in 2005-06),[3] before transferring to the West Palm Beach, Florida campus of Northwood University (now part of Keiser University) for his final two years. In 2008 Northwood - with Middleton - made the final eight teams of the NAIA National Tournament.[4]
Middleton played for Rochester and St. Joseph of the Premier Basketball League, and then in China. He began playing for the Globetrotters starting in the 2011-12 season,[5] and continued through the 2014-15 season.
Middleton currently lives in San Antonio.[6] He is in business with the Australian company SafeLace.[7]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Jermaine Middleton Basketball Player Profile, Harlem Globetrotters, Kaiser, News, Entertainment team stats, Career, Games Logs, Best, Awards". Usbasket.com. January 15, 1984. Retrieved May 25, 2017.
- ↑ "Harlem Globetrotter big man to signs with VIP Ink Publishing Jermaine Middleton to release autobiography". VIP Ink Publishing. March 9, 2016. Archived from the original on March 23, 2017. Retrieved May 25, 2017.
- ↑ "Jermaine Middleton Stats, Bio". ESPN. October 13, 2004. Retrieved May 25, 2017.
- ↑ ""Stretch" Middleton enjoying rookie season for Globetrotters | Sports". Dothaneagle.com. February 28, 2012. Retrieved May 25, 2017.
- ↑ "Announce 2012 Rookie Class". Harlem Globetrotters. Archived from the original on May 28, 2017. Retrieved May 25, 2017.
- ↑ "What it's like to be the tallest person in SA". Kens5.com. May 17, 2017. Archived from the original on May 17, 2017. Retrieved May 25, 2017.
- ↑ "Stretch Middleton (@jaylm35)". Twitter. Retrieved May 25, 2017.
- 1984 births
- Living people
- Harlem Globetrotters players
- South Kent School alumni
- Crenshaw High School alumni
- Basketball players from Los Angeles
- Northwood Timberwolves men's basketball players
- Central Connecticut Blue Devils men's basketball players
- American men's basketball players
- Centers (basketball)
- 21st-century African-American sportsmen
- 20th-century African-American sportsmen
- 21st-century American sportsmen
- 20th-century American sportsmen