The world-famous Harlem Globetrotters basketball crew will have fun their one hundredth anniversary with a North American tour, together with a cease at Houston’s Toyota Middle on February 7, 2026.
Beginning on December 5, the huge tour will proceed for over 5 months, touring to over 40 states and nearly all of Canada’s provinces. Along with Houston, the crew will play in Dallas, Fort Value, and Cedar Park (suburb of Austin).
In accordance with the tour web site, there shall be two exhibits in Houston on February 7 – at 1 pm and 6 pm.
The centennial season shall be a celebration of 100 years of jaw-dropping “No Approach!” strikes, 100 years of “Wow!” moments, and 100 years of basketball thrills, together with gravity-defying dunks, game-changing methods, and extra.
Since 1926, the Globetrotters have used their international tour to showcase their iconic model of basketball in additional than 124 international locations and territories throughout six continents.
They had been based in Chicago in 1926 by Abe Saperstein, initially underneath the title the Savoy Massive 5. Saperstein renamed them the Harlem Globetrotters in 1930 to attach the crew to the middle of Black tradition, regardless of their origins removed from Harlem. They served as a trailblazing crew for Black athletes, with gamers like Nat “Sweetwater” Clifton paving the best way for Black gamers within the NBA.
In 1952, The Washington Generals — their “rivals” on the highway — had been based as an everyday opponent in exhibition video games towards the Harlem Globetrotters. Their function is to aim to play a traditional sport of basketball, whereas the Globetrotters play methods and showboat for the group.
The Globetrotters tour yearly, oftentimes taking part in a number of nights in a row, however the 2025 tour during which they have fun their century-long existence, guarantees to have plenty of extras. Along with the sport, followers can take part in quite a lot of enjoyable actions. Premium fan experiences embrace:
- The all-new Magic Move, permitting for pre-game entry & participant meet-and-greets
- Celeb Courtroom Move, permitting followers to affix the crew for warmups on the courtroom.
- VIP bench tickets, permitting followers to take a seat on the bench with the Globetrotters or Generals for your entire sport.
- A restricted version 100 12 months Golden Duplicate Recreation Ball by Spalding®.
- A 100 12 months Tour Memento Ticket (accessible in choose markets).
Tickets for the tour will go on sale to most people on Monday, September 22 at 10 am native time, with presales beginning on September 15.
