Jermaine Middleton
| 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. 1984-01-15. Retrieved 2017-05-25.
- ^ "Harlem Globetrotter big man to signs with VIP Ink Publishing Jermaine Middleton to release autobiography". VIP Ink Publishing. 2016-03-09. Archived from the original on 2017-03-23. Retrieved 2017-05-25.
- ^ "Jermaine Middleton Stats, Bio". ESPN. 2004-10-13. Retrieved 2017-05-25.
- ^ ""Stretch" Middleton enjoying rookie season for Globetrotters | Sports". Dothaneagle.com. 2012-02-28. Retrieved 2017-05-25.
- ^ "Announce 2012 Rookie Class". Harlem Globetrotters. Archived from the original on 2017-05-28. Retrieved 2017-05-25.
- ^ "What it's like to be the tallest person in SA". Kens5.com. 2017-05-17. Archived from the original on 2017-05-17. Retrieved 2017-05-25.
- ^ "Stretch Middleton (@jaylm35)". Twitter. Retrieved 2017-05-25.
- 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 sportspeople
- 20th-century African-American sportspeople