The world-famous Harlem Globetrotters basketball crew will have fun its one hundredth anniversary with a North American tour, together with 9 stops in Texas. Whereas the coast-to-coast run does not embrace a San Antonio cease, it does embrace a San Antonio star — former St. Mary’s College participant Arysia “Ace” Porter.
Beginning on December 5, the large tour will proceed for over 5 months, touring to over 40 states and the vast majority of Canada’s provinces. Though the street journey veers far-off from Alamo Metropolis, the crew will journey the state from Amarillo to Houston, robbing Porter of the prospect of introducing her teammates to good Tex-Mex.
The centennial season shall be a celebration of 100 years of jaw-dropping “No Means!” strikes, 100 years of “Wow!” moments, and 100 years of basketball thrills, together with gravity-defying dunks, game-changing methods, and extra.
Porter, a 2023 rookie, is a part of the crew’s largest feminine roster in historical past. The San Antonio native first made her mark on the St. Mary’s ladies’s basketball crew as a student-athlete, incomes the single-game document for many factors with 38 and incomes a level in criminology, in line with the college. The Globetrotters drafted her after she briefly performed for the Mexican crew Leñadoras de Durango.
Since 1926, the Globetrotters have used their world 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 beneath the identify 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 way in which for Black gamers within the NBA.
In 1952, The Washington Generals — their “rivals” on the street — had been based as an everyday opponent in exhibition video games towards the Harlem Globetrotters. Their position is to try to play a traditional recreation 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, by which they have fun their century-long existence, guarantees to have a number of extras. Along with the sport, followers can take part in a wide range of enjoyable actions. Premium fan experiences embrace:
The all-new Magic Cross, permitting for pre-game entry & participant meet-and-greetsCelebrity Courtroom Cross, permitting followers to hitch the crew for warmups on the court docket.VIP bench tickets, permitting followers to sit down on the bench with the Globetrotters or Generals for all the recreation.A restricted version 100 Yr Golden Duplicate Recreation Ball by Spalding®.A 100 Yr Tour Memento Ticket (obtainable in choose markets).
Tickets for the tour will go on sale to most of the people on Monday, September 22, at 10 am native time, with presales beginning on September 15. San Antonio followers can take a look at Porter’s signature 180 slam layup and different shenanigans on the next Texas dates:
February 6, 2026 — Doggett Ford Patk Enviornment (Beaumont)February 7, 2026 — Houston Toyota CenterFebruary 8, 2026 — H-E-B Middle at Cedar ParkFebruary 11, 2026 — Hilliard Middle (Corpus Christi)February 15, 2026 — American Airways Middle (Dallas)February 16, 2026 — Dickies Enviornment (Ft. Price)March 31, 2026 — Kay Yaeger Coliseum (Wichita Falls)April 1, 2026 — Amarillo Civic Middle ComplexApril 4, 2026 — Don Haskins Middle (El Paso)
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CultureMap San Antonio editor Brandon Watson contributed to this story.
