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Harlem Globetrotters 1940-41 (Exhibition 14th Season)
Coach: Abe Saperstein (146-12)
  Num Name University Pos Ht GP Reb Asts Pts RPG APG PPG
11 Al Johnson Arizona F 6' 5"              
22 Agis Bray Wilberforce G 5' 11"              
33 Bernie Price Virginia State F/C 6' 3"              
44 Babe Pressley Cleveland Central HS G 6' 1"              
54 Bill Ford Columbus Central HS G 5' 9"              
55 Hillary Brown Wendell Phillips HS G 6' 2"              
66 Inman Jackson Wendell Phillips HS C 6' 4"              
77 Sonny Boswell Scott HS G 6' 1"              
88 Ted Strong Wendell Phillips HS G 6' 2"              
99 Duke Cumberland Knoxville G 6' 4"              
  Roosie Hudson Morris Brown G 6' 0"              
Harlem Globetrotters 1941-42 (Exhibition 15th Season)
Coach: Abe Saperstein (135-18)
  Num Name University Pos Ht GP Reb Asts Pts RPG APG PPG
46 Goose Tatum El Dorado HS G 6' 3"              
47 Sammy Gee Miller HS G 5' 8"              
48 Robinson   F                
52 Vertis Zeigler Northern HS F 6' 3"              
55 Moore   F                
56 Haynes   G                
57 Babe Pressley Cleveland Central HS G 6' 1"              
58 Ted Strong Wendell Phillips HS G 6' 2"              
  Agis Bray Wilberforce G 5' 11"              
  Bill Ford Columbus Central HS G 5' 9"              
  Roosie Hudson Morris Brown G 6' 0"              
  Johnson   F                
  Tony Payton Michigan G/F 6' 2"              
  Bernie Price Virginia State F/C 6' 3"              
  Young   F                
Harlem Globetrotters 1942-43 (Exhibition 16th Season)
Coach: Abe Saperstein (139-16)
  Num Name University Pos Ht GP Reb Asts Pts RPG APG PPG
  Roosie Hudson Morris Brown G 6' 0"              
  Inman Jackson Wendell Phillips HS C 6' 4"              
  Roscoe Julian   G                
  Everett Marcell Southern F 6' 2"              
  Bob Powell None C 6' 5"              
  Al Singleton   F 6' 4"              
  Goose Tatum El Dorado HS G 6' 3"              
  James Watkins None G 6' 1"              
Harlem Globetrotters 1943-44 (Exhibition 17th Season)
Coach: Abe Saperstein (141-13)
  Num Name University Pos Ht GP Reb Asts Pts RPG APG PPG
  Boswell   F                
  Duke Cumberland Knoxville G 6' 4"              
  Davis   G                
  Dennis   G                
  Green   F                
  Roosie Hudson Morris Brown G 6' 0"              
  Bob Karstens   C 6' 4"              
  Babe Pressley Cleveland Central HS G 6' 1"              
  A. Price   F                
  Bernie Price Virginia State F/C 6' 3"              
  Pulliam   G                
  Ray   F                
  Salomon                    
  Sharp   C                
  Stone                    
Harlem Globetrotters 1944-45 (Exhibition 18th Season)
Coach: Abe Saperstein (146-14)
  Num Name University Pos Ht GP Reb Asts Pts RPG APG PPG
33 Piper Davis   C 6' 4"              
44 Bernie Price Virginia State F/C 6' 3"              
55 Roscoe Julien   F 6' 2"              
66 Duke Cumberland Knoxville G 6' 4"              
77 Ducky Moore Cleveland Central HS G 6' 0"              
88 Sam Sharpe   F 6' 1"              
97 Babe Pressley Cleveland Central HS G 6' 1"              
99 Bob Karstens   C 6' 4"              
  Boyd   F                
  Roosie Hudson Morris Brown G 6' 0"              
Harlem Globetrotters 1945-46 (Exhibition19th Season)
Coach: Abe Saperstein (152-13)
  Num Name University Pos Ht GP Reb Asts Pts RPG APG PPG
  Zachary Clayton                    
  Roosie Hudson Morris Brown G 6' 0"              
  Babe Pressley Cleveland Central HS G 6' 1"              
  John Scott                    
  Ted Strong                    
  Goose Tatum El Dorado HS G 6' 3"              
  Boom Boom Wheeler                    
  Ed Younger Long Island G 5' 5"              
Harlem Globetrotters 1946-47 (Exhibition 20th Season)
Coach: Abe Saperstein (154-3)
Num Name University Pos Ht GP Reb Asts Pts RPG APG PPG
22 Sammy Gee Miller HS G 5' 8"              
24 Vertes Zeigler Kansas Stars F 6' 2"              
27 Marques Haynes Langston G 6' 0"              
27,47 Goose Tatum El Dorado HS G 6' 3"              
23,51 Ducky Moore Cleveland Central HS G 6' 0"              
28,53 Ted Strong Wendell Phillips HS G 6' 2"              
55 Bernie Price Virginia State F/C 6' 3"              
29,57 Babe Pressley Cleveland Central HS G 6' 1"              
30,46 Ermer Robinson San Diego State F 6' 2"              
59 Tom Sealy Brooklyn College F 6' 2"              
  Boid Buie Tennessee State F 6' 2"              
  Roosie Hudson Morris Brown G 6' 0"              
  Inman Jackson Wendell Phillips HS C 6' 4"              
  John Scott                    
  Boom Boom Wheeler Philander Smith F 6' 2"              
  Ed Younger Long Island G 5' 5"              
Harlem Globetrotters 1947-48 (Exhibition 21st Season)
Coach: Abe Saperstein (152-6)
  Num Name University Pos Ht GP Reb Asts Pts RPG APG PPG
22 Sammy Gee Miller HS G 5' 8"              
24 Zach Clayton                    
25,51,55 Ducky Moore Cleveland Central HS G 6' 0"              
26 King                    
27,47 Goose Tatum El Dorado HS C 6' 3"              
28,58 Ted Strong Wendell Phillips HS G 6' 2"              
29,57 Babe Pressley Cleveland Central HS G 6' 1"              
30,46 Ermer Robinson San Diego State F 6' 2"              
44,56 Bernie Price Virginia State F/C 6' 3"              
59 Tom Sealy Brooklyn College F 6' 2"              
  Boid Buie Tennessee State F 6' 2"              
  Dave Cullerson                    
  Marques Haynes Langston G 6' 0"              
  Inman Jackson Wendell Phillips HS C 6' 4"              
  John Scott                    
  Boom Boom Wheeler Philander Smith F 6' 2"              
  Vertes Ziegler                    
Harlem Globetrotters 1948-49 (Exhibition 22nd Season)
Coach: Abe Saperstein (146-5)
  Num Name University Pos Ht GP Reb Asts Pts RPG APG PPG
21 Ducky Moore Cleveland Central HS G 6' 0"              
22 Bobby Knight Weaver HS F 6' 1"              
24 Marques Haynes Langston G 6' 0"              
25 Ermer Robinson San Diego State F 6' 2"              
26 Babe Pressley Cleveland Central HS G 6' 1"              
27 Ted Strong Wendell Phillips HS G 6' 2"              
28 Nat Clifton Xavier (LA) F/C 6' 6"              
29 Goose Tatum El Dorado HS C 6' 3"              
Harlem Globetrotters 1949-50 (Exhibition 23rd Season)
Coach: Abe Saperstein
  W  G  B Name University Pos Ht GP Reb Asts Pts RPG APG PPG
31,21,41 Ermer Robinson San Diego State F 6' 2"              
32,26,20 John Wilson Anderson (IN) C 6' 1"              
33,20,50 Babe Pressley Cleveland Central HS G 6' 1"              
34,23,31 Marques Haynes Langston G 6' 0"              
35,25,44 Clarence Wilson Tennessee State G 6' 1"              
36,22,40 Nat Clifton Xavier (LA) F/C 6' 6"              
37,24,42 Goose Tatum El Dorado HS C 6' 3"              
38,27,24 Bobby Milton Anderson College F 6' 1"              
  Bill Brown     6' 4"              
  Clarence Cooper     6' 5"              
  R. Cumberland     6' 4"              
Harlem Globetrotters 1949-50 (Exhibition vs. All-Americans)
Coach: Abe Saperstein
  Numb Name University Pos Ht GP Reb Asts Pts RPG APG PPG
20 Nat Clifton Xavier (LA) F/C 6' 6"              
22 Goose Tatum El Dorado HS C 6' 3"              
24 Babe Pressley Cleveland Central HS G 6' 1"              
26 Marques Haynes Langston G 6' 0"              
28 Ermer Robinson San Diego State F 6' 2"              
30 John Wilson Anderson (IN) C 6' 1"              
32 Bill Brown Philander Smith F 6' 1"              
34 Clarence Wilson Tennessee State G 6' 1"              
36 Charles Cooper Duquesne F 6' 5"              
38 Duke Cumberland Knoxville G 6' 4"              
  Boid Buie                    
  Sammy Gee                    
  Robert Hall                    
  Carl Helem                    
  Bobby Knight                    
  Bob Newton                    
  Sunny Smith                    
  Frank Washington                    
  Vertis Zeigler                    
Harlem Globetrotters 1950-51 (Exhibition 24th Season)
Coach: Abe Saperstein, Duke Cumberland
  Num Name University Pos Ht GP Reb Asts Pts RPG APG PPG
10,26,38 Pop Gates Clark (GA) G 6' 2"              
10,24 Tom Sealy Brooklyn College F 6' 2"              
11,20,22,50 Goose Tatum El Dorado HS C 6' 3"              
11,40 Boid Buie Tennessee State F 6' 2"              
11,40 Ducky Moore Cleveland Central HS G 6' 0"              
12,22,26,44 Babe Pressley Cleveland Central HS G 6' 1"              
12,30 Lee Collins DuSable HS C 7' 0"              
14,24,40 Ermer Robinson San Diego State F 6' 2"              
14,24,47 Bobby Milton Anderson College F 6' 1"              
15,30,40,53 Rookie Brown Virginia Union/Howard C 6' 4"              
15,20 Ted Strong Wendell Phillips HS G 6' 2"              
17,32 Frank Washington Wilberforce G 6' 4"              
18,28,24,40 Marques Haynes Langston G 6' 0"              
18,26,49 Boom Boom Wheeler Philander Smith F 6' 2"              
19,34 Oris Hill Texas College C 6' 7"              
20,25,34,46 Clarence Wilson Tennessee State G 6' 1"              
17,36 Duke Cumberland Knoxville G 6' 4"              
27,44 Joshua Grider Tennessee State F 6' 1"              
27 Tommy Gipson   F                
29 B. Roseborough   C                
43 Showboat Hall Miller HS C 6' 2"              
  Ed Hunt                    
Harlem Globetrotters 1951-52 (Exhibition 25th Season)
Coach: Abe Saperstein
Num Name University Pos Ht GP Reb Asts Pts RPG APG PPG
20,36,50 Goose Tatum El Dorado HS F 6' 4"              
22,35,44 Babe Pressley Cleveland Central HS G 6' 1"              
24,42 Ermer Robinson San Diego State F 6' 2"              
25,31,
33,46		 Clarence Wilson Tennessee State G 6' 1"              
26,32,43 Pop Gates Clark (GA) G 6' 2"              
27,38,45 Joshua Grider Tennessee State F 6' 1"              
28,30,40 Marques Haynes Langston G 6' 0"              
24,34 Bill Garrett Indiana F 6' 3"              
37 Rookie Brown Virginia Union/Howard C 6' 4"              
39 Blaine Denning     6' 2"              
40,53 Rookie Brown Virginia Union/Howard C 6' 4"              
45 Showboat Hall Miller HS F 6' 2"              
46,47 Bobby Milton Anderson College F 6' 1"              
49 Boom Boom Wheeler Philander Smith F 6' 2"              
  Ed Hunt                    
  Henry Singleton   F 6' 4"              
  Frank Washington Wilberforce G 6' 4"              
Harlem Globetrotters 1952-53 (Exhibition 26th Season)
Coach: Babe Pressley
  Num Name University Pos Ht GP Reb Asts Pts RPG APG PPG
26,35 Pop Gates Clark (GA) G 6' 2"              
30 Marques Haynes Langston G 6' 0"              
31 Tom Sealy Brooklyn College F 6' 2"              
31,46 J. C. Gipson Thomas Jefferson HS C 6' 8"              
32 Joe McRae None G 6' 2"              
33 Clarence Wilson Tennessee State G 6' 1"              
32,34 Ermer Robinson San Diego State F 6' 2"              
34 John Wilson Philander Smith F 6' 1"              
35 Frank Washington Wilberforce G 6' 4"              
35 Walter Dukes Seton Hall C 7' 0"              
36 Goose Tatum El Dorado HS F 6' 3"              
37 Bill Garrett Indiana F 6' 3"              
37 Boom Boom Wheeler Philander Smith F 6' 2"              
37 Rookie Brown Virginia Union/Howard C 6' 4"              
38 Joshua Grider Tennessee State F 6' 1"              
39 Willie Gardner Crispus Attucks HS F 6' 7"              
39 Lee Garner Alcorn State C 6' 10"              
42 Babe Pressley Cleveland Central HS G 6' 1"              
  Herm Taylor Long Island G 6' 1"              
Harlem Globetrotters 1953-54 (Exhibition 27th Season)
Coach: Abe Saperstein
Num Name University Pos Ht GP Reb Asts Pts RPG APG PPG
30 Marques Haynes Langston G 6' 0"              
30 Boom Boom Wheeler Philander Smith F 6' 2"              
31 J. C. Gipson Thomas Jefferson HS C 6' 8"              
30,32,35 Leon Hillard McKinley HS G 5' 10"              
33 Clarence Wilson Tennessee State G 6' 1"              
34 Ermer Robinson San Diego State F 6' 2"              
35 Walter Dukes Seton Hall C 7' 0"              
36 Goose Tatum El Dorado HS F 6' 3"              
37 Bill Garrett Indiana F 6' 3"              
38 Joshua Grider Tennessee State F 6' 1"              
39 Willie Gardner Crispus Attucks HS F 6' 7"              
40 Junius Kellog   G                
44 Duke Cumberland Knoxville G 6' 4"              
48 James Tucker Duquesne F 6' 8"              
32,52 Joe McRae None G 6' 2"              
  Jesse Coffey San Diego HS G/F 6' 5"              
  Pop Gates Clark (GA) G 6' 2"              
  Chuck Holton St. Norbert (WI) G 6' 2"              
  Ducky Moore Cleveland Central HS G 6' 0"              
Harlem Globetrotters 1954-55 (Exhibition 28th Season)
Coach: Abe Saperstein
  Num Name University Pos Ht GP Reb Asts Pts RPG APG PPG
30 Chuck Holton St. Norbert G 6' 2"              
30 Boom Boom Wheeler Philander Smith F 6' 2"              
31 Andy Johnson Portland F 6' 6"              
32 Leon Hillard McKinley HS G 5' 10"              
33 Clarence Wilson Tennessee State G 6' 1"              
34 Ermer Robinson San Diego State F 6' 2"              
34 Herman Taylor Long Island G 6' 1"              
35 Walter Dukes Seton Hall C 7' 0"              
36 Goose Tatum El Dorado HS F 6' 3"              
36 Showboat Hall Miller HS C 6' 2"              
37 Rookie Brown Virginia Union/Howard C 6' 4"              
38 Joshua Grider Tennessee State F 6' 1"              
39 J. C. Gipson Thomas Jefferson HS C 6' 8"              
37,40 Ernest Wagner Wayne State G 6' 2"              
42 Charlie Primas Wayne State G/F 6' 3"              
42 Willis Thomas Tennessee State F 6' 4"              
45 Jesse Coffey San Diego HS G/F 6' 5"              
47 Maurice Stokes St. Francis F 6' 6"              
48 Woody Sauldsberry Texas Southern F/C 6' 7"              
  Willie Gardner Crispus Attucks HS F 6' 7"              
  Lee Garner Alcorn State C 6' 10"              
  Bill Garrett Indiana F 6' 3"              
Harlem Globetrotters 1955-56 (Exhibition 29th Season)
Coach: Abe Saperstein
  Num Name University Pos Ht GP Reb Asts Pts RPG APG PPG
10 Murphy Summons Northwestern HS F 6' 3"              
19 Deacon Davis Iowa F/G 6' 2"              
21 Ollie Rollins Carrier Mills HS F/G 6' 3"              
23 Lee Garner Alcorn A&M C 6' 11"              
25 Henry Keen Tennessee State F 6' 3"              
28 Don Byrd Virginia Union F 6' 3"              
30 Herm Taylor Long Island G 6' 1"              
20,30 Jesse Coffey San Diego HS G/F 6' 5"              
30 Meadowlark Lemon Williston HS C 6' 2"              
31 Woody Sauldsberry Texas Southern F/C 6' 7"              
31,35 Andy Johnson Portland F 6' 6"              
32 Leon Hillard McKinley HS G 5' 10"              
33 Clarence Wilson Tennessee State G 6' 1"              
24,34 Ermer Robinson San Diego State F 6' 2"              
34 Ernest Wagner Wayne State G 6' 2"              
35 Jesse Arnelle Penn State C 6' 5"              
35 J. C. Gipson Thomas Jefferson HS C 6' 8"              
29,36 Showboat Hall Miller HS C 6' 2"              
36 Rookie Brown Virginia Union/Howard C 6' 4"              
37 Ollie "Catfish" Rollins Carrier Mills HS G/F 6' 2"              
37 Willis Thomas Tennessee State F 6' 4"              
37,38 Carl Green Winston-Salem G 6' 4"              
38 Joshua Grider Tennessee State F 6' 1"              
38 Roman Turmon Clark College C 6' 4"
39 Lee Garner Alcorn State C 6' 10"              
39 Charles Hoxie Niagara F 6' 5"              
  Pop Gates Clark (GA) G 6' 2"              
Harlem Globetrotters 1956-57 (Exhibition 30th Season)
Coach: Abe Saperstein, Pop Gates



This might be a combination of 1955-56 and 1956-57		 Num Name University Pos Ht GP Reb Asts Pts RPG APG PPG
1x Murphy Summons Northwestern HS F 6' 3"              
29 Showboat Hall Miller HS C 6' 2"              
30 Willie Gardner Crispus Attucks HS F 6' 9"              
31 Andy Johnson Portland F 6' 6"              
32 Leon Hillard McKinley HS G 5' 10"              
33 Clarence Wilson Tennessee State G 6' 1"              
35 Woody Sauldsberry Texas Southern F/C 6' 7"              
36 Meadowlark Lemon Williston HS C 6' 2"              
37 Carl Green Winston-Salem G 6' 4"              
38 Roman Turmon Clark College C 6' 4"              
39 Charles Hoxie Niagara F 6' 5"              
40 Thomas Spencer Maryland State   6' 7"              
41 Boom Boom Wheeler Philander Smith F 6' 2"              
42 Johnny Kline Wayne State   6' 3"              
43 Herm Taylor Long Island G 6' 1"              
44 Bobby Milton Anderson College F 6' 1"              
45 Ernest Wagner Wayne State G 6' 2"              
46 Tex Harrison North Carolina College F 6' 4"              
49 Andy Shephard Michigan State-Normal G 6' 4"              
49 J. C. Gipson Thomas Jefferson HS C 6' 8"              
  Rookie Brown Union/Howard C 6' 4"              
  Stan "Chico" Burrell Long Island City HS C 6' 4"              
  Willie Cerf Drake F 6' 6"              
  Jesse Coffey San Diego HS G/F 6' 5"              
  Lee Garner Alcorn State C 6' 10"              
  Oris Hill Texas College C 6' 7"              
  Chuck Holton St. Norbert G 6' 2"              
  Henry Kean Tennessee State F 6' 3"              
  Paxton "Sugar" Lumpkin Indiana G 6' 0"              
  Ollie "Catfish" Rollins Carrier Mills HS G/F 6' 2"              
  Bob Williams Florida A&M F/C 6' 7"              
Harlem Globetrotters 1957-58 (Exhibition 31st Season)
Coach:
  Num Name University Pos Ht GP Reb Asts Pts RPG APG PPG
30 J. C. Gipson Thomas Jefferson HS C 6' 8"              
31 Andy Johnson Portland F 6' 6"              
32 Herm Taylor Long Island G 6' 1"              
32 Leon Hillard McKinley HS G 5' 10"              
33 Clarence Wilson Tennessee State G 6' 1"              
34 Ermer Robinson San Diego State F 6' 2"              
34,37 Tex Harrison North Carolina College F 6' 4"              
35 Tom Spencer Maryland-Eastern Shore F 6' 8"              
36 Meadowlark Lemon Williston HS C 6' 2"              
37 Bobby Milton Anderson College F 6' 1"              
38 Roman Turmon Clark College C 6' 4"              
39 Charles Hoxie Niagara F 6' 5"              
40 Max Jameson Kentucky State C 6' 4"              
40 Showboat Hall Miller HS C 6' 2"              
41 Charlie Primas Wayne State G/F 6' 3"              
45 Herb Smith                    
  Hallie Bryant Indiana G 6' 3"              
  Stan "Chico" Burrell Long Island City HS C 6' 4"              
  Wilt Chamberlain Kansas C 7' 2"              
  Carl Green Winston-Salem G 6' 4"              
Harlem Globetrotters 1958-59 (Exhibition 32nd Season)
Coach: Abe Saperstein
Num Name University Pos Ht GP Reb Asts Pts RPG APG PPG
11 Leon Hillard McKinley HS G 5' 10"              
13 Wilt Chamberlain Kansas C 7' 2"              
18 Ermer Robinson San Diego State F 6' 2"              
32 Herman Taylor Long Island G 6' 1"              
33 Clarence Wilson Tennessee State G 5' 11"              
34 Tex Harrison North Carolina College F 6' 4"              
35 Tom Spencer Maryland-Eastern Shore F 6' 8"              
36 Meadowlark Lemon Williston HS C 6' 2"              
37 McCoy Ingram Jackson State G 6' 8"              
38 Roman Turmon Clark College C 6' 4"              
48 Millard Harris Winston Salem F 6' 8"              
40,59 Ed Burton Michigan State F 6' 8"              
  Joe Buckhalter Tennessee State F/C 6' 8"              
  J. C. Gipson Thomas Jefferson HS C 6' 8"              
  Carl Green Winston-Salem G 6' 4"              
  Showboat Hall Miller HS C 6' 2"              
  Norman Lee Roosevelt HS F 6' 5"              
  Bobby Milton Anderson College F 6' 1"              
                       
                       
                       
                       
                       
Harlem Globetrotters 1959-60 (Exhibition 33rd Season)
Coach: Abe Saperstein
  Num Name University Pos Ht GP Reb Asts Pts RPG APG PPG
13 Wilt Chamberlain Kansas C 7' 2"              
18 Roman Turmon Clark College C 6' 4"              
32 Murphy Summons Northwestern HS F 6' 3"              
33 Clarence Wilson Tennessee State G 5' 11"              
34 Tex Harrison North Carolina College F 6' 4"              
26,36 Meadowlark Lemon Williston HS C 6' 2"              
30,44 Bobby Milton Anderson College F 6' 1"              
42,47 Showboat Hall Miller HS C 6' 2"              
49 Joe Buckhalter Tennessee State F/C 6' 8"              
52 Bobby Milton Anderson College F 6' 1"              
54 Ernest Wagner Wayne State G 6' 2"              
59 Ed Burton Michigan State F 6' 8"              
  Jackie Fitzpatrick Knoxville College F 6' 4"              
  Joe Gardere St. Mary's (CA) G 5' 9"              
  J. C. Gipson Thomas Jefferson HS C 6' 8"              
  Carl Green Winston-Salem G 6' 4"              
  Norman Lee Roosevelt HS F 6' 5"              
  Ermer Robinson San Diego State F 6' 2"              
  Willie Thomas Tennessee A&I                  
Harlem Globetrotters 1960-61 (Exhibition 34th Season)
Coach: Abe Saperstein
Num Name University Pos Ht GP Reb Asts Pts RPG APG PPG
12 Jackie Fitzpatrick Knoxville College F 6' 4"              
32 Murphy Summons Northwestern HS F 6' 3"              
33 Clarence Wilson Tennessee State G 5' 11"              
34 Hallie Bryant Indiana F 6' 3"              
34 Tex Harrison North Carolina College F 6' 4"              
35 Govoner Vaughn Illinois G 6' 3"              
36 Meadowlark Lemon Williston HS C 6' 2"              
40 Willie Thomas Tennessee A&I G 6' 4"              
41 Tony Wilcox Wittenberg F 6' 8"              
43 Joseph Bourne St. Paul's College G 5' 9"              
44 Bobby Milton Anderson College F 6' 1"              
45 Showboat Hall Miller HS C 6' 2"              
46 Frank Burks Wisconsin G/F 6' 4"              
46 Ben Jackson Tennessee State F 6' 6"              
47 Ermer Robinson San Diego State F 6' 2"              
48 J. C. Gipson Thomas Jefferson HS C 6' 8"              
49 Joe Buckhalter Tennessee State F/C 6' 8"              
54 Ernest Wagner Wayne State G 6' 2"              
  Norman Lee Roosevelt HS F 6' 5"              
Harlem Globetrotters 1961-62 (Exhibition 35th Season)
Coach: Abe Saperstein
Num Name University Pos Ht GP Reb Asts Pts RPG APG PPG
31 David Hicks Wilbur Cross HS F 6' 5"              
32 Murphy Summons Northwestern HS F 6' 3"              
33 Clarence Wilson Tennessee State G 6' 1"              
34 Tex Harrison North Carolina Col F 6' 4"              
35 Geese Ausbie Philander Smith G/F 6' 5"              
36 Meadowlark Lemon Williston HS C 6' 2"              
45 Willis Thomas Tennessee State F 6' 4"              
46 Tim Robinson Bradley F 6' 6"              
49 Tony Wilcox Wittenberg F 6' 8"              
  Don Barnette Miami (OH) G 6' 0"              
  Hallie Bryant Indiana G 6' 3"              
  Duke Cumberland Jr. Detroit Inst. of Tech. G 6' 3"              
  Mel Davis Tennessee State G 6' 5"              
  J. C. Gipson Thomas Jefferson HS C 6' 8"              
  Showboat Hall Miller HS C 6' 2"              
  Norman Lee Roosevelt HS F 6' 5"              
  Fred Marberry Illinois State G 6' 2"              
  Bobby Milton Anderson College F 6' 1"              
  Ernest Wagner Wayne State G 6' 2"              
Harlem Globetrotters 1962-63 (Exhibition 36th Season)
Coach:
  Num Name University Pos Ht GP Reb Asts Pts RPG APG PPG
35 Geese Ausbie Philander Smith G/F 6' 5"              
36 Meadowlark Lemon Williston HS C 6' 2"              
  Hallie Bryant Indiana G 6' 3"              
  George Clark Grambling C 6' 10"              
  Nat Clifton Xavier (LA) F/C 6' 6"              
  Mel Davis Tennessee State G 6' 5"              
  J. C. Gipson Thomas Jefferson HS C 6' 8"              
  Showboat Hall Miller HS C 6' 2"              
  Tex Harrison North Carolina College F 6' 4"              
  David Hicks Wilbur Cross HS F 6' 5"              
  Jackie Jackson Virginia Union F 6' 5"              
  Ernest Jones Tennessee State C 6' 11"              
  Norman Lee Roosevelt HS F 6' 5"              
  Fred Marberry Illinois State G 6' 2"              
  Bobby Milton Anderson College F 6' 1"              
  Tim Robinson Bradley F 6' 6"              
Murphy Summons Northwestern HS F 6' 3"
Willis Thomas Tennessee State F 6' 4"              
  Ernest Wagner Wayne State G 6' 2"              
  Tony Wilcox Wittenberg F 6' 8"              
Harlem Globetrotters 1963-64 (Exhibition 37th Season)
Coach: Ermer Robinson, Inman Jackson
Num Name University Pos Ht GP Reb Asts Pts RPG APG PPG
35 Geese Ausbie Philander Smith G/F 6' 5"              
36 Meadowlark Lemon Williston HS C 6' 2"              
  Hallie Bryant Indiana G 6' 3"              
  Mel Davis Tennessee State G 6' 5"              
  Jim Doughty Ohio State F 6' 5"              
  Bill Garner Portland C 7' 0"              
  Leroy Gibson Florida A&M G/F 6' 5"              
  J. C. Gipson Thomas Jefferson HS C 6' 8"              
  Ken Glenn                    
  Showboat Hall Miller HS C 6' 2"              
  Tex Harrison North Carolina College F 6' 4"              
Connie Hawkins Iowa F 6' 8"              
  David Hicks Wilbur Cross HS F 6' 5"              
  Doug Hines                    
  Jackie Jackson Virginia Union F 6' 5"              
  Walter Kennedy Florida A&M   6' 8"              
  Norman Lee Roosevelt HS F 6' 5"              
  Bobby Joe Mason Bradley G 6' 2"              
  Grady McCollum Western Illinois F 6' 4"              
  Bobby Milton Anderson College F 6' 1"              
  Tim Robinson Bradley F 6' 6"              
  Murphy Summons Northwestern HS F 6' 3"              
  Ernest Wagner Wayne State G 6' 2"              
  Tony Wilcox Wittenberg F 6' 8"              
  Clarence Wilson Tennessee State G 6' 1"              
Harlem Globetrotters 1964-65 (Exhibition 38th Season)
Coach: Abe Saperstein
  Num Name University Pos Ht GP Reb Asts Pts RPG APG PPG
35 Geese Ausbie Philander Smith G/F 6' 5"              
36 Meadowlark Lemon Williston HS C 6' 2"              
  Billy Barnes Florida A&M F 6' 6"              
  Troy Collier Utah State F 6' 8"              
  Mel Davis Tennessee State G 6' 5"              
  J. C. Gipson Thomas Jefferson HS C 6' 8"              
  Showboat Hall Miller HS C 6' 2"              
  Tex Harrison North Carolina College F 6' 4"              
  Connie Hawkins Iowa F 6' 8"              
  Douglas Himes Prairie View A&M G/F 6' 5"              
  Jackie Jackson Virginia Union F 6' 5"              
  Bobby Joe Mason Bradley G 6' 2"              
  Grady McCollum Western Illinois F 6' 4"              
  Curly Neal Johnson C. Smith G 6' 0"              
  Tim Robinson Bradley F 6' 6"              
Harlem Globetrotters 1965-66 (Exhibition 39th Season)
Coach: Inman Jackson
  Num Name University Pos Ht GP Reb Asts Pts RPG APG PPG
35 Geese Ausbie Philander Smith G/F 6' 5"              
36 Meadowlark Lemon Williston HS C 6' 2"              
43 Mel Davis Tennessee State G 6' 5"              
  Hallie Bryant Indiana G 6' 3"              
  Bill Garner Portland C 7' 0"              
  J. C. Gipson Thomas Jefferson HS C 6' 8"              
  Showboat Hall Miller HS C 6' 2"              
  Tex Harrison North Carolina College F 6' 4"              
  Connie Hawkins Iowa F 6' 8"              
  Douglas Himes Prairie View A&M G/F 6' 5"              
  Jackie Jackson Virginia Union F 6' 5"              
  Bobby Joe Mason Bradley G 6' 2"              
  Bobby Milton Anderson College F 6' 1"              
  Curly Neal Johnson C. Smith G 6' 0"              
  Murphy Summons Northwestern HS F 6' 3"              
Harlem Globetrotters 1966-67 (Exhibition 40th Season)
Coach: Inman Jackson
  Num Name University Pos Ht GP Reb Asts Pts RPG APG PPG
35 Geese Ausbie Philander Smith G/F 6' 5"              
36 Meadowlark Lemon Williston HS C 6' 2"              
  Billy Barnes Florida A&M F 6' 6"              
  Hallie Bryant Indiana G 6' 3"              
  Troy Collier Utah State F 6' 8"              
  Mel Davis Tennessee State G 6' 5"              
  David Gaines LeMoyne G 6' 1"              
  J. C. Gipson Thomas Jefferson HS C 6' 8"              
  Jackie Jackson Virginia Union F 6' 5"              
  Showboat Hall Miller HS C 6' 2"              
  Tex Harrison North Carolina College F 6' 4"              
  Connie Hawkins Iowa F 6' 8"              
  Douglas Himes Prairie View A&M G/F 6' 5"              
  Ray Lothery Tri-State College F 6' 6"              
  Bobby Joe Mason Bradley G 6' 2"              
  Curly Neal Johnson C. Smith G 6' 0"              
  Frank Stephens Virginia State F 6' 10"              
  Murphy Summons Northwestern HS F 6' 3"              
  Dave Wright Oklahoma State G 6' 2"              
Harlem Globetrotters 1967-68 (Exhibition 41st Season)
Coach: Leon Hillard
  Num Name University Pos Ht GP Reb Asts Pts RPG APG PPG
35 Geese Ausbie Philander Smith G/F 6' 5"              
36 Meadowlark Lemon Williston HS C 6' 2"              
  Nate Branch Nebraska F 6' 4"              
  Willie Campbell Nebraska F 6' 6"              
  Mel Davis Tennessee State G 6' 5"              
  J. C. Gipson Thomas Jefferson HS C 6' 8"              
  Showboat Hall Miller HS C 6' 2"              
  Leon Hillard McKinley HS G 5' 10"              
  Bobby Hunter Tennessee A&I F 6' 5"              
  Bobby Joe Mason Bradley G 6' 2"              
  Pablo Robertson Loyola-Chicago G 5' 7"              
  Howard Smith Morehead State G 6' 3"              
Harlem Globetrotters 1968-69 (Exhibition 42nd Season)
Coach: Inman Jackson
  Num Name University Pos Ht GP Reb Asts Pts RPG APG PPG
36 Meadowlark Lemon Williston HS C 6' 2"              
35 Geese Ausbie Philander Smith G/F 6' 5"              
  Nate Branch Nebraska F 6' 4"              
  Willie Campbell Nebraska F 6' 6"              
  Mel Davis Tennessee State G 6' 5"              
  J. C. Gipson Thomas Jefferson HS C 6' 8"              
  Showboat Hall Miller HS C 6' 2"              
  Leon Hillard McKinley HS G 5' 10"              
  Bob Hunter (EPBL) Tennessee A&I F 6' 5"              
  Jackie Jackson (EPBL) Virginia Union F 6' 5"              
  Ray Lothery Tri-State College F 6' 6"              
  Bobby Joe Mason Bradley G 6' 2"              
  Curly Neal Johnson C. Smith G 6' 0"              
  Pablo Robertson Loyola-Chicago G 5' 7"              
  Frank Stephens Virginia State F 6' 10"              
  Jack Stevenson Trinidad JC (CO) C 6' 11"              
Harlem Globetrotters 1969-70 (Exhibition 43rd Season)
Coach:
Num Name University Pos Ht GP Reb Asts Pts RPG APG PPG
35 Geese Ausbie Philander Smith G/F 6' 5"              
36 Meadowlark Lemon Williston HS C 6' 2"              
  Nate Branch Nebraska F 6' 4"              
  Mel Davis Tennessee State G 6' 5"              
  J. C. Gipson Thomas Jefferson HS C 6' 8"              
  Showboat Hall Miller HS C 6' 2"              
  Bobby Hunter Tennessee A&I F 6' 5"              
  Bobby Joe Mason Bradley G 6' 2"              
  Curly Neal Johnson C. Smith G 6' 0"              
  Pablo Robertson Loyola-Chicago G 5' 7"              
  Dallas Thornton Kentucky Wesleyan G 6' 4"              
                       
Harlem Globetrotters 1970-71 (Exhibition 44th Season)
Coach: Leon Hillard, Inman, Jackson
  Num Name University Pos Ht GP Reb Asts Pts RPG APG PPG
19 Mel Davis Tennessee State G 6' 5"              
22 Curly Neal Johnson C. Smith G 6' 0"              
35 Geese Ausbie Philander Smith G/F 6' 5"              
36 Meadowlark Lemon Williston HS C 6' 2"              
  Nate Branch Nebraska F 6' 4"              
  Joe Cunninghm Winston-Salem State   6' 6"              
  Dwight Durante Catawba G 5' 6"              
  J. C. Gipson Thomas Jefferson HS C 6' 8"              
  Showboat Hall Miller HS C 6' 2"              
  Leon Hillard McKinley HS G 5' 10"              
  Doug Himes Prairie View A&M   6' 5"              
  Bobby Hunter Tennessee A&I F 6' 5"              
  Ray Lothery Tri-State College   6' 6"              
  Bobby Joe Mason Bradley G 6' 2"              
  Pablo Robertson Loyola-Chicago G 5' 7"              
  Dallas Thornton Kentucky Wesleyan G 6' 4"              
  Vincent White Savannah State F 6' 7"              
Harlem Globetrotters 1971-72 (Exhibition 45th Season)
Coach:
  Num Name University Pos Ht GP Reb Asts Pts RPG APG PPG
14 Bobby Joe Mason Bradley G 6' 2"              
15 Pablo Robertson Loyola-Chicago G 5' 7"              
19 Mel Davis Tennessee State G 6' 5"              
22 Curly Neal Johnson C. Smith G 6' 0"              
23 Jackie Jackson Virginia Union F 6' 5"              
28 Bobby Hunter Tennessee A&I F 6' 5"              
34 Theodis "Wolfman" Lee Houston F 6' 8"              
35 Geese Ausbie Philander Smith G/F 6' 5"              
36 Meadowlark Lemon Williston HS C 6' 2"              
38 Jerry Venable Kansas State F 6' 6"              
39 Frank Stephens Virginia State F 6' 10"              
  Nate Branch Nebraska F 6' 4"              
  Showboat Hall Miller HS C 6' 2"              
  Leon Hillard McKinley HS G 5' 10"              
  David Naves Northern Illinois F 6' 5"              
  Clarence Smith Villanova F 6' 6"              
  Frank Streety Murray State G 5' 10"              
Harlem Globetrotters 1972-73 (Exhibition 46th Season)
Coach:
Num Name University Pos Ht GP Reb Asts Pts RPG APG PPG
14 Bobby Joe Mason Bradley G 6' 2"              
15 Pablo Robertson Loyola-Chicago G 5' 7"              
19 Mel Davis Tennessee State G 6' 5"              
22 Curly Neal Johnson C. Smith G 6' 0"              
23 Jackie Jackson Virginia Union F 6' 5"              
28 Bobby Hunter Tennessee A&I F 6' 5"              
30 Joe Cunningham Winston-Salem F 6' 5"              
32 Nate Branch Nebraska F 6' 4"              
35 Geese Ausbie Philander Smith G/F 6' 5"              
36 Meadowlark Lemon Williston HS C 6' 2"              
37 Douglas Himes Prairie View A&M G/F 6' 5"              
39 Frank Stephens Virginia State F 6' 10"              
46 Showboat Hall Miller HS C 6' 2"              
  Marques Haynes Langston G 6' 0"              
  Walter Robertson                    
x1 Frank Streety Murray State G 5' 10"              
Harlem Globetrotters 1973-74 (Exhibition 47th Season)
Coach:
  Num Name University Pos Ht GP Reb Asts Pts RPG APG PPG
14 Bobby Joe Mason Bradley G 6' 2"              
15 Pablo Robertson Loyola-Chicago G 5' 7"              
22 Curly Neal Johnson C. Smith G 6' 0"              
23 Jackie Jackson Virginia Union F 6' 5"              
32 Nate Branch Nebraska F 6' 4"              
35 Geese Ausbie Philander Smith G/F 6' 5"              
36 Meadowlark Lemon Williston HS C 6' 2"              
  Marques Haynes Langston G 6' 0"              
Harlem Globetrotters 1974-75 (Exhibition 48th Season)
Coach:
  Num Name University Pos Ht GP Reb Asts Pts RPG APG PPG
14 Bobby Joe Mason Bradley G 6' 2"              
19 Mel Davis Tennessee State G 6' 5"              
20 Marques Haynes Langston G 6' 0"              
22 Curly Neal Johnson C. Smith G 6' 0"              
23 Jackie Jackson Virginia Union F 6' 5"              
32 Nate Branch Nebraska F 6' 4"              
35 Geese Ausbie Philander Smith G/F 6' 5"              
36 Meadowlark Lemon Williston HS C 6' 2"              
  Showboat Hall Miller HS C 6' 2"              
  Bobby Hunter Tennessee A&I   6' 5"              
  Ron Knight Weaver HS F 6' 1"              
  Dave Lattin Texas Western F 6' 6"              
  Theodis Lee Houston F 6' 3"              
  Larry "Gator" Rivers Nebraska F 6' 4"              
  Pablo Robertson Loyola (Chicago) G 5' 7"              
  Jack Scott Mercer G 6' 2"              
  John Smith Pugest Sound F 6' 8"              
  Frank Stephens Virginia State F 6' 10"              
  Dallas Thornton Kentucky Wesleyan G 6' 4"              
  Jerry Venable Kansas State F 6' 6"              
Harlem Globetrotters 1975-76 (Exhibition 49th Season)
Coach:
  Num Name University Pos Ht GP Reb Asts Pts RPG APG PPG
10 Dallas Thornton Kentucky Wesleyan G 6' 4"              
11 Larry "Gator" Rivers Nebraska F 6' 4"              
14 Bobby Joe Mason Bradley G 6' 2"              
18 Jimmy Blacklock Texas G 6' 2"              
19 Mel Davis Tennessee State G 6' 5"              
20 Marques Haynes Langston G 6' 0"              
22 Curly Neal Johnson C. Smith G 6' 0"              
23 Jackie Jackson Virginia Union F 6' 5"              
24 John Smith (EPBL) Puget Sound F 6' 8"              
27 Ron Knight Weaver HS F 6' 1"              
29 Jessie Jemison Cincinnati F 6' 7"              
32 Nate Branch Nebraska F 6' 4"              
33 Dave Lattin Texas Western F 6' 6"              
35 Geese Ausbie Philander Smith G/F 6' 5"              
36 Meadowlark Lemon Williston C 6' 2"              
38 Jerry Venable Kansas State F 6' 6"              
42 James "Twiggy" Sanders Johnson C. Smith C 6' 8"              
  Theodis "Wolfman" Lee Houston F 6' 8"              
Harlem Globetrotters 1976-77 (Exhibition 50th Season)
Coach:
Num Name University Pos Ht GP Reb Asts Pts RPG APG PPG
10 Dallas Thornton Kentucky Wesleyan G 6' 4"              
11 Larry "Gator" Rivers Nebraska F 6' 4"              
12 Robert Little North Carolina Central F 6' 7"              
14 Bobby Joe Mason Bradley G 6' 2"              
15,18 Jimmy Blacklock Texas G 6' 2"              
19 Mel Davis Tennessee State G 6' 5"              
20 Marques Haynes Langston G 6' 0"              
22 Curly Neal Johnson C. Smith G 6' 0"              
23 Jackie Jackson Virginia Union F 6' 5"              
24 John Smith Puget Sound F 6' 8"              
26 Sidney Edwards Houston F 6' 9"              
27 Ron Knight Weaver HS F 6' 1"              
29 Jessie Jemison Cincinnati F 6' 7"              
32 Nate Branch Nebraska F 6' 4"              
33 Dave Lattin Texas Western F 6' 6"              
34 Theodis "Wolfman" Lee Houston F 6' 8"              
35 Geese Ausbie Philander Smith G/F 6' 5"              
36 Meadowlark Lemon Williston C 6' 2"              
38 Jerry Venable Kansas State F 6' 6"              
42 James "Twiggy" Sanders Johnson C. Smith C 6' 8"              
Harlem Globetrotters 1977-78 (Exhibition 51st Season)
Coach:
  Num Name University Pos Ht GP Reb Asts Pts RPG APG PPG
10 Dallas Thornton Kentucky Wesleyan G 6' 4"              
19 Mel Davis Tennessee State G 6' 5"              
20 Marques Haynes Langston G 6' 0"              
22 Curly Neal Johnson C. Smith G 6' 0"              
32 Nate Branch Nebraska F 6' 4"              
35 Geese Ausbie Philander Smith G/F 6' 5"              
36 Meadowlark Lemon Williston C 6' 2"              
  John Smith Puget Sound F 6' 8"              
Harlem Globetrotters 1978-79 (Exhibition 52nd Season)
Coach:
  Num Name University Pos Ht GP Reb Asts Pts RPG APG PPG
10 Dallas Thornton Kentucky Wesleyan G 6' 4"              
12 Billy Ray Hobley Dillard (LA) G/F 6' 8"              
15 Galen Baker Southwestern Louisiana G 6' 3"              
18 Jimmy Blacklock Texas G 6' 2"              
19 Mel Davis Tennessee State G 6' 5"              
20 Marques Haynes Langston G 6' 0"              
22 Curly Neal Johnson C. Smith G 6' 0"              
24 John Smith Puget Sound F 6' 8"              
25 Cochise Brown Arkansas-Little Rock G 6' 0"              
28 Vincent Humphrey Lincoln (MO) F 6' 7"              
30 Robert Paige Houston Baptist C 7' 0"              
32 Nate Branch Nebraska F 6' 4"              
33 Steve Jones Texas A&M F 6' 7"              
34 Theodis "Wolfman" Lee Houston F 6' 8"              
35 Geese Ausbie Philander Smith G/F 6' 5"
36 Meadowlark Lemon Williston C 6' 2"              
38 Jerry Venable Kansas State F 6' 6"              
41 Louis Dunbar Houston C 6' 10"              
42 James "Twiggy" Sanders Johnson C. Smith C 6' 8"              
44 Gerald Smith Detroit C 7' 0"