Jermaine Middleton

American basketball player

Jermaine MiddletonNo. 54 – Harlem Globetrotters

Position| Center
Personal information
Born|  (1984-01-15) January 15, 1984 (age 40)
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

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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

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1. ^ "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.
2. ^ "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.
3. ^ "Jermaine Middleton Stats, Bio". ESPN. 2004-10-13. Retrieved 2017-05-25.
4. ^ ""Stretch" Middleton enjoying rookie season for Globetrotters | Sports". Dothaneagle.com. 2012-02-28. Retrieved 2017-05-25.
5. ^ "Announce 2012 Rookie Class". Harlem Globetrotters. Archived from the original on 2017-05-28. Retrieved 2017-05-25.
6. ^ "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.
7. ^ "Stretch Middleton (@jaylm35)". Twitter. Retrieved 2017-05-25.