Harlem Legends Basketball Show

The Dyersburg State Community College (DSCC) Alumni Association has announced plans for the Harlem Legends Celebrity Basketball Show Oct. 23. The show will begin at 3 p.m., inside the E.H. Lannom, Jr. Gymnasium on the Dyersburg campus. Doors will open at 2:15 p.m. for general admission ticket holders. A Harlem Legends Youth Clinic will also be offered before the show at 10 a.m.
 

The Harlem Legends, a group of former Harlem Globetrotters, NBA players and other professional athletes, will play against the Dyersburg State All-Stars. The cost to attend the Harlem Legends Basketball Show at 3 p.m. is $20 general admission presale and $30 at the door. Doors will open at 2:15 p.m. for general admission ticket holders. The Harlem Legends Youth Basketball Clinic will be held from 10 - 11 a.m. before the game with doors opening at 9:15 a.m. for check-in. The Clinic is limited to 100 children ages 7-14 years. Preregistration and a $30 registration fee is required before the day of the event.

The Harlem Legends were founded by former Harlem Globetrotter and DSCC Alumnus Michael Douglas and are a part of the Michael Douglas Youth Foundation™ (MDYF). The Michael Douglas Youth Foundation is a nonprofit organization devoted to providing positive messages and activities for people of all ages. The Legends travel all over the country for speaking engagements, festival appearances, and youth basketball camps and clinics. More information can be found at www.harlemlegends.com.

Michael Douglas grew up in Memphis, Tennessee, and had a love for basketball at an early age. He was a standout athlete at Booker T. Washington High School and played for Dyersburg State Community College in 1979-80. In 1986, Michael tried out for the Harlem Globetrotters and was named the No. 1 pick among 1500 other outstanding athletes. He toured with the Globetrotters from 1986-1993 and has traveled to over 100 countries entertaining crowds as the seventh showman in the history of the Globetrotters. In 1991, he founded the MDYF to provide communities with fun, educational activities and promote a model of healthy living to others. The Foundation helps raise funds for communities and nonprofit organizations around the country.

Presale general admission tickets can be purchased at the Business Office inside the Eller Administration Building on the Dyersburg campus Monday through Friday 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. For more information, contact Constance Clay at 731-286-3349 or clay@dscc.edu.