PHOENIX, Ariz. – Former Hampton University basketball standout Donte Harrison was one of six players on Wednesday to sign with the legendary Harlem Globetrotters for the team's annual training camp to fill open spots on the world's most famous basketball team.

The Globetrotters will open training camp on Thursday, Sept. 24, in New York.

Harrison (Brooklyn, N.Y.) led the Pirates in field goal percentage last season at .544 (80-for-147) and was the team's second leading rebounder behind Theo Smalling. Harrison averaged 4.9 rebounds per game for Hampton (16-16, 8-8 MEAC) and scored a season-high 18 points Feb. 23 against Morgan State.

Harrison also had a career-high 12 rebounds Feb. 2 at North Carolina A&T, before recording his only double-double of the year with 12 points and 10 rebounds Feb. 7 against Delaware State. His career high in points was 14, which Harrison recorded March 1, 2008 against Norfolk State.

For his career, Harrison averaged 5.7 points and 4.8 rebounds a game for the Pirates.

Harrison, whom the official Globetrotters press release nicknamed “Hammer,” will be joined by Charley “Cobra” Coley, Tay “Firefly” Fisher, Antoine “Bones” Millien, Milone “The Spark” Clark and Roscoe “Sarge” Johnson.

These players will join Globetrotter stars Big Easy Lofton, Flight Time Lang, Special K Daley, Scooter Christensen, Ant Atkinson, Handles Franklin and many others as the Globetrotters prepare for their 84th consecutive season of touring the world.

The Globetrotters' training camp will culminate with the team's third annual private performance in Harlem on Monday, Oct. 5. Presented in cooperation with the NYC Police Athletic League, the Globetrotters will showcase their spectacular brand of fun family entertainment for thousands of smiling Harlem school children with a game against the Washington Generals at the 369th Harlem Armory.

For more information on the Harlem Globetrotters, visit their official website at www.harlemglobetrotters.com. For more information on Hampton University basketball, please call the Office of Sports Information at (757) 727-5811, or visit the official Pirates website at www.hamptonpirates.com.