As the Harlem Globetrotters prepare to tip off their 2017 World Tour, which will make a stop in Salina, the iconic team took a timeout for Guinness World Records Day this week.  Only one year after setting seven official Guinness World Records titles, the Globetrotters broke a single-day total of nine records this year, including the longest basketball hook shot, a record previously held by internet trick shot group, Dude Perfect.

The records were broken at the AT&T Center, home of the San Antonio Spurs, during the 12th annual Guinness World Records Day, a global celebration of record breaking launched to celebrate the day the Guinness World Records book sold its 100 millionth copy.  Since 2000, the Globetrotters now own 15 current Guinness World Records.

Here’s a full look at the records set by the Globetrotters:

• Longest basketball hook shot – Big Easy Lofton (72 feet, 6.25 inches)
• Longest basketball shot blindfolded – Ant Atkinson (73 feet, 10 inches)
• Most basketball 3-pointers in one minute (single ball) – Ant Atkinson and Cheese Chisholm (10 each)
• Farthest basketball shot made while sitting on the court – Thunder Law (58 feet, 9.25 inches)
• Most bounced basketball 3-pointers in one minute – Zeus McClurkin (5)
• Most basketball 3-pointers made by a pair in one minute – Ant Atkinson and Cheese Chisholm (22)
• Farthest basketball shot under-one-leg – Thunder Law (52 feet, 5.5 inches)
• Longest blindfolded basketball hook shot – Big Easy Lofton (58 feet, 2.5 inches)
• Most basketball slam dunks in one minute (individual) – Zeus McClurkin (16)

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The Globetrotters will bring their family show of basketball and entertainment to Salina, when their 2017 world tour rolls into the Bicentennial Center on January 21st.

During their 2017 World Tour, the famed team will feature a star-studded roster that includes Big Easy Lofton, Ant Atkinson, Hi-Lite Bruton, Thunder Law, Bull Bullard and Cheese Chisholm – plus female stars TNT Lister and Ace Jackson*– the Globetrotters’ one-of-a-kind show is unrivaled in the world of family entertainment. Every game will showcase incredible ball handling wizardry, rim-rattling dunks, trick shots, hilarious comedy and unequaled fan interaction. After the game, Globetrotter stars will sign autographs and take photos with fans.

Tickets start at $23.50 and are on sale at bicentennialcenter.com, the Bicentennial Center box office, or by phone at 888-826-SHOW(7469). Information on group and scout tickets can also be found at harlemglobetrotters.com.