Former Marshall star signs with Globetrotters

Johnny Thomas became just one of four new players to join the world renowned Harlem Globetrotters for the 2014 season. 

Thomas began is college career at North Carolina State University before he transferred to Marshall in 2010. He joined the team as a graduate student working on a masters degree in sports administration. However he left Marshall's program with one year of eligibility left. He not only excelled on the court, but in the classroom as well.  He averaged 9.1 points a game in his senior year under coach Tom Herrion. Thomas was known for his amazing Dunking skills. 

According to a press release from the Globetrotters started this year by officially topping off their 2014 "Fans Rule" World Tour with the first ever event at the new Cross Insurance Center in Bangor, Maine earlier this week. This season the Globetrotters will play more than 290 games in over 250 cites in 47 U.S states, six in Canada and Puerto Rico through April of next year.  We can definitely expect a few stops in our area as well. 

h/t to Marshall Athletics and the Herald-Dispatch