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Kris Marcus Bruton(Born January 10, 1971 in Greer,SC) is currently a forward for the Harlem Globetrotters.He was drafted by the Chicago Bulls in the 1994 NBA draft. A devasting thigh injury ended his NBA career in his first two years. Being the highest jumper on the team, he handles most of the slam dunk duties. Entering his sixth season as a globetrotter, he has become one of the crowd favorites. He currently sports the number 26 jersey.


High School/College


Bruton graduated from Greer High School in 1990. He only managed to play a few games during his entire high school career because of injuries.

After graduation, Bruton attended Benedict College in Columbia, South Carolina. However, it was not his intention to play for the schools basketball team. It was only during a pick-up game where he was recruited to play by the teams coach. He was offered a scholarship shortly after that. Bruton had an amazing college career while at Benedict. Bruton earned NAIA First Team All-American honors as a senior at Benedict College in 1993-94. He averaged 20.4 points per game and 10.0 rebounds per game, while shooting .608 (231 of 380) from the floor. As a junior he averaged 19.1 points per game and 10.0 rebounds per game in 27 games at Benedict. He also won the Slam Dunk contest during the 1994 NCAA Final Four Weekend in Charlotte, North Carolina.


Post College

After graduating from Benedict, Bruton was drafted by the Chicago Bulls with the 49th overall pick in the 1994 NBA draft. Due to a thigh injury, his NBA career quickly ended.

Shortly thereafter, Bruton traveled overseas playing in Nagoya, Japan. He then traveled back to the United States playing for the semi-professional CBA league. After playing in the US for a few years, he then traveled back overseas playing in France and then in Cyprus.

After his hiatus in Europe and the middle east, he returned to his hometown of Greer, SC and joined the National Basketball Development league in Greenville, SC. The coach of this team, Milton Barnes, was also a coach for the Harlem Globetrotters. Impressed with Bruton's skills, Barnes made a call and arranged a meeting with Bruton and the Globetrotters. An agreement was made, and Bruton played his first game for the Globetrotters in December 2001. He has quickly become one of the crowd favorites with his amazing jumping abilities.

During a trip to the Bahamas, Bruton and several other Globetrotters attempted the world record for the highest slam dunk. It seemed as though Bruton successfully completed the dunk which is 12'1". But it was declared that he did not do it correctly. But most of the people who witnessed the dunk, believed that it was legit.

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