Sweet Lou Dunbar

Director of Player Personnel

Adding another chapter to his illustrious career, Harlem Globetrotters Legend Sweet Lou Dunbar has been promoted to director of player personnel for his 30th season with the organization. One of the most popular showmen in team history, Dunbar will be in charge of developing the team roster. He guided the team as a head coach this past year and spent his previous post-playing years in player development and as a Goodwill Ambassador™, making special media appearances for the team. Throughout his playing career, fans around the world adored Sweet Lou's on-court comedy routines and shared his love of the game. Sweet Lou has journeyed the equivalent of three times around the world, entertaining more than 10 million people on six continents. Among his many travels, Sweet Lou was one of the Globetrotters on hand when the team visited Rome and named Pope John Paul II an Honorary Globetrotter on Nov. 29, 2000. “His extensive knowledge of the Globetrotters as a revered showman, along with his media savvy and coaching acumen, makes Sweet Lou the perfect person to evaluate talent and develop players,” says Globetrotters CEO Kurt Schneider. “He understands how the Globetrotters are admired by people of many different cultures all over the world, and he can convey to our new generation of players what an honor and a responsibility that is.” Sweet Lou was discovered by a Globetrotter scout during a summer pro league with the NBA's Houston Rockets. He starred for the University of Houston from 1972-1975, and at 6-10, he was one of the first big men to play point guard for a major university. He also played forward and center for the Cougars, earning All-American honors, and was inducted into the University of Houston Hall of Honor on Nov. 15, 2008. He is one of only 28 people to be honored with the Globetrotters’ prestigious "Legends" ring, presented to those who have made a major contribution to the success and the development of the Globetrotter organization. That honor was bestowed upon Sweet Lou on Feb. 9, 2007.