Position: G
Date of Birth: 07/25/1978
Height: 5' 8"   Weight: 165 lbs
College: Bergen Community College (N.J.) '01
Hometown: Manhattan, New York

Biography:
Baseball was the first sport that Blenda Rodriguez played when he was growing up, but he wanted to do everything his big brother, Elvis, did, so that meant picking up the game of basketball.

Blenda was also influenced greatly by the Globetrotters and another ball handling marvel, Pistol Pete Maravich.  "The tricks the 'Trotters and Pistol Pete did were unreal to me; I didn't think those things were possible.“

During one stretch of his life, Blenda actually got heavy into martial arts and didn't play basketball for four years. He says it was a huge challenge to get back into the game, but his parents instilled a "never give up" attitude in him, and he now will embark on his second year as a Globetrotter.

A fan of the New York Knicks, Blenda has had his share of awesome experiences in the Knicks’ home arena, Madison Square Garden.  Before joining the Globetrotters, he performed some ball handling at half-time of a Knicks' game, and in February 2008, he had the honor of playing in the Globetrotters game at Madison Square Garden the night Globetrotters Legend Curly Neal had his jersey retired.  Blenda joined his teammates at mid-court to honor the dribbling master as his jersey was raised to the rafters of the world’s most famous arena.

With Blenda’s ball handling expertise and lively personality, someday he may have the same honor bestowed upon him.