Position: F
Date of Birth: 01/10/1971
Height: 6' 7"   Weight: 218 lbs
College: Benedict College (S.C.) '94
Hometown: Greer, South Carolina

Biography:
Hi-Lite Bruton, who is in his eighth season with the Globetrotters, is a crowd favorite because of his high-flying slam dunks, but you would be surprised to know that he didn't dunk for the first time until he was a senior in high school. 

Just as amazing, Hi-Lite did not play organized basketball before enrolling at Benedict College in Columbia, S.C., where he impressed the men’s head basketball coach during a pickup game and was offered a spot on the team.  Hi-Lite won the slam dunk contest during the 1994 NCAA Final Four Weekend and earned NAIA First Team All-America honors as a college senior.
 
He was drafted by the Chicago Bulls in 1994, but various injuries derailed his NBA career.  Undeterred, Hi-Lite played in various minor leagues, during which time one of his coaches, Milton Barnes (who was also a former Globetrotters coach) recommended he give the Globetrotters a shot, and he signed a contract with the team in 2001.  He feels blessed to be able to share his athletic gift and spread joy around the world.  
  
Hi-Lite cites his grandmother as his hero, because she raised he and 12 other kids.  His grandmother would take the kids fishing every summer in South Carolina, and fishing is a hobby that Hi-Lite enjoys to this day.