Orlando Melendez Enjoying Life as a Harlem Globetrotter

Posted Mar 2, 2016
Orlando Melendez looks forward to coming back to Charlottesville for Thursday’s Harlem Globetrotters game at John Paul Jones Arena in the time-honored red, white and blue, but he said local ACC fans may remember him in a different jersey. “I’ve been around Cavalier country for a long time,” said Melendez, who wore Carolina blue while playing for UNC. (Charlottesville Daily Progress)

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