Orlando Melendez News & Bio
| Name: | Orlando Melendez | | Hometown: | Juana Diaz, PR | | High School: | McDowell County | | Born: | February 14, 1979 (42) | | Height/Weight: | 6-8, 192 | | Position: | Forward | | Notes: | Basketball |
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Harlem Globetrotter Orlando Melendez teaches young students about bullying preventionIt was an exciting day at Buffalo United Charter School on Monday, January 14. Harlem Globetrotter and former North Carolina basketball player Orlando Melendez taught...
Wed Jan 16, 2019
Orlando 'El Gato' Melendez enjoys entertaining fans with Harlem GlobetrottersOrlando Melendez became the first native of Puerto Rico to sign with the Harlem Globetrotters. A former University of North Carolina player who was part...
Wed Mar 21, 2018
Globetrotter Orlando Melendez feels for his native Puerto Rico
Listen. The noise that accompanies fear and death. “It was like having a 747 in front of your house for 30 hours.” This is how...
Mon Feb 12, 2018
Harlem Globetrotter Orlando 'El Gato' Melendez inspires students
"Find what you love and do it well," said Orlando Melendez, 37, who earned his nickname, "El Gato", as a kid when cats followed him...
Thu Jan 19, 2017
Orlando Melendez Enjoying Life as a Harlem Globetrotter
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...
Wed Mar 2, 2016