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Former Shocker turns ball-spinning hobby into career with Harlem Globetrotters

Basketball-spinning sensation is turning the heads of hundreds of thousands through her viral skills videos on social media.

Hannah Mortimer, or "Mighty" as she's known on the Harlem Globetrotters, dribbles around a Washington Generals Saturday at INTRUST Bank Arena.

Hannah Mortimer’s basketball career keeps spinning.

Once a walk-on for former Wichita State coach Jody Adams-Birch, Mortimer had aspirations of a professional basketball career. But at 5-foot-4, her ambitions were leveled.

She put her passion for basketball behind her and attended Kansas State University for her freshman year of college.