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Tom “Conman” Connors Thomas Richard Connors (born 16 July 1981), professionally known as “Conman” for his trickery on the court, is a British streetball /basketball player and founder of SBX Entertainment (formerly known as Streetball Extreme). He is known for his appearances on television shows and DVDs (usually with his SBX Entertainment group) and his multiple basketball world records. Connors is often regarded as a streetball legend across the globe. He is 5’10 in height and weighs 180lbs.

Contents 1 Early Life and Beginnings 2 Streetball Career 3 World Records 4 Television Appearances 5 Personal Life 6 References 7 External Links

Early Life and Beginnings Connors was born in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales as Tommy Richard Connors before legally changing his name to Thomas Richard Connors at the age of 16. He was the son of Thomas Connors and Julie Chainey. When Tom was 6 months old, his parents had separated after a troubled relationship which had led Connors to relocate over 30 times by the time he was 14. At the age of 14, Tom had taken up an interest in basketball and quickly became a recognised player for his high school at Brockworth High School where he would score 30 plus points each game with ease. After being successful for a number of years, Connors had been advised to stop playing competitive basketball as he was diagnosed as having [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osgood%E2%80%93Schlatter_disease#:~:text=Osgood%E2%80%93Schlatter%20disease%20(OSD),a%20few%20weeks%20to%20months. Osgood-Schlatter Disease]. Shortly after his diagnosis, Connors was shown a video tape of a mix tape by And1 which had fascinated him to the point where he had decided that he wanted to try and become a member of And1 in the future.

Streetball Career In 2003, Connors founded Streetball Extreme, a group of basketball and streetball players/entertainers based in Britain that would release their own forms of media in a similar fashion as And1, creating and releasing mix tapes on DVD. Shortly after the formation of Streetball Extreme, Connors signed a contract with And1 where he joined in 2003 as the group’s first non-American player. However, in 2006, Connors had left And1 and returned to focus on Streetball Extreme. After his return to Streetball Extreme, the group had created their first major European streetball TV series which aired on the Extreme Sports channel called the Battle for Europe. It was then that Connors had started to become a popular figure around the world as it aired in 52 countries, releasing his own clothing line, merchandising and a range of DVDs. With his newfound popularity, Connors became involved in a number of campaigns with a number of organisations around the world where he would perform at events and exhibition games. Over this period of time, Connors would begin to inspire many people to become athletic in their own right, especially when he would attend events at schools and council run events across the UK. Connors had made it his ambition to continue to become an influence to children and young people around the world, promoting active lifestyles, positivity and helping young people to stay out of trouble in the streets. This newfound ambition became a passion to Connors as he now was married, had children, and remembered his difficult childhood which he had hoped to aid others in during their childhoods/youths. With his strong belief in that a street style of basketball can aid in creating a mass participation, Connors always focused on providing a fun factor with high visual impacts to keep fans around the world entertained and inspired.

World Records Connors currently holds 17 basketball world records with Guinness World Records, more records than any other basketball or streetball player in the world (this number of records exceeds the number of records held by the combined players of the https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harlem_Globetrotters Harlem Globetrotters ). Three of these world records were achieved in a single day. Below is a list of all 17 of Connors’ world records. The Longest Time Spinning a Basketball on the Elbow Most Backward Basketball Shots Made from the Three Point Line in One Minute Most Backward Basketball Shots Made from the Halfway Line in One Minute Most Basketball off the Floor Shots Made in One Minute Most Basketball Underarm Shots Made From the Halfway Line in One Minute Most Basketball Successful Behind the Back Passes in One Minute Most Basketball Successful Behind the Back Passes in One Minute The Most Arm Rolls in One Minute The Longest Basketball Hook Shot in the World Most Basketball Backward Shots from the Free Throw Line in One Minute Most Basketball Figure of Eight Dribbles in One Minute The Longest Time Spinning Three Basketballs The Most Basketball Dribbles off The Knee in One Minute The Longest Basketball Shot Made off a Wall Most Basketball Bounced Shots Made From the Three Point Line The Longest Basketball Bounced Shot Made Most Basketball Bounced Shots Made from the Halfway Line

Television appearances Guinness World Record OMG! Officially Amazing – BBC The World Tour - Go90 BTS with – WS News – BBC This Is Basketball - BBC Worldwide Extreme Playgrounds TV Series - London Live Casualty – BBC Stella - SKY 1 Dr Who – BBC Battle for Europe Tour - Extreme Sports Channel Sally Morgan Star Psychic – ITV 1 & 2 Extreme Grind - S4C Paul ‘O’ Grady - Channel 4 Big Brother’s Little Brother – Channel 4 Soccer AM – (Sky 1) MTV – (Sky) Harry Hill TV – ITV BBC Your Game – BBC1 Channel U (Sky) For One Night Only (ITV) Skillicious (CITV) News (ITV) Disney Channel XD Guinness World Records China Guinness World Record Slo Mo - Youtube Channel Kids Channel Aser Go90 TV Go90 sports TV BBC News HKTV Hong Kong S4C light up Star Beat TV Guinness World Records on the Road London Live Jimmy Bullard Talk Show

Personal Life On the 9th September 2016, Connors married his wife, Claire. In 2019, they had a daughter together (Coco-Loren).

References 1.	https://www.conmanbasketball.com/about-me 2.	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzjGN_RDumA&list=PLcRnMM7Y8q-XGrXbrrnuarpqiwmhFhVi2 3.	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzjGN_RDumA&list=PLcRnMM7Y8q-Wy04QIPEQSrMwQOd5ralZe 4.	https://www.sbxentertainment.com/the-world-tour 5.	https://www.sbxentertainment.com/the-battle-for-europe 6.	https://www.sbxentertainment.com/extreme-playgrounds 7.	https://www.itv.com/news/wales/2014-09-26/watch-tom-conman-connors-attempt-a-basketball-world-record/ 8.	https://steemit.com/sport/@sevillaespino/guinness-world-record-tom-conman-connors-breaks-basketball-records 9.	http://www.bbc.co.uk/stoke/content/image_galleries/events_spring_2008_gallery.shtml?4 10.	https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/local-news/streetball-experts-aiming-guinness-world-2033910 11.	https://hoop-light.com/blogs/news/this-man-holds-more-guinness-world-records-than-the-entire-harlem-globetrotters-squad

External Links Official Website SBX Entertainment Website YouTube Page Conman on Facebook Conman on Twtter Conman on Instagram