The Harlem Globetrotters narrowly missed beating the world record for the highest slam dunk during an exhibition match in Bermuda last night.

But the world-famous basketball team have vowed to return to the Island because they have enjoyed their time so much.

Kris 'Hi-Lite' Bruton was trying to beat the record set in 2000 by his team-mate Michael 'Wild Thing' Wilson of 12 feet.

The six-foot-seven-inch star failed after four attempts to score a slam dunk at 12'1". He finally scored at 12 feet and one quarter inches, but the judges at the Guinness Book of Records, who were observing the event, ruled it was not a proper dunk because it had been tipped in.

Last night's exhibition match against the New York Nationals at the W.E.R. Joell Tennis Stadium just outside Hamilton was broadcast live on HGNet.

Jeff Munn, the Globetrotters' vice-president of international business, told The Royal Gazette last night: "We are going to put it on our regular calendar to come here on a regular basis for the fans in Bermuda. We've loved it here. It has been fantastic."

The team play their final match in the stadium tonight.