Julia completes 2011-12 Wizard Girls roster

George Panagakos
Examiner.com
August 10, 2011

This year the Washington Wizards used Facebook to determine the final Wizard Girl of 2011-12. Her name is Julia, and she attracted 37% of the total 17,282 fan votes. Julia is one of a final twenty, and if you’ve ever been to a Wizards game you’ll probably notice a few familiar faces at the end of this video. In fact, even the 2010-11 team captain, Kim (who also happened to be the 2009-10 captain) had to participate in the try-outs. Talk about competition.

Ever since Dr. Jerry Buss created the “Laker Girls” in 1979, NBA teams have strived to put together the best dance entertainment team possible. NBA teams have also strived to find the next Earvin “Magic” Johnson, but that’s another story. Of course, Washington isn’t hurting with 2010 pick-up John Wall.

On the dance front, the Wizard Girls were once known as the “Bullettes,” back when the Wizards were called the Washington Bullets (1974-1997). In 1997 the Bullets became the Wizards, and the Bullettes became the “Washington Wizards Dance Team.” The name was later shortened to the “Wizard Girls” in 2008, and the rest is dance history.

Wizards Extreme had a first hand look at all of the action this year, and helped judge the initial event which named the first nineteen “Girls.” For even more Wizard Girls action, check out their official Facebook page.