UPDATED NBDL TRYOUT INFO COMING AUGUST 5, 2006

The NBA’s National Basketball Development League is looking for the overlooked, the diamond in the rough, that one-in-a-million undiscovered player with the ability to take his game to the next level. To facilitate that search, NBDL teams are holding local tryout camps in October to find the best players that nobody has ever heard of…yet. Local NBDL tryouts are being sponsored by each of the six NBDL teams in October.

With league approval, players from each local NBDL tryout could be invited to take part in team training camps that get underway in each NBDL city on November 8.

Registration fees for NBDL basketball tryouts vary from team to team, but the pre-registration fee guarantees a spot for players on the first day of the local tryout camp. Prospective players should contact any or all of the six NBDL teams for specific registration information.

Following are the basics of each NBDL local tryout camp. Please click on each team’s website or call the teams for more specific information about local tryout opportunities.

TEAM DATE LOCATION PHONE
Roanoke Dazzle Oct 9-10 Glenvar High School roanokedazzle.com 540-266-1015

Fayetteville Patriots Oct 9-10 Highland Rec Center fayettevillepatriots.com 910-213-1014

Huntsville Flight Oct 16-17 Optimist Rec Center huntsvilleflight.com 256-429-1004

Columbus Riverdragons Oct 23-24 Northside High School columbusriverdragons.com 706-225-1104

Florida Flame Oct 23-24 Florida Gulf Coast Univ. floridaflame.com 239-561-8130

Asheville Altitude Oct 23-24* UNC-Asheville ashevillealtitude.com 828-782-1003

*Asheville dates still tentative

The NBDL, the NBA’s minor league, includes the Fayetteville Patriots (N.C.), Florida Flame (Ft. Myers), Huntsville Flight (Ala.), Roanoke Dazzle (Va.), Columbus Riverdragons (Ga.) and Asheville Altitude (N.C.).

The league offers players the opportunity to develop their talent in a highly competitive atmosphere under the NBA’s umbrella. Twenty-eight (28) players have been called up the NBA on 39 separate occasions. Seven former NBDL coaches, five athletic trainers, six referees and 28 front office executives have also been called up since the start of the league’s inaugural season in November 2001.

Designed to help grow the sport of basketball both domestically and internationally, the league also offers fun, family entertainment at affordable prices. The NBDL is a source of on-court talent for the NBA’s 30 teams and is a diverse human resources pool for the NBA and its teams by training employees in management, operations, public relations, sales and marketing positions.