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The Birmingham Squadron, the NBA G League affiliate of the New Orleans Pelicans, will hold open tryouts for local players this Saturday at the Lakeshore Foundation. The team is entering its second season in Birmingham.The tryouts will be held from 9 a.m. until noon at 4000 Ridgeway Drive in Birmingham. According to the Squadron website, the tryout gives participants a chance to "showcase their talents in front of Squadron coaches and front office staff for the opportunity to make the Squadron roster and participate in the team’s fall training camp."Observers won't be allowed entrance into the tryouts.Last year, a 62-year-old Huntsville, Alabama man tried out for the team. Check out the video above!The Squadron plays its home games at BJCC Legacy Arena in downtown Birmingham.REGISTRATIONTo enter, participants will need to fill out a registration form on the Squadron’s website (click here). There will be a non-refundable fee of $260 to register and participate, this includes the cost of one tryout jersey. Participants must meet the NBA G League eligibility requirements to play. Only the first 100 participants that provide payment will be invited to the tryout.Participants are required to submit the $260 fee along with a registration form, medical consent form and eligibility form by Sept. 16 at 5 p.m. CT. All forms are available on the tryout webpage.—
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. —
The Birmingham Squadron, the NBA G League affiliate of the New Orleans Pelicans, will hold open tryouts for local players this Saturday at the Lakeshore Foundation. The team is entering its second season in Birmingham.
The tryouts will be held from 9 a.m. until noon at 4000 Ridgeway Drive in Birmingham.
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According to the Squadron website, the tryout gives participants a chance to "showcase their talents in front of Squadron coaches and front office staff for the opportunity to make the Squadron roster and participate in the team’s fall training camp."
Observers won't be allowed entrance into the tryouts.
Last year, a 62-year-old Huntsville, Alabama man tried out for the team. Check out the video above!
The Squadron plays its home games at BJCC Legacy Arena in downtown Birmingham.
62-year-old man tries out for Birmingham Squadron
REGISTRATION
- To enter, participants will need to fill out a registration form on the Squadron’s website (click here).
- There will be a non-refundable fee of $260 to register and participate, this includes the cost of one tryout jersey.
- Participants must meet the NBA G League eligibility requirements to play.
- Only the first 100 participants that provide payment will be invited to the tryout.
- Participants are required to submit the $260 fee along with a registration form, medical consent form and eligibility form by Sept. 16 at 5 p.m. CT. All forms are available on the tryout webpage.
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62-year-old Alabama man still optimistic after not making Birmingham Squadron roster
