ABA Birmingham Magicians announce first free agent tryout camps
July 31, 2005 - American Basketball Association (ABA)
Birmingham Magicians News Release
Birmingham, AL. The ABA Birmingham Magicians announced today that the team will host its first free agent tryouts on August 13th at historic Miles College in Birmingham and August 27th in Dothan AL at Greater Beulah Baptist Church. Team officials say it was important to get free agent tryouts going to make sure we canvass the entire state of Alabama for the best talent. "Alabama and particularly the Birmingham area has a deep and rich tradition of outstanding basketball players that have fed the state's top universities such as Alabama, Auburn and UAB into being top caliber NCAA programs," said Albert Owens, Director of Free Agent Tryouts. Owens, a former University of North Alabama All-American and professional basketball player promises the Birmingham Magicians will be one of the premiere teams in the ABA. "Our ownership group, headed by Birmingham attorney Reginald McDaniel, is in the process of putting together an operations team that will be second to none," Owens said. The Birmingham ABA team will also host camps in other Alabama cities to be announced later.
The Birmingham camp will take place at Knox-Windham Gymnasium on the Miles Campus from 830am-5pm on August 13th. The registration fee for participation in the camps is $125. Deadline for registration is August 9th for the Birmingham camp and August 19th for the Dothan camp. The Dothan camp will take place at the Life and Family Center at Greater Beulah Baptist Church, 254 Headland Avenue, Dothan AL on Sat, August 27th from 830am-5PM. Registration forms can be obtained on the team's website, www.bham-magicians.com or by calling Albert Owens at 205 516 0021 or Reginal McDaniel at 205 327 9151 or visit www.abalive.com.
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