Bakersfield Jam to Hold Open Player Tryouts in Affiliate Markets
Published on October 1, 2009 under NBA G League (G League)
Bakersfield Jam News Release
Bakersfield, C.A. (September 10, 2009) - The Bakersfield Jam announced today that the team will hold two sets of open tryouts for the 2009-10 season. Detailed information for both is as follows:
Ë San Francisco/Bay Area - Saturday and Sunday, October 17 and 18:
o $150 pre-registration fee (arriving at Bakersfield Jam offices no later than 5pm on Friday, October 16; $200 for day-off registration.
o Location: Burlingame Sports Center located at 1524 Rollins Road in Burlingame, CA.
o Tryouts will be held from 9am to 2pm on both days.
o Lodging: Holiday Inn Express located at San Francisco Airport South, 1250 Old Bayshore Highway, Burlingame, CA (650-347-2381 - ask for Effie Antoniou). Rate is $99 a night. Stay includes breakfast, free shuttle to and from the airport and its walking distance to the Burlingame Sports Center.
Ë Los Angeles Area - Saturday and Sunday, October 24 and 25:
o $150 pre-registration fee (arriving at Bakersfield Jam offices no later than 5pm on Friday, October 23; $200 for day-off registration).
o Location: HAX facility located at 3203 Jack Northrop Ave. in Hawthorne, CA.
o Tryouts will take place on Saturday from 8am to 11am and from 7pm to 9pm. Tryouts will take place on Sunday from 8am to 11am.
o Lodging: Ayres Hotel Hawthorne/Manhattan Beach/LAX, 14400 Hindry Avenue, Hawthorne, CA (310-220-6447 or 310-570-9157 - ask for Lori Higgins). Rate is $99 a night. Stay includes breakfast.
Open tryouts offer local/regional athletes an opportunity to showcase their talents in front of NBA Development League coaches while they compete to earn a position in the team's official training camp. Training camp is scheduled to begin in mid-November.
Applicants must be eligible to play in the NBA Development League and are required to pre-register by submitting the official registration, release, disclosure and background check forms, along with a $150 nonrefundable fee. Tryout forms are available online (www.bakersfieldjam.com). Completed forms and entry fee must be mailed to secure a spot in the tryout camp. Participants who register after the deadline or the first day of the tryout will be charged $200.
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