Dazzle Local Tryouts to Tip-Off October 8 and 9 at Glenvar High School
August 29, 2005 - NBA G League (G League)
Roanoke Dazzle News Release
Roanoke, Va., August 19 - The Roanoke Dazzle will be holding local tryouts Saturday and Sunday, October 8 & 9 at Glenvar High School in Salem, Va. Tryouts are open to the first 100 applicants from around the region to come show off their talent vying for a spot on the training camp roster with the NBA Development League's Roanoke Dazzle.
Registration for tryouts will be $100 for those who pre-register and $150 for those who register the day tryouts start. Applications and more information can be found on the Dazzle's website at www.roanokedazzle.com. Dazzle Head Coach Kent Davison and Assistant Coach Chucky Brown will run tryouts over the two day period. Cuts will be made at the end of the first day, and only invited participants will return on the second day. Candidates will then be notified if they have been invited to participate in the Dazzle's 2005-06 training camp.
Tryouts will begin promptly at 9 a.m. on Saturday, October 8 with doors opening for registration at 8 a.m. The day will consist of skills stations, shoot around and games ending at approximately 8 p.m. Tryouts will start again, for those who have been invited back, at 9 a.m. on Sunday, October 9, ending at approximately 4 p.m.; this will be the only day tryouts are open to the public. Last year the Dazzle invited local tryout participant, CU guard James Wright, to the 2004-05 training camp.
The NBA Development League includes the Albuquerque Thunderbirds (N.M.), Arkansas RimRockers (Little Rock), Austin Toros (Texas), Fayetteville Patriots (N.C.), Florida Flame (Ft. Myers), Fort Worth Flyers (Texas), Roanoke Dazzle (Va.) and Tulsa 66ers (Okla.).
The D-League offers players the opportunity to develop their talent in a highly competitive atmosphere under the NBA's umbrella. Thirty-four (34) players have been called up to the NBA on 50 separate occasions. Eleven (11) former D-League coaches, five athletic trainers, 11 referees and 29 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 D-League 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.
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