Lightning announce August free agent camps

Published on August 1, 2005 under Continental Basketball Association 1 (CBA 1)
Rockford Lightning News Release


The 2003 Coach of the Year starts looking for players to fill the 2005-2006 season roster. Coach Daleo loves to give local talent the best opportunities to make his squad, and that trend continues as Lightning announces tryout camp.

On Saturday, August 13, the open player tryout will be conducted at the Patriots Gateway Center - located at 615 S. 5th street in Rockford, IL. The tryouts will be from 9:00am to 5:00pm local time with registration to begin at 8:30am. The cost of the tryouts is $100.00 for pre-registered players and $125.00 for on-site registration. The camp is open to only 50 players. Do not be late. On Saturday, August 27, the open player tryout will be conducted at the Patriots Gateway Center - located at 615 S. 5th street in Rockford, IL. The tryouts will be from 9:00am to 5:00pm local time with registration to begin at 8:30am. The cost of the tryouts is $100.00 for pre-registered players and $125.00 for on-site registration. The camp is open to only 50 players. Do not be late.

Lightning players who have been signed at previous free agent camps include: 2002-2003 CBA leading scorer Ronnie Fields, two-time 2002 American Conference Player of Week David Harrison. Last season 3 players came from at least from one of last years free agents camps, Sidney Holmes, Brian Lubeck, and CBA player of the week Brant Bailey.

Further information can be obtained by calling the Lightning office at (815) 874-4232.



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