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Reno Bighorns Tryouts Set for This Saturday

August 26, 2010 - NBA G League (G League)
Reno Bighorns News Release


RENO, Nev.- Head Coach Eric Musselman and the Reno Bighorns will hold open tryouts for the 2010-11 season this Saturday, August 28, at the Golden State Warriors practice facility in Oakland, beginning at 9 a.m.

The tryouts will be held at the Oakland Convention Center, practice facility of the Golden State Warriors. Participation will be limited to the first 120 players, and there will be a $150 non-refundable registration fee for all athletes.

Musselman, former head coach of the Sacramento Kings and Golden State Warriors, will lead the tryout camp. He will be assisted by former NBA assistant and NCAA Division I head coach Ed Schilling. Also joining the camp will be Richard Morton, who played with the Indiana Pacers and coached the ABA's San Francisco Pilots, former St. Mary's standout Todd Golden, Bighorns video coordinator Tom Bialaszewski and Phil Handy, a former player with the Golden State Warriors.

Among the players expected to attend Saturday's camp are: Akbar Abdul-Ahad (Idaho State), Gerard Anderson (Cal-State Fullerton), Brody Angley (Santa Clara), D'Andre Bell (Georgia Tech), Kevin Bell (Fresno State), Chris Busch (Colorado State-Pueblo), D'Angelo Collins (Inglewood High School), Casey Crawford (Colorado), Brandon Fields (Nevada), Kameron Gray (Regis College), Jordan Lawley (UC-San Diego), Juan Pablo Montas (Dominican Republic), Ian O'Leary (St. Mary's), Tim Pierce (San Jose State), Marcus Schroeder (Princeton), Chop Tang (Wisconsin-Green Bay), Josh Tarver (Oregon State) and Dwain Williams (Hawaii).

Players must pre-register for the tryouts by filling out a registration form and sending a check or money order for $150 to the Reno Bighorns office. Registration forms are available online at www.RenoBighorns.com. For more information about the tryouts, participants and agents are asked to call (775) 284-2NBA.

The Bighorns begin their third season on Saturday, Nov. 20, at home against the Utah Flash. The Bighorns look to build on a successful 2009-10 campaign, which saw them earn the first playoff berth in franchise history.

Reno Bighorns 2010-11 full- and partial-season tickets are available now by calling the Bighorns front office at (775) 284-2NBA, and additional information is available at RenoBighorns.com.

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