Broomfield, Colo. - The Colorado 14ers basketball club today announced the first three of eight local player tryout dates and locations in an effort to find local talent for the 2006-07 NBA Development League season. Tryouts will be held Oct. 13 and 14 at the Pepsi Center (Denver, Colo.) and Oct 15 at the Cheyenne (Wyo.) YMCA. There will be a two-and-a-half hour morning and evening session on each date.
Additional tryout dates are tentatively set for Sept. 23 (Pueblo), Sept. 24 (Colorado Springs), the weekend of Sept. 30 (Greeley) and Oct. 8 (Boulder). Confirmed dates and locations will be announced soon.
The first 40 players to register at each site will be accepted for tryouts. The top five at each site will be selected for a final tryout tentatively scheduled on Oct. 21 at the Broomfield Event Center. 14ers head coach Joe Wolf will invite the top two overall to attend training camp, starting Nov. 12.
"These tryouts will be a good opportunity to look beyond the players that are a part of the Draft and potentially find local talent," said Wolf. "The new movie
Invincible is a good example of what we are trying to do here. There is always a chance that we could stumble upon the next Vince Papale."
Those interested in tryouts need to complete a
registration form,
player disclosure form and
player release and eligibility form(attached). Also, send a cashier's check for $125 made payable to Joe Wolf (Mail all to 555 Eldorado Blvd., Suite 200, Broomfield, CO 80021). Obtain forms at
www.broomfieldeventcenter.com or
www.14ershoops.com.
Colorado is one of seven new markets and 12 teams for 2006-07. The 14ers will join the Albuquerque Thunderbirds, Anaheim Arsenal, Bakersfield Jam, Idaho Stampede and Los Angeles D-Fenders to make up the Western Division. The Arkansas RimRockers, Austin Toros, Dakota Wizards, Fort Worth Flyers, Sioux Falls Sky Force and Tulsa 66ers will comprise the Eastern Division.
The 14ers' 50-game regular season schedule features 30 contests within the Western Division and 39 weekend games (Fri-Sun). In addition, the first ever D-League All-Star Game is set for Saturday, Feb. 17, to be played during Jam Session at the 2007 NBA All-Star Weekend in Las Vegas.
Season seats are available now for the 2006-07 season by calling 303-465-HOOP. Season seats range from $10-$37 per game. For more information on season tickets and a full list of season ticket holder benefits, visit
www.BroomfieldEventCenter.com.
About the Broomfield Event Center: Currently under construction on the south side of U.S. Highway 36, between 112 th and 120 th Streets, the Broomfield Event Center will be a state of the art 180,000 square foot multi-purpose event center and will include 6,000 seats, including 25 suites, 900 club seats, a sit-down restaurant, two themed bars and a separate basketball practice facility. The Broomfield Event Center will host more than 130 events per year, including concerts, trade shows, rodeos and sporting events. It is the future home of the Rocky Mountain Rage Professional Hockey Club (Central Hockey League) and the Colorado 14ers Professional Basketball Club (NBA Development League, Denver Nuggets, New Jersey Nets, Toronto Raptors affiliate team). The new venue is scheduled to open in November.
About Arista: The Broomfield Event Center is a major anchor for the 215 acre multi-use development known as Arista. Other than the event center, the Arista development will include retail, office and residential space.
www.BroomfieldEventCenter.com