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You Can Be a Delaware Blue Coat
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Now’s your chance.
Open tryouts are coming up in September ahead of the first season at the all-new 76ers Fieldhouse in Wilmington.
Here are your dates and locations:
- Saturday, September 1
- Hockessin PAL
- 8:00 am – 1:00 pm
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- Saturday, September 8
- McGonigle Hall, Temple University
- 8:00 am – 1:00 pm
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- Saturday, September 15
- Bollman Center, Albright College
- 8:00 am – 1:00 pm
Yeah, you have to pay $150 to tryout, but whatever, it might be fun. I did the Union tryouts back in 2009 alongside 500 other schlubs just to get that experience and see how I stacked up athletically compared to 500 other schlubs. I came in second place in my 15-person group in the fitness test but played like shit during the scrimmages, which I blame on my teammates.
You can register here for one of the three sessions:
More information via press release:
Check in begins at 7:00 a.m. at each tryout event and all participants will be evaluated by Blue Coats General Manager Elton Brand, Head Coach Connor Johnson and the 76ers/Blue Coats basketball operations staff. Registration includes an official Blue Coats tryout jersey, two tickets to a future Blue Coats game and an invitation to an exclusive NBA G League event during the 2018-19 season.
Since 2013, a total of 20 players from the team’s open tryouts have been invited to NBA G League Training Camp and 12 players have made the regular-season roster.
Go get it:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MbwzwWV_DUM
Kevin has been writing about Philadelphia sports since 2009. He spent seven years in the CBS 3 sports department and started with the Union during the team's 2010 inaugural season. He went to the academic powerhouses of Boyertown High School and West Virginia University. email - k.kinkead@sportradar.com