JDHS holds first day of basketball tryouts. Crimson Bears head coaches Casperson, Nizich open court to roughly 100 players. by Klas Stolpe; Thursday, December 5, 2024 10:54am ...

On March 13, it was announced that the Los Angeles Sparks would be holding tryouts for male practice players during their upcoming WNBA season. One X post announcing this news went supremely viral ...

Some dudes about to show up thinking this is Love & Basketball tryouts instead of a real practice squad — Stash (@Stashmeta) March 14, 2025. The Los Angeles Sparks Had A Terrible 2024 Season ...

In some cases, tryouts can be extremely objective because they are based on direct, head-to-head competition, or measurable ...

The use of male practice players is a well-established practice in both the WNBA and women’s college basketball, and the Sparks have utilized this approach since the league’s inception in 1997.

The Sparks last week asked via social media for male practice players to sign up for a tryout and got such an overwhelming response that the team stopped taking applications. Sign up here.

Nik Khamenia will tryout for the 2025 USA Basketball Men's U19 National Team this month, potentially delaying his arrival at Duke. ... Whether it was practice or during the scrimmage, ...