Desoto County Sports

Hustle open player tryout to be held Sept. 21

Aug. 12, 2024 – The Memphis Hustle will hold its sixth annual open player tryouts, presented by OrthoSouth, for the upcoming 2024-25 season on Saturday, Sept. 21, from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Memphis Sports & Events Center, located at 995 Early Maxwell Blvd. Doors will open to participants at 9 a.m. The event will be closed to the public. 

Players who participate in the open tryouts will be observed and evaluated by members of the Memphis Hustle and Memphis Grizzlies Basketball Operations staff. All applicants must be eligible to play in the NBA G League per the qualifications listed online and complete the required paperwork. Detailed information about the tryouts, registration forms, payment options and instructions can be found at memphishustle.com/tryouts.

For advance registrations completed prior to the registration deadline, the fee is $200. The fee increases to $250 for walk-up registrations. Pre-registration will close at 5 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 19. Pre-registration will be capped at 80 participants, so those who plan to pre-register are encouraged to do so as soon as possible. Those wishing to do walk-up registration must pay with a credit or debit card. Family members and guests are not allowed at the tryout – only participants themselves. In addition, all participants will receive a free T-shirt with registration. All registrations are non-refundable.

Bob Bakken

Bob Bakken provides content for DeSoto County News and its social media channels. He is an award-winning broadcaster, along with being a reporter and photographer, and has done sports media relations work with junior and minor league hockey teams. Along with his reports on this website, you will find this veteran media member providing sports updates and high school football play-by-play on Rebel 95.3 FM Radio.