The Tulsa 66ers, the NBA Development League affiliate team of the New York Knicks, will hold an open player tryout on Saturday, October 27, as part of their affiliation with the Knicks. The tryout will be held at The City College of New York, located at 138th Street & Covenant Avenue, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

The 66ers open tryout offers free agent athletes the opportunity to showcase their talents in front of D-League coaches, including 66ers Coach Joey Meyer and Albuquerque Thunderbirds Coach Jeff Ruland, who will also be on hand. Each player that attends will be competing for a place in the 66ers training camp, where they will vie with the returning players to make the final roster.

Last year’s camp saw over 150 campers participate. Of the 150 campers, 30 campers advanced to the final session to compete for a spot at our training camp and the chance to be a part of the 66ers. Two participants in all received NBA D-League contracts and countless other participants went on to play professionally, both in the states and overseas respectively.

Applicants may pre-register by submitting the official registration, disclosure and release forms, in addition to a $150 non-refundable fee by October 26, 2007. Tryouts are limited to the first 150 players to register andregistration fees may be paid in the form of credit card (Visa and Mastercard only) and money order only. No personal checks or cash will be accepted. For registration forms, please contact the 66ers from office at (918) 585-8444, or online at www.tulsa66ers.com.

Since the NBA began the assignment system with the D-League prior to the 2005-06 season, NBA teams have assigned 53 players a total of 77 times, including 30 selections from the 2005 and 2006 NBA Drafts. Last season, a total of 47 former NBA draft picks played in the D-League. Lottery selections such as Portland’s Martell Webster (6th pick overall in 2005), Golden State’s Patrick O’Bryant (9th pick, 2006) and Seattle’s Mouhamed Sene (10th pick, 2006) were assigned to their respective team’s D-League affiliate.

Entering its seventh season, the D-League – the NBA’s minor league established to develop talent across all disciplines for the NBA – will be relocating its headquarters from Greenville, S.C. to New York City to help foster the D-League's continued growth by giving it direct access to the support and resources of the NBA and WNBA. During the 2006-07 season, 19 NBA teams assigned 24 players to D-League rosters, and 14 NBA teams called-up 16 players (‘Gatorade Call-ups’) while 31 D-League alumni participated in the NBA Playoffs. Additionally, every referee hired by the NBA since 2002 has worked in the D-League, while coaches, athletic trainers and front office executives are also being developed.

PLEASE PRINT AND COMPLETE ALL FORMS BELOW. MAIL FORMS W/ REGISTRATION FEE OF $150 TO:

Tulsa 66ers Open Tryouts
815 S. CINCINNATI
Tulsa, Okla. 74119

To download the 2007 Local Player Tryout Registration Form click here

To download the 2007 Local Player Tryout Player Eligibility and Release Form click here

To download the 2007 Local Player Tryout Disclosure Form click here

To download the Required 2007 Background Check Authorization Form click here

To download the Required 2007 FCRA Authorization Form click here