2025 Tryout and Program Information
We are excited to announce the 16th season of North City Basketball!!
We will have boys teams at each grade/age level starting at 10U (4th Grade) through 17U (11th grade).
We will have girls teams at each grade/age level starting at 10U (4th grade) through 16U (10th grade).
*We are open to having 3rd grade boys or girls register and tryout for the 4th grade teams.
PRACTICE LOCATIONS: You will see below that our tryouts will take place at CedarPark Christian School in Mountlake Terrace. When the season practices start in March, we will primarily practice at Heatherwood Middle School and Jackson High School in Mill Creek for the spring/summer season. We will utilize CedarPark Christian in Mountlake Terrace if we have gym usage challenges.
TRAINING OPTIONS: For those that don’t make a team, we are planning to offer “training only” sessions in April and May in Mill Creek. We will have more information available and the ability to register when we get closer to tryouts.
WHEN REGISTERING, PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU CHOOSING THE GRADE/AGE LEVEL THAT YOUR SON OR DAUGHTER IS CURRENTLY AT. FOR EXAMPLE, A CHILD IN 5TH GRADE RIGHT NOW WOULD REGISTER FOR THE 5TH GRADE (11U) TRYOUTS.
TRYOUT SCHEDULE (UPDATED – 2/19) – TIME adjustments for 2/22 tryout dates
All tryouts will take place at CedarPark Christian School in Mountlake Terrace. It is ideal for players to attend BOTH days, but it is only required to attend one to qualify for a team.
| Grade/Gender | Date/Time | Location |
| 4th Grade Girls | 2/15, 3pm-4pm 2/22, 3pm-4pm 2/26, 5pm-6pm |
CPC – MLT |
| 4th Grade Boys | 2/16, 4pm-5pm 2/23, 4pm-5pm 2/25, 6pm-7pm |
CPC – MLT |
| 5th Grade Girls | 2/15, 4pm-5pm 2/22, 4pm-5:30pm 2/26, 6pm-7pm |
CPC – MLT |
| 5th Grade Boys | 2/16, 5pm-6pm 2/23, 5pm-6pm 2/25, 7pm-8pm |
CPC – MLT |
| 6th Grade Girls | 2/15, 6pm-7pm 2/22, 2pm-3pm 2/26, 7pm-8pm |
CPC – MLT |
| 6th Grade Boys | 2/16, 6pm-7:30pm 2/23, 6pm-7pm 2/24, 8pm-9pm |
CPC – MLT |
| 7th Grade Girls | 2/15, 5pm-6pm 2/22, 6:45pm-8pm 2/24, 7pm-8pm |
CPC – MLT |
| 7th Grade Boys | 2/16, 2:30pm-3:45pm 2/23, 7pm-8pm 2/24, 6pm-7pm |
CPC – MLT |
| 8th Grade Girls | 2/15, 7pm-8pm 2/22, 5:30pm-6:45pm 2/26, 7pm-8pm |
CPC – MLT |
| 8th Grade Boys | 2/16, 8pm-9pm 2/23, 8pm-9pm 2/25, 8pm-9pm |
CPC – MLT |
| 9th Grade Girls | 3/2, 1pm-2pm 3/9, 1pm-2pm |
CPC – MLT |
| 9th Grade Boys | 3/2, 3pm-4pm 3/9, 3pm-4pm |
CPC – MLT |
| 10th/11th Grade Girls | 3/2, 2pm-3pm 3/9, 2pm-3pm |
CPC – MLT |
| 10th Grade Boys | 3/2, 5pm-7pm 3/9, 5pm-7pm |
CPC – MLT |
| 11th Grade Boys | 3/2, 5pm-7pm 3/9, 5pm-7pm |
CPC – MLT |
SEASON DETAILS: (subject to change)
- For our 10U through 14U boys and girls teams – the spring season will start with tryouts in February. Practices will begin in mid March and the season will continue until middle of June. The summer season is July/August (depending tournament schedules)
- For 15U, 16U, 17U boys and girls teams – the season will start with tryouts in late February/early March until the end of May. All teams will take off June to play with their HS teams and return to play the month of July for NCAA certified tournaments.
- Each team will practice twice per week on a combination of Mon/Wed or Tues/Thurs. The earliest practice would be 6pm and the latest practice would be 7:30pm.
- We have gym space reserved at Jackson HS (Mill Creek) and Heatherwood MS (Mill Creek). We also have a backup gym in Mountlake Terrace that we will use on occasion when our regular gyms aren’t available.
- Each team will play 6-7 tournaments over the course of their season, taking place on weekends at gyms as far north as Marysville and as far south as Tacoma. Each team’s preliminary tournament schedule will be shared when rosters are announced.
- The team fee costs will include gym time for practices, coaches time, administrative work, Team Snap app, travel costs for our coaches, tournaments and more. No additional costs will be asked unless teams want to play in extra tournaments. THIS IS THE THIRD CONSECUTIVE YEAR WE HAVE NOT RAISED OUR PRICES.
- For 9U through 14U boys and girls teams, a $400 (plus tax) non-refundable team fee will be required to secure your roster spot following tryouts. The monthly fee (charged April 1st, May 1st, June 1st) will be $265 (plus tax) and is in addition to the $400 initial team fee in March.
- For 15U, 16U, 17U boys/girls teams, a $300 (plus tax) non-refundable team fee will be required to secure your roster spot. The monthly fee (charged April 1st, May 1st, June 1st) will be $240 (plus tax) and is in addition to the $300 initial team fee in March.
- Each player will be responsible for purchasing a player package that includes a uniform and additional gear to wear. We utilize our uniforms on a two year cycle and this upcoming year, we will be asking ALL players to order new uniforms.
COACHING ASSIGNMENTS (this list will be updated as we confirm more coaches)
BOYS
17U – Tony Williams / Jon Gosline
16U – TBD
15U – Steven Lee
14U – Luis Balcarcel
13U – Michael Arquillano (Black), Rashawd Willet (Blue)
12U – Jason Conant
11U – Anthony Collins
10U – Luis Balcarcel
GIRLS
17U/16U – Ron Mincy
15U – Timerie Birchmeier
14U – Josh Lovern
13U – May Tupua
12U – Andrew Grinaker
11U – Demi Jo Vaughn/ Shalena Arquillano
10U – TBD
If you have questions about the tryouts or the program in general, please email northcityaau@gmail.com
-Andrew Grinaker
Executive Director