2024 Tryout and Program Information

We are excited to announce the 15th season of North City Basketball!

For BOYS teams, 9U-14U GIRLS teams, 10UOur tryouts will take place at the end of February.

We will update this page with tryout dates and times as soon as we confirm them.

We will have boys teams at each grade/age level starting at 9U (3rd grade) through 17U (11th grade).

We will have girls teams at each grade/age level starting at 10U (4th grade) through 15U/16U (9th/10th grade). To help build the foundation of our girls program, we do not have plans to have 16U or 17U teams this season.

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

SEASON DETAILS: (subject to change)

  • For our 9U through 14U boys and girls teams  – the spring season will run from late February (tryouts) until middle of June. The summer season is July/August (depending tournament schedules)
  • For 15U, 16U, 17U boys teams – the season will run from early March (tryouts) 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. 
    • 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. 
  • For our HS teams (15U-17U) — the NCAA recruiting weekends are very important and we need to plan for close to 100% attendance. They are April 19-21, April 26-28, and July 11-14. Coaches and families should plan for these weekends as planned tournaments. We will play other weekends as well but these are confirmed weekends to play.

COACHING ASSIGNMENTS: 

BOYS
17U – Tony Williams
16U – Anxhelos Pere / Jackson Galiardi
15U – Jon Gosline
14U – Tony Williams
13U – Luis Balcarcel / Anthony Collins
12U – Michael Arquillano / Henry Wong
11U – Charles Miller
10U – Luis Balcarcel / Anthony Collins
9U – Andrew Grinaker

GIRLS
15U/16U – Ron Mincy / Jadyn Renae
14U – Timerie Birchmeier / Giselle Dogan
13U – Josh Lovern
12U – May Tupua
11U – Paul Lee / Andrew Grinaker
10U – Demi Jo Vaughn/ Shalena Arquillano

If you have questions about the tryouts or the program in general, please email northcityaau@gmail.com 

-Andrew Grinaker
Executive Director