The Washington Raptors have announced the date for open tryouts, Saturday,  Oct. 24th. for the following eight teams; Washington Raptors, Everett Longshoremen, Seattle Zhen Gan, Spokane Sunz, Yakima Hoppers, Walla Walla Aggies, Vancouver (WA) Explorers, and the Portland Stumpers.
According to Raptors team President/GM, Tim Joseph, the tryout camp will be held in Yakima.

The Josephs and coaches, will evaluate potential players through skills assessments, drills, and scrimmages. Each of the teams will consist of a 12 man roster.

Players interested in trying out should wear basketball attire and be prepared to do a number of drills that will focus on both skill and overall knowledge of the game.
“We are looking for talented players to fill remaining spots on our rosters for the 2009-2010 season”, states Regina Joseph, Raptors owner, “We will be signing players from the tryout”.
The most talented players chosen to represent one of the teams mentioned above will have a great opportunity to go to China for a two game series in November as part of the regular season (more information available at the tryout session).
The cost for early registration is $100. The fee on the day of tryouts is $125, with only cash being accepted that day.
Time and location of the tryouts, and forms relating to the tryouts may be found on the Tryouts tab of the Washington Raptors website www.washingtonraptors.com
For more information, please send an email to info@washingtonraptors.com