Where, when to audition for 2026 AAU teams
Updated Aug. 2 to add information from MN Diamond Elite.
Players have barely had a minute to unpack from the extended road trip that July’s live period has now become and we’re already looking ahead to the 2026 AAU season. Like it or not – our feelings are mixed – tryout season is upon us. While the top returners have spots secured for next season, and recruiting of other elite talent by top clubs is ongoing, the majority of players will grind it out through the tryout process.
We’ve done our best to compile the details on club tryouts that have been posted online but there will be more information in the days to come as plans are finalized. Over the next month or so we’ll update this free primer as changes warrant. A few items of note:
- Tryouts are listed by graduation year wherever possible. For example, incoming 9th graders this fall are 2029s, 8th graders are 2030s and so on.
- Clubs are listed in alphabetical order.
- We provide basic information on dates, times and locations. Refer to the club’s website for more details on how to register, required fees, and so on.
- Note to AAU clubs: If your organization is not included here, or your information needs updating, please email gmachoops@gmail.com and we will make the updates as soon as possible.

AIR MINNESOTA
Tryouts are Rochester Community & Technical College
- Aug.10, 17 – 5:00 to 6:15 p.m. (2033-2031); 6:15 to 7:30 p.m. (2027-2030)
CROSSFIRE
North Metro and Elite team tryouts are at Maple Grove Middle School (MGMS) & University of Northwestern (UNW) in Roseville.
- July 28 – 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. (2032-2033); 8:00 to 9:30 p.m. (2029) at UNW
- July 29 – 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. (2031); 8:00 to 9:30 p.m. (2028) at UNW
- July 30 – 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. (2030); 8:00 to 9:30 p.m. (2027) at UNW
- Aug. 4 – 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. (2030); 8:00 to 9:30 p.m. (2027) at MGMS
- Aug. 5 – 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. (2032-2033); 8:00 to 9:30 p.m. (2029) at MGMS
- Aug. 6 – 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. (2031); 8:00 to 9:30 p.m. (2028) at MMS
South Metro and Elite team tryouts are at Hope Fieldhouse in Rosemount
- July 28 – 5:30 to 6:45 p.m. (2031-2032); 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. (2027-2028)
- July 31 – 5:30 to 6:45 p.m. (2033-2034); 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. (2029-2030)
- Aug. 4 – 5:30 to 6:45 p.m. (2033-2034); 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. (2029-2030)
- Aug. 7 – 5:30 to 6:45 p.m. (2031-2032); 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. (2027-2028)
Tryouts for Legacy West teams (Hopkins facility)
- July 26 – 12:00 to 1:30 p.m. (2032-2035); 2:00 to 3:30 p.m. ((2030-2031)
- Aug. 3, 9 – 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (2032-2035); 1:00 to 2:30 p.m. (2030-2031); 3:00 to 4:30 p.m. (2027-2029)
- Aug. 17 – 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (2032-2035); 1:00 to 2:30 p.m. (2027-2029); 3:00 to 4:30 p.m. (2030-2031)
Tryouts for Legacy East teams (Woodbury facility)
- July 27 – 11:00 to 12:30 p.m. (2030-2035)
- Aug. 2, 10 – 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (2032-2035); 1:00 to 2:30 p.m. (2030-2031); 3:00 to 4:30 p.m. (2027-2029)
- Aug. 16 – 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (2032-2035); 1:00 to 2:30 p.m. (2027-2029); 3:00 to 4:30 p.m. (2030-2031)
METRO STARS
Tryouts are at Hopkins Royals Athletic Center
- July 26 – 10:00 to 11:30 a.m. (2032-2034); 11:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. (2028, 2030, 2031)
- July 27 – 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. (2027, 2029)
- July 28 – 6:00 to 7:15 p.m. (2032-2033); 7:30 to 8:45 p.m. (2029-2030)
- July 29 – 6:00 to 7:15 p.m. (2031, 2034); 7:30 to 8:45 p.m. (2027-2028))
- Aug. 2 – 10:00 to 11:30 a.m. (2032-2034); 11:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. (2029- 2031); 1:30 to 3:00 p.m. (2027-2028)
MINNESOTA ACES
Tryouts are at Anoka-Ramsey Community College.
- Aug. 20 – 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. (2031-2033)
- Aug. 21 – 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. (2027-2030)

MINNESOTA BOBCATS
Updated schedule & locations:
- July 28 – Open gym 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. (2031-2034); 7:30 to 9:00 p.m. (2028-2030) at Lakeville North HS.
- July 29 – Tryouts 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. (2032-2034); 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. (2030); Open gym 8:00 to 9:15 p.m. (2027-2029) at Burnsville HS.
- July 30 – Tryouts 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. (2029); 7:00 to 8:15 p.m. (2031); 8:15 to 9:15 p.m. (2028) at Rosemount HS.
MINNESOTA COMETS
Tryouts are at Whitney Recreation Center in St. Cloud
- Aug. 17 – 8:30 to 10:00 a.m. (2032-2034); 10:15 to 11:45 a.m. (2030-2031); 12:00 to 1:30 p.m. (2027-2029)
MINNESOTA DIAMOND ELITE
- Aug. 2, 9 – 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. (2031-2033); 12:30 to 2:00 p.m. (2027-2030) at Richfield HS
- Aug. 3, 17 – 5:00 to 6:30 p.m. (2031-2033); 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. (2027-2030) at Richfield HS
- Aug. 6 – 5:00 to 6:30 p.m. (2031-2033); 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. (2027-2030) at West Middle School in Shakopee
- Aug. 10 – 5:00 to 6:30 p.m. (2031-2033); 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. (2027-2030) at Richfield HS
MINNESOTA FREEZE
Tryouts are at Andover Community Center.
- July 28 – 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. (2031-2033); 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. (2027-2030)
- Aug. 4 – 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. (2027-2033)

MINNESOTA FURY
Tryouts will be at Eden Prairie HS.
- July 30 – 6:15 to 7:30 p.m. (2032); 7:45 to 9:00 p.m. (2030)
- July 31 – 6:15 to 7:30 p.m. (2033); 7:45 to 9:00 p.m. (2031)
- Aug. 2 – 9:15 to 10:30 a.m. (2027, 2034, 2035); 10:45 a.m. to Noon (2028-2029); 12:15 to 1:30 p.m. (2030-2031); 1:45 to 3:00 p.m. (2032-2033)
- Aug. 6 – 6:15 to 7:30 p.m. (2033); 7:45 to 9:00 p.m. (2031)
- Aug. 7 – – 6:15 to 7:30 p.m. (2032); 7:45 to 9:00 p.m. (2030)
Click here for information on Southern Fury teams based in the Rochester region.
Click here for information on Southwest teams based in Marshall.
MINNESOTA HEAT
Tryouts are at Fridley HS.
- Aug. 10, 24 – 9:30 to 11:00 a.m. (2030-2031); 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. (2027-2029)
MINNESOTA NICE
- Aug. 9, 16 – 9:00 to 10:30 a.m. (2030-2021); 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (2028-2029) at Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton HS.
- Aug. 23 – 9:00 to 10:30 a.m. (2030-2021); 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (2028-2029) at Maple River HS.
MINNESOTA RISE
Tryouts are at Nicollet HS
- Aug. 3 – 12:45 to 1:45 p.m. (2028-2029); 2:15 to 3:30 p.m. (2030-2031),
- Aug. 10 – 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. (2028-2029))
- Aug. 17 – 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. (2030-2031)
- Aug. 24 – 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. (2030-2031); 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. (2028-2029)
Tryouts for 2032-2034 will be held in February.
MINN STARKS
Tryouts are at Proctor HS.
- Aug. 24 & 31 – 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. (2028-2032)
MINNESOTA STARS
Tryouts/workouts
- July 29 – 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. (2031); 8:00 to 9:30 p.m. (2029) at Kennedy HS
- July 30 – 6:00 to 7:15 p.m. (2033-2035); 7:30 to 9:00 p.m. (2032) at Kennedy HS
- July 31 – 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. (2030); 8:00 to 9:30 p.m. (2027-2028) at Kennedy HS
- Aug. 3 – 3:00 to 4:15 p.m. (2032-2035); 4:30 to 6:00 p.m. (2031) at Jefferson HS
- Aug. 4 – 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. (2027-2028) at Jefferson HS
- Aug. 5 – 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. (2029-2030) at Jefferson HS
- Aug. 10 – 10:30 to 11:45 a.m. (2032-2035); 12:00 to 1:15 p.m. (2031); 1:30 to 2:45 p.m. (2030); 3:00 to 4:15 p.m. (2029); 4:00 to 5:30 p.m. (2027-2028) at Jefferson HS
MINNESOTA SUNS
Tryouts are at Hopkins Royals Athletic Center
- Aug. 4, 7 – 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. (2027-2034)
- Aug. 10, 23 – 11:15 a.m. to 2:15 p.m. (2027-2034)

North Tartan
Workouts/evaluations will be held at the Maple Grove Middle School (except July 27)
- July 27 – 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. (2031-2034) at Bloomington Kennedy
- Aug. 3 – 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. (2031-2034), Noon to 2:00 p.m. (2027-2030)
- Aug. 10 – 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. (2031-2034), 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (2027-2030)
- Aug. 17 – 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. (2031-2034), 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (2027-2030)
- Aug. 24 – 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. (2031-2034), Noon to 2:00 p.m. (2027-2030)
North Tartan SOUTHEAST
Tryouts at Rochester Community and Technical College
- Aug. 3, 10 – 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. (2027-2032)
- Aug. 6 – 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. (2027-2032)
To register email: russells71@icloud.com
OPPORTUNITY BASKETBALL
Tryouts are at Stillwater High School
- Aug. 4 – 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. (2033); 7:30 to 9 p.m. (2029)
- Aug. 5 – 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. (2032); 7:30 to 9 p.m. (2028)
- Aug. 6 – 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. (2031); 7:30 to 9 p.m. (2027)
- Aug. 7 – 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. (2030)
ROCHESTER SHOCK
Tryouts to be determined. For more information email keithbland25@icloud.com
WEST CENTRAL UNITED
Tryouts are at Discovery Middle School in Alexandria.
- Aug. 16,23 – 10:00 to 11:30 a.m. (2032-2034), Noon to 1:30 p.m. (2030-2031), 2:00 to 3:30 p.m. (2027-2029)