AAU Tryouts schedule for the 2022 season

Updated 8/24

The AAU tryout season is about to get underway as clubs begin building their rosters for the 2022 season. The recruiting of top prospects is already hot and heavy as the big clubs jockey to recruit better players and those better players shop their services. One way to get into the mix is through open opportunities to audition. Whether they’re called tryouts, evaluations, open gyms, workouts or whatever else, these are a great way to show what you’ve got while getting to know what the clubs have to offer.

Age groups are listed by graduation year, so incoming freshmen are 2025s, 8th graders are 2026s and so on. We include tryouts for the years 2023 to 2026 because that’s what we will cover, evaluate and rank next summer. Younger grades are included if they are part of the same tryout sessions. The clubs are listed in alphabetical order. Refer to their websites for more detail.

Note to clubs: If your information needs updating or isn’t included here please email gmachoops@gmail.com and we’ll make the necessary changes. We’ll update this list as the tryout season progresses. This is what we have as of Wednesday, July 28.

43 HOOPS

Tryouts and open gyms at 43 Hoops Basketball Academy in Hopkins.

Tryouts

• Aug. 28, 29 – 1:15 to 2:30 p.m. (2026-2027); 3:00 to 4:30 p.m. (2023-2025)

43hoops.com

AIR MINNESOTA

Tryouts at Rochester Community & Technical College Fieldhouse

• Tryouts completed.

airminnesotabasketball.com

CROSSFIRE

North Metro Open Gyms at Maple Grove Middle School

• Aug. 23 – 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. (2026-2029)

South Metro Open Gyms at Hope Fieldhouse in Rosemount

• Aug. 23 – 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. (2026-2030)

North Metro Tryouts

• Aug. 28 – 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. (2026) at Heritage Christian Academy in Plymouth.
• Aug. 29 – 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. (2025); 11:00 to 1:00 p.m. (2024); 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. (2023) at Maple Grove Middle School.

South Metro Tryouts

• Aug. 28 – 5;30 to 7:00 p.m. (2026) at Hope Fieldhouse in Rosemount
• Aug. 29 – 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. (2025); 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. (2024); 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. (2023) at Hope Fieldhouse in Rosemount.

crossfirebb.org

FBC REAL ATHLETICS

Workouts/tryouts at Maranatha Christian Academy in Brooklyn Park.

• Tryouts completed.

realphenombasketball.org

GIVE ‘N GO MINNESOTA

Tryouts at the National Volleyball Center in Rochester.

• Tryouts completed

givengomn.com

METRO STARS

Tryouts

• Aug. 26 – 6:15 to 7:30 p.m. (2025-2026); 7:45 to 9:00 p.m. (2023-2024) at Bloomington Kennedy

mnmetrostars.com/tryouts

MINNESOTA COMETS

Tryouts & open gyms at Sartell Community Center

Open gyms

• Aug. 23 – 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. (2023-2025); 7:30 to 9:00 p.m. (2026-2029)
• Sept. 13, 20 – 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. (2023-2025); 7:30 to 9:00 p.m. (2026-2029)

Tryouts

• Sept. 26 – 2:00 to 3:30 p.m. (2026-2027); 4:00 to 5:30 p.m. (2023-2025)

mncomets.com

MINNESOTA DIAMOND ELITE

Workouts at Richfield HS (door 12)

• Aug. 29 – 10:00 a.m. to 12 p.m. (2023-2027)

mndiamondelite.org

MINNESOTA FURY

Workouts/evaluations for Twin Cities teams at Chanhassen HS

• Workouts completed

minnesotafury.com

MINNESOTA HEAT

Tryouts at Chippewa Middle School in North Oaks

• Tryouts completed

minnesotaheat.net

MINNESOTA NICE

Workouts at Waseca High School

• Aug. 29 – 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (2026-2028); 2:00 to 3:30 p.m. (2023-2025)
• Aug. 31 – 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. (2023-2027)

nicehoops.com

MINNESOTA P.R.E.P.

Tryouts

• Sept. 2, 7 – 7:30 to 9:00 p.m. (2026) at New Hope Community Center.

mnprephoops.com

MINNESOTA RISE

Tryouts at Nicollet High School

• Aug. 29 – 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. (2024-2024); 1:15 to 2:30 (2025-2027)

mnrisegirls.com

MINNESOTA STARS

Tryouts

• Aug. 28 –  1:00 to 2:30 p.m. (2026-2027); 3:00 to 4:30 p.m. (2023-2025) at Jefferson HS.

minnesotastars.org

MINNESOTA SUNS

Workouts

• Aug. 25, 26 – 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. (2023) at Tanglen Elementary in Hopkins

Tryouts

• Aug. 28 – 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (2026); 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. (2025); 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. (2024); 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. (2023) at Wayzata HS.
• Aug. 29 – For Blue Star teams only. 9:00 to 10:30 a.m. (2026); 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (2025); 1:00 to 2:30 p.m. (2023-2024) at Hopkins HS.

mnsuns.com

NORTH TARTAN

Open gyms

• Workouts completed.

northtartan.com

North Tartan SE tryouts are at the Rochester Community & Technical College

• Aug. 29 – 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. (2023-2026)

Email russells71@icloud.com for more information.

PLAYMAKERS NORTH

Email playmakersnorth@gmail.com for more information.

playmakershoopsclub.com

STARKS ELITE

Tryouts at Lincoln Park Middle School in Duluth

• Sept. 11 – 12:00 to 3:00 p.m. (2026-2028)
• Sept. 12 – 12:00 to 3:00 p.m. (2023-2025)
• Sept. 26 – 12:00 to 1:30 p.m. (2026-2028), 1:30 to 3:00 p.m. (2023-2025)

northlandhoops.com

START STRONG

Tryouts at Anoka Middle School for the Arts

• Sept. 17 – 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.(2025)
• Jan. 7 – 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. (2029)
• Jan. 14 – 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. (2028)
• Jan. 21 – 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. (2027)
• Jan. 28 – 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. (2026)

startstronghoops.org

TC TAKEOVER

Tryouts at Bloomington Kennedy

• completed

tctakeover.com