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ADVISORY/L.A.'s Newest Professional Basketball Team to Hold Open Tryouts On Nov. 18 At UCLA.


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ADVISORY ... for Saturday (Nov. 18)

--(BW SportsWire)

Jamaal Wilkes Jamaal Wilkes (born Jackson Keith Wilkes on May 2, 1953 in Berkeley, California) is an American former National Basketball Association player who played the small forward position and won four NBA championships with the Los Angeles Lakers and Golden State Warriors.  and Paul Westhead Paul Westhead (born February 21, 1939 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is a basketball coach in the WNBA, and a former coach in the NBA and the NCAA. He has coached three different NBA teams, and was also the coach of the Loyola Marymount University men's basketball team during that  Invite All Press To Attend,

and They Will Be Available For Interviews Immediately Afterward

Who:     The L.A. Stars Men's Pro Basketball Team

What:    Open Tryouts

When:    Saturday, Nov. 18, 9:00 a.m.

Where:   UCLA Men's Gymnasium, enter campus at Westwood Blvd. entrance


In case you haven't heard, the spirit of the American Basketball Association
For the league that began in 1999, see American Basketball Association (2000-).
The American Basketball Association (ABA) was a professional basketball league founded in 1967, and eventually merged, in part, with the National Basketball
 is back in the form of the ABA 2000, and there is going to be a team in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. . With the experience of VP of Basketball Operations Jamaal Wilkes and Head Coach Paul Westhead, the new Los Angeles Stars Los Angeles Stars is the name of three American Basketball Association (ABA) teams based in Los Angeles, California.

The first team, formerly the Anaheim Amigos, played their home games at the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena from 1968 to 1970, when it moved to Salt Lake
 will be bringing a fast-paced, action-packed brand of basketball back to the Forum hardwood.

An open tryout will be held on Saturday, Nov. 18, 9:00 a.m. at the men's gym on the campus of UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles
UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University)
UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX
. Any players who think they have the skills, determination and heart to be a member of L.A.'s newest and brightest basketball franchise are encouraged to attend.

The L.A. Stars tip-off their inaugural season on Tuesday, Dec. 26, at the Great Western Forum. They will play a 60-game season, with 30 home games and possible playoff games.

Season ticket packages are currently on sale through the L.A. Stars box office at 310/419-3131, and individual game tickets will go on sale soon.
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