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2026 Rise 4th-7th Grade Team Tryout Info:

If you have interest in Playing with the MN Rise for the SPRING/SUMMER 2026  AAU Season:

  1. Registration Link is OPEN 
  2. Tryouts for 8th grade to 11th grade have been completed.
  3. Grades reflect the 2025-2026 school year
  4. Please see Date and Times Below.  Times Subject to Change based on Numbers 
  5. 3rd Graders can tryout for the 4th grade team
  6. Early Bird Registration Fee will be $20 if signed up by January 19th. Fee will go up to $35 January 20th 
  7. Team schedules can be found under our Teams Tab above 
  8. The Process of offering spots takes time, so please be patient. I will email everyone one way or another when we have filled our spots. Please give us a week after tryouts have been completed for your respected grade. 
  9. Parents will not be allowed in the Gym during Tryout Times. This includes the walking track above.
  10. Please see our "Two Feet In" Motto" below. 
  11. Please see the FAQ Tab to answer questions you may have about price, locations, coaches, forming teams, program goals,
  12. If that doesn't answer your question(s) please email Ryan Hulke at mnrisegbb@gmail.com

 

Tryout Dates & Times

Subject to Change Based on Numbers

Sunday, February 8th

7th Grade (2031) - TBD

6th Grade (2032) - TBD

5th Grade (2033) - TBD

4th Grade (2034) - TBD

Items To Bring to Tryouts:

Reversible Jersey with Number

Personal Basketball

Personal Water Bottle

Location:
Nicollet High School
1 Pine Street
Nicollet, MN 
EVERYONE Please enter near the Baseball Field

Projected 2026 Tournaments

Dates Tournament Location Notes
April 4th Battle of Mom Forest Lake, MN 4th-8th Grade Teams
April 10th-12th Midwest Kickoff Bloomington, MN All Teams
April 17th-19th Spring Showdown Bloomington, MN All Teams
May 1st-3rd State Prelims Bloomington, MN All Teams
May 8th-11th State Tournament Bloomington, MN All Teams
June 5th-7th Summer Kickoff Bloomington, MN 4th-8th Grade Teams

Our “TWO FEET IN” Motto

In regards to our older & top teams;

We ask that you are Committed to Our Program and the Process of becoming a Better Basketball Player. There is a BIG difference to have an Interest in something and being Committed to it. We ask that we are your priority after your In-Season High School league sport. Out of Season High School Sports/Activities, and Other Club Sports (ex: JO volleyball, club softball, HS summer tournaments) should be secondary to your commitment to the Rise. If that is not the case and your missing practices, workouts, and tournaments for other options outside your in-seasons school sport, we may not be the best option for you and playing time maybe tough to come by. We have players throughout our program that want to be college basketball players or be a great high school basketball player and it’s simply not fair to them, if someone on their team is “one-foot in.”