THE Northern Mariana Islands Basketball Federation will begin its 2023-2024 senior national program athletes team tryout and selection process with a meeting this Saturday at 10 a.m. in the Oleai Sports Complex conference room.
Individuals interested in joining the senior national program and representing the NMI at the Micronesian Games in the Marshall Island in June 2024 will go through a nine-month program consisting of four phases.
The program includes a three-month off-season training from Oct. 2 to Dec. 29 focused on strength, conditioning and skills.
Phase 2 is the open tryouts, which will be held from Jan. 4 to 13 while the selection of the top 20 men and women players will be held on Jan. 15.
Phase 3 will be a two-and-a-half-month pre-season training from Jan. 16 to March 31 focused on team plays along with conditioning and skills followed by the selection of a 15-player roster team on March 2.
Phase 4 will be a three-month on-season training from April 8 to June 14 while the selection of a 12-player roster team will be announced on April 25.
