Tryouts
Registration open

Winter 2026–27 tryouts

Sunday, November 1 · Westlake High School competition gym · Boys 2nd – 8th grade

Registration is handled through our SportsEngine portal.

Schedule

Times by grade

DateTimeGradesLocation
Sun, Nov 14:30 – 6:00 PM2nd – 3rdWestlake HS competition gym
Sun, Nov 16:00 – 7:30 PM4th – 5thWestlake HS competition gym
Sun, Nov 17:30 – 9:00 PM6th – 8thWestlake HS competition gym
Mon, Nov 27:45 – 8:45 PMAll gradesWestlake HS competition gym (supplemental)
Getting there

Finding the gym

Main tryouts

Westlake High School competition gym, the main basketball gym on campus. Enter through the Westlake Community Performing Arts Center at 4100 Westbank Dr. Do not use the main school entrance.

Get directions to the PAC entrance

Locations can change from season to season. We confirm the gym on SportsEngine the week before tryouts.

What to expect

How the tryout runs

01

Drills

Offensive and defensive skill work, evaluated on technique and effort.

02

Controlled scrimmages

Live play so coaches can see skills applied in a game setting.

Come prepared

What to bring

Athletic clothes and indoor court shoes

A water bottle, filled before you arrive

Arrive 15 minutes early to check in

No paperwork, and no basketball. We provide all the balls.

If he joins a team

What the season looks like

The season runs November 9 through January 30. Teams practice twice a week for about an hour and a half at Eanes ISD facilities, Monday/Wednesday or Tuesday/Thursday.

4–5 tournaments in Austin and surrounding areas.

No practices or tournaments Nov 21–29 (Thanksgiving) or Dec 19 – Jan 3 (Christmas and New Year). No practice Monday, Jan 18 (MLK Day), though a tournament may fall on that weekend.

After tryouts

When you'll hear from us

Every player who tries out receives a response. Offers begin going out by email after the final supplemental tryout. Each one carries its own deadline of 48 hours from the time it is sent.

When we form more than one team at a grade level we build the A team first, then the B team, and so on. Rosters also move. If a player does not register by his deadline, the next player in line moves up. So a family may be waiting on someone else's decision rather than on ours.

If you have not heard yet, it is not a no.

One thing to know before you register

Players registered with 1891 may not play for another AAU, select, club, or travel program during our season. School teams, recreational and church leagues, and private skills training are all fine.

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