General Tryout Information

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE FOR 2026-27 TRYOUTS BELOW

(FINAL SCHEDULE WILL BE AVAILABLE BY AUGUST 9)

Tryouts will begin each year between late August and mid September.  There are three rounds of tryouts for each grade.  It is expected that all players will attend all three rounds of tryouts for their grade. The strongest players in each round will be invited back to the next round.  There will be cuts made in each round to get down to final team selections at the conclusion of the third and final round of tryouts.

The Pups Basketball Tryouts are run by the Carmel High School basketball coaching staff.  Any questions regarding the tryout process should be directed to carmelpupsbasketball@gmail.com

All players planning to tryout must register for Travel Basketball with Carmel Dad's Club.  Tryout Registration opens on August 1st on the CDC website.

 Season Tryout Schedule (TENTATIVE)

First Round - Sunday, August 23rd (CHS Fieldhouse, via Door 17 or 21) - PARENTS - plan to attend a brief parent meeting at the start of each grade level evaluation (i.e. 2nd Grade Parent Meeting from 10:30-10:45 and so on)

• 2nd Grade: 10:30 - 11:45 AM

• 3rd Grade: 12:15 - 1:30 PM 

• 4th Grade: 2:00 - 3:30 PM 

• 5th Grade: 4:00 - 5:30 PM  

• 6th Grade: 6:00 - 7:30 PM 

Second Round Call Backs (Location TBD - CHS or Aletto) 

• 4th Grade: Monday, August 24th, 7:00 - 8:30 PM 

• 5th Grade: Tuesday, August 25th, 7:00 - 8:30 PM

• 2nd & 3rd Grade: Wednesday, August 26th, 7:00 - 8:15 PM

• 6th Grade: Thursday, August 27th, 7:00 - 8:30 PM

Final Round Call Backs - Sunday, August 30th (CHS Fieldhouse, via Door 17) 

• 2nd Grade: 10:30 - 11:45 AM 

• 3rd Grade: 12:15 - 1:30 PM 

• 4th Grade: 2:00 - 3:30 PM 

• 5th Grade: 4:00 - 5:30 PM 

• 6th Grade: 6:00 - 7:30 PM 

IMPORTANT TRYOUT REMINDERS!!!

• Players should arrive no earlier than 20 minutes prior to their designated tryout time.  All players must check-in with our Pups staff each day and receive their numbered tryout jersey.

• Players should bring a water bottle.  Do not bring a basketball - those will be provided by the CHS Staff

• Players invited back for Round 2 and Round 3 will be posted on this website each day no later than 10:00 PM.  Final Rosters will be posted by 5:00 PM on Monday, August 31st.

• All players offered a roster spot are expected to accept no later than 5:00 PM on Tuesday, September 1st.  Additional registration/program fees and email confirmation are required, or roster spots may be forfeited.  Refer to our Season Info section for more info on program fees, program schedule, and player commitment and expectations.  

• All Pups players are required to stop by Aletto for uniform fitting - September 2nd (Times TBD) and confirm uniform info via our Google Form before September 4th. 

• All Pups players & at least 1 parent are required to attend a brief Pups Player/Parent meeting on Sunday, September 13th (Time & Location TBD).