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The talent search for the Mad Ants is headed north.

The Mad Ants, who will play their sixth season in the NBA Development League, will hold an open tryout Sunday at the Beech Woods Recreation Center, 22200 Beech Road, Southfield, Mich., near Detroit.

Check-in and late registration will begin at 9 a.m., with tryouts beginning at10 a.m.

Applicants may pre-register by submitting the official registration, disclosure and release forms – in addition to a $150 non-refundable fee – by Sept. 27. Forms are available at www.fortwaynehoops.com. Payments must be paid by money order or cashier's check. The fee for day of registration is $200.

The Mad Ants' annual local tryout will be held Oct. 20-21 at the Concordia Seminary gymnasium. Players may earn an invitation to the team's training camp, which will begin in early November.

The season will begin Nov. 23 against Erie at 7:30 p.m. at Memorial Coliseum.

For additional information, call 260 469-4667.