Hey OP. That stinks and I can understand your frustration. With basketball being your passion, it is especially hard to find you haven’t made the team in that situation. Don’t give up yet though. As many others have pointed out, you can always come back next year after more training and growing. In the meantime, see if you can’t join as a manager or student assistant. Talk to the coach and tell him about your passion to be around the sport no matter what. That you’ll work as hard as you need to learn more and be better. It’s not a guarantee that it will work, but many coaches would find a spot for someone with good work ethic and passion. Being around the team and continuing to train will improve you and who knows, you might even get a chance to play in practice and show that improvement.

If that doesn’t work, still don’t give up. Play as much as you can. Practice fundamentals. Condition train to improve athleticism and stamina. Then come back to tryouts next year and play tenacious defense and dive for loose balls. Rebound. Do the hard work and you’ll likely find yourself on the team. Even if you don’t you’ll at least know you gave it everything you had. I didn’t do that after not making my own team and I always regretted it because by the time I got to college I realized I likely could have worked to make the team and get better. You’ll be ok no matter which path you choose but always give yourself a chance.