NBA, WNBA and FIBA ​​to host first all-girls Basketball Without Borders camp

NEW YORK AND MIES, SWITZERLAND – The National Basketball Association (NBA), the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) and the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) today announced that 38 top women’s prospects from 24 countries will travel to Las Vegas, Nevada for the inaugural exclusively female competition. Basketball Without Borders (BWB) Global Camp for top high school prospects outside the United States. The event will take place Friday, July 14 through Sunday, July 16 at Doral Academy as part of the 2023 AT&T WNBA All-Star.

The campers will be coached by several former WNBA and FIBA ​​players and coaches, including WNBA Coach Development Program participants Edniesha Curry, Betty Lennox, April Sykes and Tamera Young, as well as Taj McWilliams-Franklin, Ticha Penicheiro, Ruth Riley and Monica Wright. Rogers. Allison Feaster, vice president of team operations and organizational growth for the Boston Celtics, will serve as camp director.

Players and coaches will guide campers through a variety of activities including anthropometric and athletic testing, movement efficiency testing, skill development stations, shooting and skills competitions, seminars on life skills and 5-on-5 games. A ceremony on the last day of camp will award the Kim Bohuny Camp MVP, the Patrick Baumann Sportsmanship Award, the Three-Point Champion and the Defensive MVP to campers who stand out on the ground and as leaders. Campers will also attend the 2023 AT&T WNBA All-Star Game at Michelob Ultra Arena on Saturday, July 15.

“While BWB has historically hosted co-ed camps for top male and female prospects, we saw a unique opportunity to launch a standalone camp for top female prospects from outside the United States at WNBA All-Star to celebrate the women’s basketball and provide participants with a platform to showcase their talent in front of WNBA executives, coaches and scouts,” said Cinnamon Lister, head of NBA women’s elite basketball operations. “The WNBA and women’s football as a whole have never been more popular globally, and we look forward to bringing together the next generation of international players to continue their development alongside their peers around the world and experience the excitement of All-Star. »

Nike, BWB’s global partner since 2002, will equip campers and coaches with Nike apparel and footwear.

BWB, the NBA and FIBA’s global development and community outreach program, has reached more than 4,000 participants from 136 countries and territories since 2001, with 111 former campers moving on to the NBA or WNBA. The NBA and FIBA ​​have organized 69 BWB camps in 45 cities in 32 countries on six continents. Former NBA and WNBA BWB campers include Awak Kuier (Dallas Wings; Finland: BWB Global 2017), Jade Melbourne (Seattle Storm; Australia; BWB Global 2020), Iliana Rupert (Atlanta Dream; France; BWB Global 2018 ), Han Xu. (New York Liberty; China; BWB Global 2018), Joel Embiid, 2022-23 Kia NBA MVP (Philadelphia 76ers; Cameroon; BWB Africa 2011), Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, 2023 NBA All-Star (Oklahoma City Thunder; Canada; BWB Overall 2016). ) and 2023 NBA champion Jamal Murray (Denver Nuggets; Canada; BWB Global 2015).

There are more than 25 players from outside the United States in the WNBA this season.

Follow the camp using the hashtag #BWBGlobal on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Learn more about BWB at BasketballWithoutBorders.com, on Twitter (@NBAAcademyPR) and on Instagram (@NBAAcademy).

Here is a complete list of players participating in the first BWB Global camp at WNBA All-Star (lists subject to change):