Americas top prospects announced for twelfth Basketball Without Borders in Canada

NEW YORK/TORONTO (USA/Canada) - The National Basketball Association (NBA) and the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) today announced 65 of the top high-school-age prospects from 17 countries and territories across Canada, Latin America, and the Caribbean who will travel to Quebec for the 12th edition of Basketball Without Borders (BWB) Americas, which will be held from June 22 to 25 at Cegep Edouard-Montpetit in Longueuil near Montreal.

 The campers will be coached by current and former NBA, WNBA and FIBA players, legends and coaches, including Chris Boucher (Toronto Raptors; St. Lucia), Luguentz Dort (Oklahoma City Thunder; Canada; BWB Global 2017), Bennedict Mathurin (Indiana Pacers; Canada; BWB Global 2020) and Chuma Okeke (Orlando Magic). NBA assistant coaches Rodney Billups (Portland Trail Blazers), Joe Boylan (Minnesota Timberwolves), Quinton Crawford (Dallas Mavericks), Bruce Fraser (Golden State Warriors), Jay Hernandez (Brooklyn Nets) and Eric Khoury (Raptors 905) will also serve as BWB Americas coaches. Former WNBA player Tamera Young will also join as part of the NBA's Coaches Development Program, and Katia Sanon (Raptors 905) will serve as the camp's athletic trainer.

The players and coaches will lead the campers through a variety of activities, including movement efficiency drills, offensive and defensive skill stations, three-point contests, 5-on-5 games, and life skills and leadership development sessions.  A ceremony on the final day of the camp will award the Kim Bohuny Camp MVP, the Patrick Baumann Sportsmanship Award, the Three-Point Champion and the Defensive MVP to the male and female players who distinguish themselves on the court and as leaders. 

BWB Americas 2023 will be supported by Nike, a global partner of BWB since 2002, which will outfit participants with Nike apparel and footwear, and Gatorade, which will keep players and coaches hydrated throughout the camp.

BWB, the NBA and FIBA's global basketball development and community outreach program, has reached more than 4,000 participants from 135 countries and territories since 2001, with 106 former campers advancing to the NBA or WNBA. The NBA and FIBA have staged 68 BWB camps in 45 cities across 32 countries on six continents.  Thirty-eight former BWB campers were among the 120 international players on opening-night rosters for the 2022-23 NBA season, including several from Canada, Latin America, and the Caribbean in Deandre Ayton (Phoenix Suns; Bahamas; BWB Global 2016), Dort, 2023 NBA All-Star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (Thunder; Canada; BWB Global 2016), Mathurin, 2023 NBA champion Jamal Murray (Denver Nuggets; Canada; BWB Global 2015) and Kelly Olynyk (Utah Jazz; Canada; BWB Americas 2009).

The following is a complete list of players participating in the 12th BWB Americas camp
(rosters subject to change):

Girls Roster

Julia Bosque, Argentina
Malena  Maggi, Argentina
Alma Maria Bourgarel Aparicio, Argentina
Stephanie Smidt Falter, Argentina
Anastasija Mona Lisa Veljovic, Canada
Camille Gaudreau, Canada
Abigael Levasseur, Canada
Deborah Peprah Damoah, Canada
Alexia Bujold, Canada
Alex-Anne Bessette, Canada
Patricia Hillary Augustine, Canada
Nyadieng Deng Yiech, Canada
Olivia Vargas An Kei Leung, Canada
Taylor Angella Williams, Canada
Camila  Aguilar Gonzales, Chile
Sofia Belen Leitche Linzmayer, Chile
Tara Valeria Rivas Vadillo, El Salvador
Valeria Esperanza Mora Tovar, Mexico
Johanna Flores Holguin, Mexico
Mariana Mendivil Ruiz, Mexico
Maria Alejandra Mejia Roa, Mexico
Ana Isabel  Zesati Espinoza, Mexico
Maria Eugenia De Gracia Karamanites, Panama
Antonella Luraghi Gonzalez, Paraguay
Constanza Raquel Lopez Amarilla, Paraguay
Camila Marie De Pool Maisonet, Puerto Rico
Dianne Elizabeth Crespo Lopez, Puerto Rico
Arianis Mariel Rivera Martinez, Puerto Rico
Antonia  Basualdo Miglionico, Uruguay

Boys Roster

Alonso  Easterling, Argentina
Viktor Daniel Bender, Argentina
Tomas Fernandez Lang, Argentina
Thiago Sucatzky, Argentina
Sammy Jean Joseph, Bahamas
Rhiaughn Christopher Robert Ferguson, Bahamas
Gabriel Ferreira Guedes de Souza, Brazil
Diogo Ferreira Alves, Brazil
Zion Lima Sampaio, Brazil
Babatunde Muhammed Durodola, Canada
Ramogi Ibrahim Nyagudi, Canada
Dylan Jaye Homenick, Canada
Char Toch Jok Yeiy, Canada
Dante Frederick Censori-Hercules, Canada
Justus Mekhi Haseley, Canada
Isaiah Clayton Castillo Spencer, Canada
Anthony Alexandre Ambroise Ponga, Canada
Mikhail Tsani Jerbic, Canada
Torian Mekhei Lee, Canada
Mateo Enrique Manfredi Zuniga, Chile
Samuel David Mosquera Ruiz, Colombia
Fernando Jose de los Santos Inoa, Dominican Republic
Danny Jordan Carbuccia, Dominican Republic
Andres Zahir Serrano Bukele, El Salvador
Adrian Acero Torres, Mexico
Diego Salazar Gold, Mexico
Aurelio Rafael Aguirre, Mexico
Brandon Isaiah Lee Williams, Puerto Rico
Isaiah Emmanuel Brown, Puerto Rico
Chris Jaydon Roberts, Trinidad and Tobago
Matias  Khoury Portugal, Uruguay
Diego Jose Sulbaran Dias, Venezuela

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