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    Americas top prospects announced for twelfth Basketball Without Borders in Canada

    NEW YORK/TORONTO (USA/Canada) - The NBA and FIBA today announced 65 of the top high-school-age prospects for the 12th edition of Basketball Without Borders (BWB) Americas.

    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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