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    First all-girls Basketball Without Borders Global Camp set for Las Vegas

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    NEW YORK/MIES (USA/Switzerland) - 38 of the top female high school-age prospects from 24 countries will take part in the upcoming Basketball Without Borders Global Camp in Las Vegas, Nevada.

    NEW YORK/MIES (USA/Switzerland) - The National Basketball Association (NBA) and the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) announced that 38 of the top female prospects from 24 countries will travel to Las Vegas, Nevada for the first all-girls Basketball Without Borders (BWB) Global camp for top high school-age prospects from outside the U.S. The event will be held from July 14 to July 16 at Doral Academy.

    The campers will be coached by several former international players and coaches, including WNBA Coach's 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.  Boston Celtics Vice President of Team Operations & Organizational Growth Allison Feaster will serve as the camp director.

    The players and coaches will lead the campers through a variety of activities, including anthropometric and athletic testing, movement efficiency, skill development stations, shooting and skills competitions, life skills seminars and 5-on-5 games. 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 campers who distinguish themselves on the court and as leaders.

    Nike, a global partner of BWB since 2002, will outfit the campers and coaches with Nike apparel and footwear. 

    BWB, the NBA and FIBA's global basketball development and community outreach program, has reached more than 4,000 participants from 136 countries and territories since 2001, with 111 former campers advancing to the NBA or WNBA.  The NBA and FIBA have staged 69 BWB camps in 45 cities across 32 countries on six continents. Former BWB campers in the NBA and WNBA 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), 2022-23 Kia NBA MVP Joel Embiid (Philadelphia 76ers; Cameroon; BWB Africa 2011), 2023 NBA All-Star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (Oklahoma City Thunder; Canada; BWB Global 2016) and 2023 NBA champion Jamal Murray (Denver Nuggets; Canada; BWB Global 2015).

    Follow the camp using the hashtag #BWBGlobal on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.  

    The following is a complete list of players participating in the first BWB Global Camp - rosters subject to change:

    Angelina Giacone, Argentina
    Grace Foster, Australia
    Lily Carmody, Australia
    Macey Crawford, Australia
    Alicia Courthiau, Belgium
    Louann Battiston, Belgium
    Sam Daelemans, Belgium
    Audrey Batchaya Djofang, Cameroon
    Lesly Nouague, Cameroon
    Whitney Sandrine Chouamo Kamgain, Cameroon
    Divine Tshibuabua, Canada
    Tanah Becker, Canada
    Betsabe Pizarro, Chile
    Weiwei Zhang, China
    Yuzhi Shao, China
    Cille Grundtvig Petersen, Denmark
    Olivia Lutterodt, Denmark
    Keandra Koorits, Estonia
    Marta Eleri Jaama, Estonia
    Helena Lilla Dobo, Hungary
    Tyra Aho, Hungary
    Haruka Yagi, Japan
    Kiyona Oue, Japan
    Kristina Rakotobe, Madagascar
    Sammi Tan, Malaysia
    Erica Carr Ramos, Mexico
    Lauren Whittaker, New Zealand
    Franchesca Torres, Puerto Rico
    Mihaela Penait, Romania
    Nelly Akaliza, Rwanda
    Fatou Sane, Senegal
    Penda Ndiyae, Senegal
    Jessie Nar Jie Shi, Singapore
    Angel Chisom Oguegbunam, South Africa
    Lova Lagerlid, Sweden
    Tiffany Barbosa, Sweden
    Anjela Minja, Tanzania
    Lucia Azuza, Uruguay

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