Former international stars Aron Baynes and Cynthia Cooper to coach 60 top prospects at Basketball Without Borders Asia 2024

NEW YORK/PERTH (USA/Australia) - The National Basketball Association (NBA) and the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) in collaboration with the National Basketball League (NBL) today announced 60 of the top high-school-age prospects from more than 15 countries across the Asia-Pacific region who will travel to Perth, Australia for the 14th edition of Basketball Without Borders (BWB) Asia, which will be held from September 19 to 22.  

The campers will be coached by current and former NBA, WNBA and FIBA players, legends and coaches, including Aron Baynes (Australia) who has played in three FIBA Basketball World Cups and is a NBA champion, and World Champion, Olympic gold medalist and four-time WNBA champion Cynthia Cooper (USA).

Aron Baynes at the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 in China

Current and former NBA assistant coaches Bobby Jackson (Philadelphia 76ers), Jay Larranaga (LA Clippers) and Terry Porter, and FIBA Players' Commission member and former Australia Women's National Team member Jenni Screen (Australia) will also serve as BWB Asia coaches. President of the World Association of Basketball Coaches Patrick Hunt (Australia) will join as the camp's director, while Kristen Crenshaw (Orlando Magic) 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 Asia will also be held in conjunction with the first-ever HoopsFest, a multi-day basketball competition and fan event hosted by the NBL and supported by Basketball Australia that will celebrate the biggest weekend in Australian basketball history through a series of basketball tournaments, events and festivities that will bring the Australian basketball community together in Perth.

BWB Asia 2024 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 has reached more than 4,500 participants from 142 countries and territories since 2001, with 127 former campers advancing to the NBA or WNBA.  The NBA and FIBA have staged 77 BWB camps in 51 cities across 33 countries on six continents.  BWB Asia was previously held in Australia in 2016 (Melbourne) and 2022 (Canberra). 

The following is a complete list of players participating in the 14th BWB Asia camp (rosters subject to change):

Girls Roster
Ruby Perkins, Australia
Jade Crook, Australia
Erica Finney, Australia
Zara Russell, Australia
Remy Hearn, Australia
Yu Han Lin, Chinese Taipei
Chen Chia Shan Pan, Chinese Taipei
Jia Peters, Guam
Tsz Ching Kam, Hong Kong
Rajalakshmi Baskar Sundari, India
Evangeline Djohan, Indonesia
Yui Seito, Japan
Otoha Goto, Japan
An Kanazawa, Japan
Zena Alkarain, Jordan
Hyenjeong Hwang, Korea
Gahyun Lee, Korea
Wonjung Lee, Korea
Ke Xin Lee, Malaysia
Kodee Williams-Sefo, New Zealand
Pahlyss Hokianga-Heather, New Zealand
Bailey Flavell, New Zealand
Keriana Hippolite, New Zealand
Graecyn Parahi, New Zealand
Ava Fajardo, Philippines
Ariel De La O, Philippines
Sophia Canindo, Philippines
Peata Manumaleuga, Samoa
Madelin Sophie Lock Lu Ruiyi, Singapore
Leshane Yeoh, Singapore

Boys Roster
Marcus Vaughns, Australia
Mading Kuany, Australia
Ajak Nyuon, Australia
Alexander Dickeson, Australia
Sa Jayden Pilimay, Australia
Henry Sewell, Australia
Harrison Beauchamp, Australia
Min-Keng Hsieh, Chinese Taipei
Geng-Hao Liu, Chinese Taipei
Jins Joby, India
I Ketut Gede Bayu Prayoga Putra, Indonesia
Shogo Takata, Japan
Ginga Sembo, Japan
Daiki Tanaka, Japan
Kareem Aljaibat, Jordan
Omar Hijazi, Jordan
Ilya Pestov, Kazakhstan
Daniel Edi, Korea
Jaewon Kim, Korea
Hadi El Khatib, Lebanon
Cheong Lei, Macau
Baljinnyam Ganzorig, Mongolia
Jackson Kiss, New Zealand
Oscar Goodman, New Zealand
Hayden Jones, New Zealand
Lachlan Crate, New Zealand
Troy Plumtree, New Zealand
Hunter Teratana, New Zealand
Joaquin Ludovice, Philippines
Mohamed Ndao, Qatar

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