U16 heroes Montero and Caffaro, Ubal, Marcano and Edey among top names at BWB Americas

MEDELLIN (Colombia) - FIBA U16 Americas Championship 2019 leaders Jean Montero of Dominican Republic and Esteban Caffaro of Argentina will be among the marquee names at the 10th edition of the Basketball Without Borders Americas camp in Medellin, Colombia, along with Uruguay's Agustin Ubal, Keiver Marcano of Venezuela and Zach Edey from Canada.

A total of 63 campers aged 17 years and under from throughout Latin America, the Caribbean and Canada will be on hand for the camp in Colombia, where current NBA players and former BWB campers Bruno Caboclo and Jamal Murray, former NBA player Carlos Arroyo, former WNBA player Ruth Riley and Colombian player Juan Palacios (Elan Chalon) will be among the coaches.

Jean Montero, Dominican Republic

Montero showcased his great skill package at the U16 Americas tournament, helping Dominican Republic to a third-place finish and a spot in the FIBA U17 Basketball World Cup 2020, leading the competition in scoring with 30.3 points to go with 9.5 rebounds 3.3 steals and 3.2 assists.

Esteban Caffaro, Argentina

Argentina finished fourth and also gained a ticket for the U17 World Cup - thanks to 14.0 points, 5.7 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game at the FIBA U16 Americas Championship by Caffaro, the younger brother of Francisco Caffaro.

Agustin Ubal, Uruguay

Ubal was the third-leading scorer at the U16 continental tournament with 19.3 points while also adding 6.7 rebounds, 2.2 assists, 1.3 steals and 1.0 blocks. Ubal could not get Uruguay to their first U17 World Cup but he did get the country to the FIBA U16 Americas Championship for the first time since 2013.

Keiver Marcano, Venezuela

The young Venezuelan talent Marcano came up with a strong showing at the FIBA South American U15 Championship 2018 with 7.4 points, 8.4 rebounds and 1.6 steals.

Zach Edey, Canada

Canada meanwhile will be represented by a quintet of players and while Bennedict Mathurin is an intriguing prospect from the emerging market of Montreal, one of the most distinctive players in Colombia may be Edey. The Toronto native, who plays at the IMG Academy in Florida, stands 7ft 3in (2.20m) and only started playing basketball in October 2017 and nearly made the Canada team for the FIBA U17 Basketball World Cup 2018.

Esperanza Morales, Colombia

From the women's talent pool, there is strong representation from Colombia, including Esperanza Morales, who led her country in rebounding last year on their first ever outing at the FIBA U17 Women's Basketball World Cup.

Camila Kirshenbaum and Florencia Niski of Uruguay could stand out, since they both know how to score, while  Kiandra Browne could be set to fly the highest flag for North America. She was the youngest member of the Canada team that took silver at the FIBA U18 Americas Women's Championship 2018.

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