MEXICO CITY (Mexico)/MIES (Switzerland)/NEW YORK (U.S) - The National Basketball Association (NBA) and the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) today announced the top 64 boys and girls from 17 countries and territories who will participate in the 11th edition of the Basketball Without Borders (BWB) Americas camp.

The BWB, which is the first camp since the BWB Global Camp at the NBA All-Star 2020 in Chicago, will be held from Monday May 16 to Thursday May 19 at La Loma Centro Deportivo (La Loma) in San Luis Potosi, Mexico with NIKE serving as the official partner.

The NBA and FIBA’s global basketball development and community outreach program, the BWB Americas 2022 will bring together high school age boys and girls from throughout Latin America, Canada and the Caribbean to compete among their peers and learn from current and former players and coaches from the NBA, WNBA, NBA G-League and FIBA.

Coaching the campers will be NBA and National Team players Leandro Bolmaro (Minnesota Timberwolves; Argentina; BWB Americas 2017) and Chris Duarte (Indiana Pacers; Dominican Republic) while NBA, NBA G-League and FIBA assistant coaches Lindsey Harding (Sacramento Kings), Steve Hetzel (Portland Trail Blazers), Sidney Lowe (Cleveland Cavaliers), Ron Nored (Pacers), Don Showalter (USA Basketball) and Mitch Thompson (Mexico City Capitanes) will also serve as BWB Americas coaches. Patrick Hunt (President of the World Association of Basketball Coaches) from Australia and Gersson Rosas (New York Knicks Senior Basketball Advisor) from Colombia will be camp directors, with Tony Katzenmeier (Oklahoma City Thunder) serving as the camp’s athletic trainer.

Leandro Bolmaro with Argentina at the Olympic basketball tournament in Tokyo

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. One boy and one girl will be named as BWB Americas 2022 Most Valuable Player on the final day with other awards going to Defensive MVP, Three-Point Champion and the Patrick Baumann Sportsmanship Award winner to the boys and girls who distinguish themselves on the court and off as leaders.

BwB Global camp in Los Angeles in 2018

The NBA and FIBA have staged 62 BWB camps in 30 countries on six continents since its launch in 2001. More than 3,700 youngsters from 133 countries and territories have participated in the camps with 97 former BWB campers drafted into the NBA or signed as free agents, including former BWB Americas campers Bolmaro, Facundo Campazzo (Denver Nuggets; Argentina; BWB Americas 2009), Kai Jones (Charlotte Hornets; Bahamas; BWB Americas 2017), Kelly Olynyk (Detroit Pistons; Canada; BWB Americas 2013) and Luca Vildoza (Milwaukee Bucks; Argentina; BWB Americas 2013).

The following is a complete list of players participating in the 11th BWB Americas Camp:

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