The Girls’s Nationwide Basketball Affiliation (WNBA), the Nationwide Basketball Affiliation (NBA) (www.NBA.com) and the Worldwide Basketball Federation (FIBA) right now introduced practically 40 of the highest high-school-age prospects from 24 international locations exterior the U.S. who will journey to Phoenix, Ariz. for the second Basketball With out Borders (BWB) International women camp. The occasion can be held Friday, July 19 – Sunday, July 21 on the Verizon 5G Efficiency Heart – the official coaching facility of the Phoenix Suns – as a part of AT&T WNBA All-Star 2024.
The campers can be coached by a number of former WNBA and FIBA gamers and coaches, together with WNBA Coaches Growth Program individuals Edniesha Curry, Shey Peddy, April Sykes and Kelly Raimon (Schumacher). Former WNBA participant and present Vice President of Crew Operations&Organizational Development for the Boston Celtics Allison Feaster will function the camp director.
The gamers and coaches will lead the campers by a wide range of actions, together with anthropometric and athletic testing, motion effectivity, talent improvement stations, capturing and expertise competitions, life expertise seminars and 5-on-5 video games. A ceremony on the ultimate day of the camp will award the Kim Bohuny Camp MVP, the Patrick Baumann Sportsmanship Award, the Three-Level Champion and the Defensive MVP honors to the campers who distinguish themselves on the court docket and as leaders. The campers can even attend the 2024 AT&T WNBA All-Star Recreation at Footprint Heart on Saturday, July 20.
The occasion can be supported by Nike, a worldwide accomplice of BWB since 2002, which is able to outfit individuals with Nike attire and footwear, and Gatorade, which is able to hold gamers and coaches hydrated all through the camp.
BWB, the NBA and FIBA’s world basketball improvement and group outreach program, has reached greater than 4,400 individuals from 142 international locations and territories since 2001, with 127 former campers advancing to the NBA or WNBA. There have been 75 BWB camps in 50 cities throughout 33 international locations on six continents. Eleven former BWB campers have superior to the WNBA, together with Ezi Magbegor (Seattle Storm; Australia; BWB Asia 2016), Jade Melbourne (Washington Mystics; Australia; BWB International 2020), Aaliyah Edwards (Washington Mystics; Canada; BWB International 2019), Nika Muhl (Seattle Storm; Croatia; BWB Europe 2018&BWB International 2019) and Kamilla Cardoso (Chicago Sky; Brazil; BWB International 2019).
Comply with the camp utilizing the hashtag #BWBGlobal on Fb, Instagram and X. Discover out extra about BWB at BasketballWithoutBorders.com, on YouTube (Basketball With out Borders : https://apo-opa.co/3VWfkQi) and on Instagram (@basketballwithoutborders).
The next is an entire checklist of gamers taking part within the second BWB International women camp at WNBA All-Star (rosters topic to vary):
Title
Nation
Filomena Luis
Angola
Malena Maggi
Argentina
Alma Bourgarel
Argentina
Nerea Lagowski
Argentina
Saffron Shiels
Australia
Opal Chook
Australia
Bonnie Deas
Australia
Sienna Harvey
Australia
Monique Bobongie
Australia
Sina Hollerl
Austria
Kyra Bruyndoncx
Belgium
Alexia Araujo
Brazil
Nyadieng Yiech
Canada
Alex-Anne Bessette
Canada
Patricia Augustin
Canada
Deborah Damoah
Canada
Meredith Venner
Colombia
Emilie Brzonova
Czech Republic
Blanca Quiñonez
Ecuador
Aisha Hassan
Egypt
Salma Khedr
Egypt
Lilli Onnela
Finland
Stacy Chovino
France
Lelia Lesueur
France
Ysaline Saulnier
France
Sakura Horiuchi
Japan
Kanon Suzuki
Japan
Joanie Rakotonanahary
Madagascar
Oumou Dabo
Mali
Keona Douwstra
Netherlands
Annika Scott
New Zealand
Antonella Luraghi
Paraguay
Tacko Sy
Senegal
Lana Mikes
Serbia
Tanja Valancic
Slovenia
Ajsa Sivka
Slovenia
Alba Caballero
Spain
Irene Noya
Spain
Tilda Trygger
Sweden
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