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 Thursday to Sunday at Warwick Stadium.
The campers will be coached by current and former NBA, WNBA and FIBA players, legends and coaches, including NBA champion Aron Baynes (Australia) and four-time WNBA champion Cynthia Cooper.
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.
As part of BWB Asia 2024, NBA Basketball School Australia, a tuition-based basketball development program open to youth players age 6-18, will host a clinic for boys and girls from Perth on Friday.
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 latter of which took place at NBA Global Academy, the league’s elite basketball training center at Basketball Australia’s Centre of Excellence at the Australian Institute of Sport.
