{"id":20209,"date":"2024-07-09T13:05:01","date_gmt":"2024-07-09T13:05:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=20209"},"modified":"2024-07-09T13:05:01","modified_gmt":"2024-07-09T13:05:01","slug":"the-national-basketball-association-nba-and-the-international-basketball-federations-fiba-basketball-without-borders-africa-camp-to-return-to-south-africa-for-20th-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=20209","title":{"rendered":"The National Basketball Association (NBA) and the International Basketball Federation\u2019s (FIBA) Basketball Without Borders Africa Camp to Return to South Africa for 20th Edition"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The National Basketball Association (NBA) (www.NBA.com<\/a>) and the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) today announced that the 20th edition of Basketball Without Borders (BWB) Africa will be held at the American International School of Johannesburg from Saturday, Aug. 3 \u2013 Tuesday, Aug. 6, marking the 16th time that the NBA and FIBA\u2019s global basketball development and community outreach program will be held in South Africa.\u00a0 BWB Africa camps have also been held in Dakar, Senegal (2010 and 2019), Luanda, Angola (2016) and Cairo, Egypt (2022). \u00a0<\/p>\n

BWB Africa 2024 will bring together 30 boys and 30 girls from more than 20 African countries to learn directly from current and former NBA, WNBA and FIBA players, legends and coaches and compete alongside their peers from across the continent.\u00a0 The campers and coaches, who will be announced prior to the camp, will also take part in life-skills, leadership development and NBA Cares programming.<\/p>\n

\u201cBringing Basketball Without Borders back to South Africa for its milestone 20th edition reflects the incredible momentum we\u2019re seeing for basketball in the country,\u201d said NBA Africa CEO Clare Akamanzi.\u00a0 \u201cWe look forward to welcoming some of the most talented boys and girls from across the continent for four days of high-level basketball training, competition, and leadership development that will have a lasting impact on their on-court and personal journeys.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cBasketball Without Borders continues to be a real lever for basketball on the continent,\u201d said FIBA Africa Executive Director Alphonse Bil\u00e9.\u00a0 \u201cAs part of our ongoing collaboration with the NBA in Africa, which also includes the Basketball Africa League (BAL), BWB continues to elevate our sport and provide invaluable opportunities and experiences for African youth and coaches, both on-and-off the court.\u00a0 I would like to extend my thanks to NBA Africa and wish all the participants a rewarding and successful camp.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

BWB Africa 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.<\/p>\n

Forty-one former BWB campers were among the record 125 international players (https:\/\/apo-opa.co\/3LfzKib<\/a>) on opening-night rosters for the 2023-24 NBA season, including 2022-23 Kia NBA Most Valuable Player (MVP) Joel Embiid (Philadelphia 76ers; Cameroon; BWB Africa 2011), who became the first former BWB camper to be named NBA MVP, and 2019 NBA champion Pascal Siakam (Indiana Pacers; Cameroon; BWB Africa 2012).\u00a0 In total, 13 former BWB Africa campers have been drafted into the NBA since the first BWB Africa camp in 2003, including Ulrich Chomche (Cameroon), who was selected 57th overall by the Toronto Raptors in the 2024 NBA Draft last month.\u00a0 Sixty-three former BWB Africa campers have also been featured on BAL team rosters over the league\u2019s first four seasons.<\/p>\n

BWB has reached more than 4,400 participants from 142 countries and territories since 2001, with 127 former campers advancing to the NBA or WNBA.\u00a0 The NBA and FIBA have staged 75 BWB camps in 50 cities across 33 countries on six continents.<\/p>\n

Distributed by APO Group on behalf of National Basketball Association (NBA).<\/p>\n

Contact:<\/strong>
\nPawel Weszka
\nNBA Africa Communications
pweszka@nba.com<\/a>
\n+27 10\u00a0007 2666<\/p>\n

About NBA Africa:\u00a0<\/strong>
\nNBA Africa is an affiliate of the National Basketball Association (NBA), a global sports and media organization with the mission to inspire and connect people everywhere through the power of basketball.\u00a0 NBA Africa conducts the league\u2019s business in Africa, including the Basketball Africa League (BAL), and has opened subsidiary offices in Cairo, Egypt; Dakar, Senegal; Johannesburg, South Africa; Lagos, Nigeria; and Nairobi, Kenya.\u00a0The league\u2019s efforts on the continent have focused on increasing access to basketball and the NBA through youth and elite development, social responsibility, media distribution, corporate partnerships, NBA Africa Games, NBA Stores, the BAL, and more.\u00a0<\/p>\n

NBA games and programming are available in all 54 African countries, and the NBA has hosted three sold-out exhibition games on the continent since 2015.\u00a0 The BAL, a partnership between the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) and NBA Africa, is a professional league featuring 12 club teams from across Africa that concluded its fourth season in June 2024.\u00a0 Fans can follow @NBA_Africa<\/a> and @theBAL<\/a> on Facebook, Instagram, X and YouTube.<\/p>

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