Adebayo, Garland, Kuminga, Suggs to coach prospects at BWB Africa 2023

Today, the NBA and FIBA announced 80of the top high-school-age prospects from across Africa who willparticipate in the 19th edition of Basketball Without Borders (BWB)Africa, which will be held July 28-31 at the American InternationalSchool of Johannesburg (AISJ) in South Africa.

BWB Africa 2023 will bring together 80boys and girls from more than 25 African countries – including 19NBA Academy Africa and NBA Academy Women’s Camp Africa 2022prospects – to learn directly from current and former NBA, WNBA andFIBA players, legends and coaches and compete alongside their peersfrom across the continent.

The campers will be coached bytwo-time NBA All-Star Bam Adebayo (Miami Heat; U.S.; ties toNigeria), 2022 NBA All-Star Darius Garland (Cleveland Cavaliers;U.S.), 2022 NBA champion Jonathan Kuminga (Golden State Warriors;Democratic Republic of the Congo) and Jalen Suggs (Orlando Magic;U.S.).

Five current and former NBA headcoaches will also serve as BWB Africa 2023 coaches: Cavaliers headcoach J.B. Bickerstaff; two-time NBA Coach of the Year, NigeriaMen’s National Team head coach and Sacramento Kings head coach MikeBrown; 2018 NBA Coach of the Year Dwane Casey (most recently withthe Detroit Pistons); Los Angeles Lakers head coach Darvin Ham; andveteran NBA coach Dave Joerger (most recently with the Philadelphia76ers).

Several former NBA and WNBA playerswill also serve as BWB Africa 2023 coaches, including 2015 FIBAAfroBasket champion Olumide Oyedeji (Nigeria), 2011 NBA championIan Mahinmi (France; ties Benin), former NBA player and BasketballAfrica League Head of League Operations Ruben Boumtje-Boumtje(Cameroon), former NBA player Tacko Fall (Senegal), 2003 WNBAchampion Astou Ndiaye (Senegal), two-time WNBA champion TajMcWilliams-Franklin, four-time WNBA champion Sheryl Swoopes andMozambique basketball legend Clarisse Machanguana.

Toronto Raptors Vice-Chairman, TeamPresident and Alternate NBA Governor Masai Ujiri; New OrleansPelicans Executive Vice President of Basketball Operations DavidGriffin; and Portland Trail Blazers Assistant General Manager MikeSchmitz will serve as camp directors, while David Crewe and FrankAdams (Phoenix Suns) will serve as the camp’s athletictrainers.

The players and coaches will lead thecampers through a variety of activities, including movementefficiency drills, offensive and defensive skill stations,three-point contests, 5-on-5 games, and life skills and leadershipdevelopment sessions.A ceremony on the final day of thecamp will award the Kim Bohuny Camp MVP, the Patrick BaumannSportsmanship Award, the B.J. Johnson Most Improved Player Award,the Three-Point Champion and the Defensive MVP to the boys andgirls who distinguish themselves on the court and as leaders.

As part of the camp, NBA players andcoaches will also participate in several community outreachinitiatives around Johannesburg, including a hospital visit and aHer Time to Play seminar for the female campers on July 28, and acourt unveiling in the Alexandra Township on Saturday, July29. In addition, BWB Africa 2023 coaches will lead adevelopment clinic for local coaches at AISJ on July30.

Also on July 29, selectNBAplayerswill visit the NBA Store at Sandton City Mall inJohannesburg and engage with fans.

BWB Africa 2023 will be supported byNike, a global partner of BWB since 2002, which will outfitparticipants with Nike apparel and footwear, and Gatorade, whichwill keep players and coaches hydrated throughout the camp.

BWB has reached more than 4,100participants from 136 countries and territories since 2001, with112 former campers advancing to the NBA or WNBA. The NBA andFIBA have staged 70 BWB camps in 47 cities across 32 countries onsix continents.

The following is acomplete list of players participating in the19thBWBAfrica camp (rosters subject to change):

GIRLS

Name

Country

Ines Bellahmer

Algeria

Filomena Luis

Angola

Guigma Sadia

Burkina Faso

Gisele Kipo*

Cameroon

Hannah Dibadjou

Cameroon

Salma Khedr*

Egypt

Leila El Sanadily

Egypt

Aisha Hassan

Egypt

Lucie Mounganga

Gabon

Fatoumata Sylla

Guinea

Roseline Ooko

Kenya

Harena Randriamasimanana

Madagascar

Fitahiana Ratsimason

Madagascar

Joanie Rakotonanahary

Madagascar

Fatoumata Samake*

Mali

Oumou Soumare

Mali

Aya El Kallali*

Morocco

Albertina Matsinhe*

Mozambique

Bata Lurdes*

Mozambique

Shanaya Matusse*

Mozambique

Joy Biribebe

Nigeria

Benitha Ngarambe

Rwanda

Jane Dusabe

Rwanda

Fatou Sima

Senegal

Marie Diouf

Senegal

Ndickou Matar Diop*

Senegal

Tacko Sy

Senegal

Sheriffa Rahman

Sierra Leone

Onnetse Molokwame

South Africa

Luhle Ndaba

South Africa

Reneilwe Motebele

South Africa

Susan Peter

South Sudan

Asunta Ring

South Sudan

Nawasa Lazaro

Tanzania

Ibouanga Moussounda

Togo

Arwa Ghorbel*

Tunisia

Eya Nasri

Tunisia

Afef Bengoula

Tunisia

Christine Namyalo

Uganda

Immaculate Adongpiny

Uganda