The Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA), the National Basketball Association (NBA) (www.NBA.com) and the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) today announced nearly 40 of the top high-school-age prospects from 24 countries outside the U.S. who will travel to Phoenix, Ariz. for the second Basketball Without Borders (BWB) Global girls camp. The event will be held Friday, July 19 – Sunday, July 21 at the Verizon 5G Performance Center – the official training facility of the Phoenix Suns – as part of AT&T WNBA All-Star 2024.
The campers will be coached by several former WNBA and FIBA players and coaches, including WNBA Coaches Development Program participants Edniesha Curry, Shey Peddy, April Sykes and Kelly Raimon (Schumacher). Former WNBA player and current Vice President of Team Operations&Organizational Growth for the Boston Celtics Allison Feaster will serve as the camp director.
The players and coaches will lead the campers through a variety of activities, including anthropometric and athletic testing, movement efficiency, skill development stations, shooting and skills competitions, life skills seminars and 5-on-5 games. 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 honors to the campers who distinguish themselves on the court and as leaders. The campers will also attend the 2024 AT&T WNBA All-Star Game at Footprint Center on Saturday, July 20.
The event 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, the NBA and FIBA’s global basketball development and community outreach program, has reached more than 4,400 participants from 142 countries and territories since 2001, with 127 former campers advancing to the NBA or WNBA. There have been 75 BWB camps in 50 cities across 33 countries on six continents. Eleven former BWB campers have advanced to the WNBA, including Ezi Magbegor (Seattle Storm; Australia; BWB Asia 2016), Jade Melbourne (Washington Mystics; Australia; BWB Global 2020), Aaliyah Edwards (Washington Mystics; Canada; BWB Global 2019), Nika Muhl (Seattle Storm; Croatia; BWB Europe 2018&BWB Global 2019) and Kamilla Cardoso (Chicago Sky; Brazil; BWB Global 2019).
Follow the camp using the hashtag #BWBGlobal on Facebook, Instagram and X. Find out more about BWB at BasketballWithoutBorders.com, on YouTube (Basketball Without Borders : https://apo-opa.co/3VWfkQi) and on Instagram (@basketballwithoutborders).
The following is a complete list of players participating in the second BWB Global girls camp at WNBA All-Star (rosters subject to change):
Name
Country
Filomena Luis
Angola
Malena Maggi
Argentina
Alma Bourgarel
Argentina
Nerea Lagowski
Argentina
Saffron Shiels
Australia
Opal Bird
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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