List Of The 22 Countries Set For NBA All-Star 2024

The National Basketball Association (NBA) and the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) announced today that the eighth annual Basketball Without Borders (BWB) Global camp will take place at the Mojo Up Sports Complex in Indianapolis, Indiana, from Friday, February 16 to Sunday, February 18, as part of NBA All-Star 2024.

The camp, which will be open to NBA team personnel, will bring together 40 of the best high-school-age prospects from Africa, the Americas, Asia, and Europe to participate in athletic testing, movement efficiency, skill development stations, shooting and skill competitions, life skills seminars, and 5-on-5 games under the supervision of current and former NBA and WNBA players, legends, and coaches, including Joakim Noah and Detlef Schrempf.

Several members of the NBA Coaching Development Program (CDP), which helps former players transition into coaching and deepens the pipeline of coaching talent across leagues, will also serve as BWB Global 2024 coaches, including four-time WNBA champion Cynthia Cooper, former NBA players Joey Dorsey and Flip Murray, former NBA G League player Wayne Blackshear, Seattle Storm assistant coach and former WNBA player Ebony Hoffman.

The campers that stand out on the court and as leaders will be recognized with the Kim Bohuny Camp MVP, the Patrick Baumann Sportsmanship Award, the Three-Point Champion, the Defensive MVP, and the Playoff MVP during a ceremony on the last day.  Later that day, the campers will head to Gainbridge Fieldhouse to see the 73rd NBA All-Star Game.

Among the 41 former BWB campers on opening-night NBA rosters this season (active and inactive), 29 participated in BWB Global, including the 2024 NBA All-Star. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (Oklahoma City Thunder; Canada; BWB Global 2016), Deandre Ayton (Portland Trail Blazers; Bahamas; BWB Global 2016), RJ Barrett (Toronto Raptors; Canada; BWB Global 2017), Rui Hachimura (Los Angeles Lakers; Japan; BWB Global 2016), Lauri Markkanen (Utah Jazz; Finland; BWB Global 2015), Bennedict Mathurin (Indiana Pacers; Canada; ties to Haiti; BWB Global 2020), and Jamal Murray (Denver Nuggets; Canada; BWB Global 2015).

BWB Global 2024 will be backed by Nike, a global partner of BWB since 2002, who will provide participants with Nike attire and footwear, as well as Gatorade, which will keep players and coaches hydrated throughout the camp.

The camp will feature nine current NBA Academy prospects, a year-round elite basketball development program that offers top high school-age players from outside the United States a comprehensive approach to player development and a predictable path to realize their potential. Luke Fennell (Australia), Gabriel Ferreira (Brazil), Jacob Furphy (Australia), Aleksandar Gavalyugov (Bulgaria), Julius Halaifonua (New Zealand), Khaman Maluach (South Sudan), Assane Mandian (Senegal), Hamad Mousa (Qatar), and Aginaldo Neto (Angola).

Since 2001, BWB, the NBA and FIBA’s worldwide basketball development and community outreach initiative, has touched over 4,300 participants from 140 nations and territories, with 114 former campers making it to the NBA or WNBA.  The NBA and FIBA have held 72 BWB camps in 48 cities across 33 nations and six continents.

The following is a complete list of players taking part in the eighth annual BWB Global camp (rosters are subject to change):