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Trying to continue growing the sport of basketball globally, FIBA, the WNBA and the NBA have partnered together and will host the second-ever All-Girls Basketball Without Borders Camp at WNBA All-Star Weekend in Phoenix.

This global camp will compile close to 40 of the top international girls prospects who are the age to be in high school. From all over the world, girls from 24 different countries will compete across three days from July 19-21 at Verizon 5G Performance Center, the practice facility for the Phoenix Mercury and Suns.

On Friday, the camp kicks off with skill development stations and evaluation games. Saturday will feature skill development, team practice, exhibition games and a 3-point competition. Rounding out the camp, Sunday will have development, practice and playoff games before the championship. There will be awards following the final game on Sunday.

Former WNBA player and current Boston Celtics Vice President of Team Operations & Organizational Growth Allison Feaster will be the camp director. WNBA Coaches Development Program participants Edniesha Curry, Shey Peddy, April Sykes and Kelly Raimon (Schumacher) will be there helping out.

“The NBA, WNBA and FIBA are hosting the second Basketball Without Borders (BWB) Global girls camp for top high school-age prospects from outside the U.S. during WNBA All-Star 2024 in Phoenix,” a press release said. “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.”

The long list of WNBA players who have participated in this Basketball Without Borders program includes Chicago Sky center Kamilla Cardoso (Brazil, BWB Global 2019), Washington Mystics forward Aaliyah Edwards (Canada, BWB Global 2019) and guard Jade Melbourne (Australia, BWB Global 2020), and Seattle Storm center Ezi Magbegor (Australia, BWB Asia 2016) and guard Nika Muhl (Croatia, BWB Europe 2018 and BWB Global 2019).

Here are the names of each player who is coming this year and where they are from (roster subject to change) according to NBA Communications:

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

This article first appeared on Burn City Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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