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 |
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