L. MathekaKenyan youngsters to benefit from Basketball Without Borders camp
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The campers will be coached by NBA head coaches, past and present NBA and WNBA players.
Kenyan duo of Roseline Ooko and Austin Omondi are part of a list of 80 of the top high-school-age prospects from across Africa who will participate in the 19th edition of Basketball Without Borders (BWB) Africa.
NBA and FIBA announced the list for the event set for Friday, 28 July to Monday, 31 July at the American International School of Johannesburg (AISJ) in South Africa.
BWB Africa 2023 will bring together 80 boys and girls from more than 25 African countries including 19 NBA Academy Africa and NBA Academy Women’s Camp Africa 2022 prospects to learn directly from current and former NBA, WNBA and FIBA players, legends and coaches and compete alongside their peers from across the continent.
The campers will be coached by two-time NBA All-Star Bam Adebayo (Miami Heat; US; ties to Nigeria), 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. among a host of other NBA head coaches and active NBA and WNBA players.
The players and coaches will lead the campers through a variety of activities, including movement efficiency drills, offensive and defensive skill stations, three-point contests, 5-on-5 games, and life skills and leadership development sessions.
“This is a great opportunity for the two to gain invaluable experience in the game and in life from these coaches. This is a transformative camp and I couldn’t be happier for Ooko. She is a good player at her age but I am confident she will come back a way better player than she left,” Zetech’s coach Maurice Obilo who has since signed the 17-year-old Ooko, popularly known as ‘Masha’ from Olympic High said.
BWB has reached more than 4,100 participants from 136 countries and territories since 2001, with 112 former campers advancing to the NBA or WNBA. The NBA and FIBA have staged 70 BWB camps in 47 cities across 32 countries on six continents.
