Thirteen young Australian ballers have been selected among the 60 top high-school-age prospects from over 15 countries across the Asia-Pacific region who will travel to Perth, Australia, for the 14th edition of Basketball Without Borders (BWB) Asia, taking place from 19-22 September at Warwick Stadium.
The campers will be coached by current and former NBA, WNBA and FIBA players, legends and coaches, including NBA champion Aron Baynes (Australia) and four-time WNBA champion Cynthia Cooper. Current and former NBA assistant coaches Bobby Jackson (Philadelphia 76ers), Jay Larranaga (LA Clippers) and Terry Porter, and FIBA Players’ Commission member and former Australia Women’s National Team member Jenni Screen (Australia) will also serve as BWB Asia coaches. President of the World Association of Basketball Coaches Patrick Hunt (Australia) will join as the camp’s director, while Kristen Crenshaw (Orlando Magic) will serve as the camp’s athletic trainer.
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. 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 to the male and female players who distinguish themselves on the court and as leaders.
BWB Asia will also be held in conjunction with the first-ever HoopsFest, a multi-day basketball competition and fan event hosted by the NBL and supported by Basketball Australia that will celebrate the biggest weekend in Australian basketball history through a series of basketball tournaments, events and festivities that will bring the Australian basketball community together in Perth.
BWB has reached more than 4,500 participants from 142 countries and territories since 2001, with 127 former campers advancing to the NBA or WNBA. The NBA and FIBA have staged 77 BWB camps in 51 cities across 33 countries on six continents. BWB Asia was previously held in Australia in 2016 (Melbourne) and 2022 (Canberra), the latter of which took place at NBA Global Academy, the league’s elite basketball training centre at Basketball Australia’s Centre of Excellence at the Australian Institute of Sport.
Girls:
Jade Crook
Erica Rose Jackson Finney
Jesse-May Hall
Sienna Lehmann
Ruby Perkins
Zara Russell
Boys:
Harrison Beauchamp
Alexander Dickeson
Mading Kuany
Ajak Nyuon
Sa Pilimai
Henry Sewell
Marcus Vaughns
