As many as six Indian hoopsters will travel to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for the 13th edition of the four-day Basketball Without Borders (BWB) Asia camp at the New York University campus in Abu Dhabi.
The National Basketball Association (NBA), the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) and the Department of Culture and Tourism, Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi) announced a list of 80 top high-school-age prospects. This selected from more than 20 countries for the BWB camp scheduled from June 2 to 5.
The BWB Asia 2023 will bring together 40 boys and 40 girls from across Asia and the Middle East to compete alongside their peers. And learn directly from current and former NBA players and coaches.
The Indian basketball players include Mohammad Ishan in the boy’s section. Also, five girls from across the country to attend the camp. The five girls namely Pune’s Aanaya Bhavsar, Komalpreet Kaur, Nadar Kaur Dhillon, Sahira Balyan and Muskan Singh. They will trained by the current and former NBA players and coaches.
Coaches
The campers will coached by current NBA players Saddiq Bey (Atlanta Hawks) and Monte Morris (Washington Wizards), and NBA veterans Taj Gibson (Washington Wizards) and Rodney McGruder (Detroit Pistons). NBA assistant coaches John Bryant (Chicago Bulls).
Ryan Forehan-Kelly (Brooklyn Nets), Ryan Richman (Wizards), Sean Sweeney (Dallas Mavericks) and Mike Weinar (Indiana Pacers) will also serve as BWB Asia coaches. While Nina Hsieh (Charlotte Hornets) will serve as the camp’s athletic trainer.
BWB Asia 2023 will supported by Nike, a global partner of BWB since 2002. This will outfit participants with Nike apparel and footwear, and Gatorade. Also, will keep players and coaches hydrated throughout the camp.
BWB, the NBA and FIBA’s global basketball development and community outreach program. This has reached more than 3,900 participants from 134 countries and territories since 2001, with 106 former campers advancing to the NBA or WNBA.
The NBA and FIBA have staged 66 BWB camps in 43 cities across 31 countries on six continents.
