Basketball Without Borders Day 4, June 2

The fourth and final day of Basketball Without Borders Asia 2018 concluded in thrilling fashion as the 66 campers from 16 countries and territories in Asia-Pacific competed in championship games and a pair of All-Star games.

The camp got underway in the morning with the girls championship game between the New York Liberty and the Minnesota Lynx.  Coached on the sidelines by Ruth Riley and Sakshi Sheoran, the Lynx defeated the Liberty 20-13.  Paige Price from Australia led the Lynx with a game-high 7 points.

The boys championship game then followed, with the Milwaukee Bucks going up against the Brooklyn Nets.  Led by coaches Darvin Ham and Satnam Singh, the Bucks edged past the Bret Brielmaier and Caris LeVert led Nets team 22-18.  Samuel Jenkins from New Zealand scored 8 points in the winning effort.

At the conclusion of the championship games, two boys and two girls All-Star teams were announced.  Team Red of the girls All-Star team was coached by Ruth Riley, while Ebony Hoffman served as coach for Team White.  Team Red defeated Team White 27-18, with Dan Zhao from China leading her team to victory with 8 points.

Following that, the boys All-Star Game was played between Team Red (coached by Bret Brielmaier, Caris LeVert, Darvin Ham and Satnam Singh) and Team White (coached by Ryan Saunders, Mike Wells and Corey Brewer).  Team Red emerged with the 39-37 win thanks to a team-high 8 points from both Clancey Bird and Mac Stodart.

During a break in the boys All-Star game, the boys and girls 3-point champions took part in fun shooting games.  Boys 3-point champion Amir Hossein from Iran went up against Caris LeVert, while girls 3-point Champion Indiah Bowyer from Australia competed against Ebony Hoffman.

The 10^th BWB Asia camp wrapped up with the Awards Ceremony.  Rence Forthsky Padrigao (Philippines) was named Boys MVP, while Sanjana Ramesh from India was crowned as MVP on the girls side.  The All-Star rosters and full-list of awards winners is as follows:

Girls All-Star Team:

Team Red - Rajvi Desai (India), Suniskha Karthik (India), Sreekala Rani (India), Indiah Bowyer (Australia), Pushpa Senthil Kumar (India), Jianjun Gao (China), Dan Zhao (China)

Team White - Siya Deodhar (India), Grishma Niranjan (India), Khushi Dongre (India), Sanjana Ramesh (India), Priyanka Behal (India), Paige Price (Australia), Guanpeng Liu (China)

Boys All-Star Team:

Team Red - Kaiga Matsuo (Japan), Rence Padrigao (Philippines), Joshua James Giddey (Australia), Chien-Hao Ma (China), Amir Hossein Aliyari Dehkordi (Iran), Kian Jamie Dennis (Australia), Matin Aghajanpour (Iran), Clancy Bird (Australia), Mac Stodart (New Zealand)

Team White - Dwight Powell Chiang-Shuang Chen (Chinese Taipei), Mohammed Sina Vahedi (Iran), Samuel Jenkins (New Zealand), Shintaro Ehara (Japan), Daniel Foster (Australia), Andre Tannoury (Lebanon), Lachlan Joseph Bofinger (Australia), Chao Wu (China), Harshwardhan Tomar (India), Princepal Singh (India)

List of Awards:

Boys Grit Award: Taine Murray (New Zealand)

Girls Grit Award: Vaishnavi Yadav (India)

High-Flyer Award: Lachlan Joseph Bofinger (Australia)

Boys 3-Point Champion: Amir Hossein (Iran)

Girls 3-Point Champion: Indiah Bowyer (Australia)

Boys All-Star Game MVP: Chen Chiang-Shuan (Chinese-Taipei)

Girls All-Star Game MVP: Dan Zhao (China)

Boys MVP: Rence Forthsky (Philippines)

Girls MVP: Sanjana Ramesh (India)

MVP Quotes:

Boys MVP Rence Forthsky, Philippines

“I have not only improved as a basketball player but also as an individual. The focus here was on your overall development at the personal and professional level, and I am glad to have won MVP at the end of all of it.”

Girls MVP: Sanjana Ramesh, India

“Whatever I have learnt here playing with international players and coaches I am going to take that back and share the knowledge with my fellow players. Basketball is my life and these four days at the camp were the best I have had in my life.”

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BASKETBALL WITHOUT BORDERS ASIA 2018 DAY 1 Recap (May 30)

The NBA and FIBA tipped-off the 10th edition of Basketball without Borders Asia Camp this morning at the at The NBA Academy India, Delhi NCR. Sixty-six top high-school age boys and girls from 16 countries and territories across Asia took the court and had the opportunity to learn from Corey Brewer (Oklahoma City Thunder; U.S.), Caris LeVert (Brooklyn Nets; U.S.), Kelly Olynyk (Miami Heat; Canada; BWB Americas 2009), Dwight Powell (Dallas Mavericks; Canada), two-time WNBA Champion Ruth Riley, and former WNBA player Ebony Hoffman. Indian players Satnam Singh and Oklahoma City Blue and Indian player Amjyot Singh were also on hand to coach the top high school age campers from throughout the Asia-Pacific region.

Current NBA assistant coaches Bret Brielmaier (Nets), Darvin Ham (Atlanta Hawks), Ryan Saunders (Minnesota Timberwolves), and Mike Wells (Utah Jazz) are serving as BWB Asia 2018 coaches. Patrick Hunt (President of the World Association of Basketball Coaches; Australia) is the camp director. Casey Smith (Mavericks) is the camp’s athletic trainer.

The players and coaches led the campers through a variety of activities on and off the court, including movement efficiency, positional skill development, shooting and skills competitions, 5-on-5 games. In the afternoon, as part of the NBA’s community outreach efforts, a basketball clinic was conducted for more than 85 youth from the Reliance Foundation Jr. NBA program to promote cultural understanding while teaching the importance of a healthy, active lifestyle and the values of the game, including teamwork, respect, determination and community.

Player Quotes:

Caris LeVert, Brooklyn Nets

“It was a great first day at the camp. The kids are very receptive here and are eager to learn.  I am looking forward to having a great time with them here.”

Dwight Powell, Dallas Mavericks

“It’s amazing to see the talent here. From what I saw in the last few hours here, these guys have much more to not only be the best of youth talent in Asia but be among the best in the world. I am glad to be here and help them in whatever way possible.”

Kelly Olynyk, Miami Heat

“Back in 2009, BWB was an unbelievable experience. The learning at such camps helps you develop and elevate your game. You have these fantastic coaches and current players, you only get  better from here. It’s a great opportunity. The level of knowledge or competition too for the campers here is awesome. It’s always great to play against the best.”

Satnam Singh, Indian Basketball Player

“This BWB Camp is an opportunity of a lifetime. Life if all about making the most of the opportunities one gets. Like I got an opportunity to be in NBA and made whatever best I could out of it, this camp should serve as a great platform for campers to move up in their basketball careers.”

Amjyot Singh, Oklahoma City Blue & Indian Basketball Player

“This is a great setup for all the campers here. I’m glad that I could come here and share things that I have learnt so far. The level of coaches and players here is very good and the campers should go back as better players and human beings too.”

The campers will return tomorrow, May 31 for Day 2 starting at 10:00 am IST.

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THUNDER’S BREWER, NETS’ LEVERT, HEAT’S OLYNYK, MAVERICKS’ POWELL HEADLINE SECOND BASKETBALL WITHOUT BORDERS CAMP IN INDIA

The National Basketball Association (NBA), the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) and the Basketball Federation of India (BFI) today announced the top 66 boys and girls from 16 countries and territories who will participate in the 10^th edition of Basketball Without Borders (BWB) Asia.

BWB Asia 2018 will be held May 30 – June 2 at The NBA Academy India in Delhi National Capital Region (NCR), marking the second time that the NBA and FIBA’s global basketball development and community outreach program will be held in India. Nike will serve as the official partner.

Corey Brewer (Oklahoma City Thunder; U.S.), Caris LeVert (Brooklyn Nets; U.S.), Kelly Olynyk (Miami Heat; Canada; BWB Americas 2009), Dwight Powell (Dallas Mavericks; Canada), two-time WNBA Champion Ruth Riley, and former WNBA player Ebony Hoffman will coach the top high school age campers from throughout the Asia-Pacific region.

BWB Asia 2018 will feature two current prospects from NBA Academies, the league’s signature elite player development initiative that consists of a network of elite basketball training centers around the world for top male and female prospects from outside the U.S. Since October 2016, NBA Academies have been launched in Canberra, Australia; Jinan, Urumqi and Zhuji, China; Delhi NCR, India; Mexico City, Mexico; and Thies, Senegal.

Players and coaches will lead the campers through a variety of activities on and off the court, including movement efficiency, positional skill development, shooting and skills competitions, 5-on-5 games, and daily life skills seminars focusing on health, leadership and communication. One boy and one girl will be named BWB Asia 2018 MVPs at the conclusion of the four-day camp.

BWB Asia 2018 will be preceded by a basketball development camp May 27 – 29 for the 18 female prospects from throughout India as part of The NBA Academies Women’s Program. 1996 Olympic

Gold Medalist and Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame member Jennifer Azzi, Riley and former college coach Blair Hardiek – the global technical directors for women’s programming across the league’s seven academies – will oversee the camp.

BWB Asia 2018 and The NBA Academies Women’s Program camp will also include a variety of NBA Cares and Jr. NBA community outreach efforts with youth in New Delhi in partnership with local community organizations, including basketball clinics for more than 150 youth from the Reliance Foundation Jr. NBA program and the NBA Basketball Schools in New Delhi. These programs will highlight the power of sport to promote cultural understanding while teaching the importance of a healthy, active lifestyle and the values of the game, including teamwork, respect, determination and community.

Current NBA assistant coaches Bret Brielmaier (Nets), Darvin Ham (Atlanta Hawks), Ryan Saunders (Minnesota Timberwolves), and Mike Wells (Utah Jazz) will also serve as BWB Asia 2018 coaches. Patrick Hunt (President of the World Association of Basketball Coaches; Australia) will be the camp director. Casey Smith (Mavericks) will serve as the camp’s athletic trainer.

Nike, a BWB global partner since 2002, will outfit the campers and coaches with Nike apparel and footwear.

BWB has reached more than 3,190 participants from 127 countries and territories since 2001, with more than 50 former campers drafted into the NBA or signed as free agents. A record 24 former BWB campers were on opening-night rosters for the 2017-18 season.

The NBA and FIBA have staged 53 BWB camps in 33 cities across 27 countries on six continents. More than 250 current and former NBA, WNBA and FIBA players have joined more than 200 NBA team personnel from all 30 NBA teams to support BWB across the world. BWB Asia was previously held in India in 2008.

The NBA Academy India, an elite basketball training center in Delhi NCR for the top male and female prospects from throughout India and the first of its kind in the country, officially opened in May 2017 and builds on the NBA’s existing basketball and youth development initiatives in India. The Reliance Foundation Jr. NBA program has reached more than 6 million youth and trained more than 5,000 physical education instructors nationwide since its launch in 2013. In April 2017, the NBA launched The NBA Basketball School, a network of tuition-based basketball development programs open to male and female players from outside the U.S. ages 6-18. NBA Basketball Schools have been launched in Mumbai, New Delhi, Pune and Punjab as part of a multiyear agreement with India On Track (IOT), one of India’s leading sports management, marketing and development companies. NBA Champion Kevin Durant became the first active NBA player to visit The NBA Academy India in July 2017.

Follow BWB using the hashtag #BWBAsia on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Follow The NBA Academies Women’s Program using the hashtag #NBAAcademy on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Find out more about NBA Academies at nbaacademy.nba.com and on Instagram (nbaacademy).

Additional 2018 BWB camps in Serbia and South Africa will be announced at a later date.

     

The following is a complete list of players participating in the 10^th BWB Asia camp (rosters are subject to change):

GIRLS ROSTER:

Last Name	First Name	Country
Price	Paige	Australia
Wise	Lauren	Australia
Bowyer	Indiah	Australia
Liu	Guanpeng Liu	China
Yuan	Meiya Yuan	China
Gao	Jianjun Gao	China
Tang	Ziqi Tang	China
Zhao	Dan Zhao	China
**Ahlawat	Khushi	India
**Baliyan	Riya	India
**Behal	Priyanka	India
**Deodhar	Siya	India
**Desai	Rajvai	India
**Dongre	Khushi	India
**Jayakumar	Monica	India
**Johny	Anmariya	India
**Kartik	Sunishka	India
**Karva	Neha	India
**Niranjan	Grishma	India
**Ramesh	Sanjana	India
**Rani	Radha	India
**Rani	Sreekala	India
**Senthil Kumar	Pushpa	India
**Taunque	Asmat	India
**Yadav	Vaishnavi	India
**Zacariah	Ann Mary	India

BOYS ROSTER:

Last Name	First Name	Country/Territory
Bird	Clancy Joseph Lurey	Australia
Giddey	Joshua James	Australia
Foster	Daniel	Australia
Bofinger	Lachlan Joseph	Australia
Dennis	Kian Jamie	Australia
Wu	Yonghao	China
Li	Yuanxin	China
Wu	Chao	China
Zhang	Zhiyao	China

Chen	Chiang-Shuang	Chinese Taipei
Ma	Chien-Hao	Chinese Taipei
Anson	Lam Man Kei	Hong Kong
*Singh	Princepal	India
*Sandhu	Amaan	India
Tomar	Prashant	India
Singh	Harprett	India
Priyanshu	Priyanshu	India
Tomar	Harshwardhan	India
Kokate	Pritish	India
Sebastian	Darryl	Indonesia
Vahedi	Mohammad Sina	Iran
Aliyari Dehkordi	Amir Hossein	Iran
Aghajanpour	Matin	Iran
Matsuo	Kaiga	Japan
Ehara	Shintaro	Japan
Mitani	Keijiro	Japan
Belozor	Vassiliy	Kazakhstan
Khoueiry	Marc	Lebanon
Tannoury	Andre	Lebanon
John	Tang Jun Kai	Malaysia
Murray	Taine	New Zealand
Jenkins	Samuel	New Zealand
Stallworth	Ezekiel	New Zealand
Stodart	Mac	New Zealand
Padrigao	Rence "Forthsky"	Philippines
Cortez	Raven Angelo	Philippines
Faustino Amado	Reuben David	Singapore
Moon	JeongHyeon	South Korea
Cha	Minsuk	South Korea
Preechahan	Master Tanawat	Thailand

*Current NBA Academies Prospect

**NBA Academies Women’s Program Participant