Second all-female Basketball Without Borders camp for top international prospects to take place in Phoenix

NEW YORK/MIES (USA/Switzerland) – The National Basketball Association (NBA) and the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) today announced 40 of the top high-school-age prospects from 25 countries who will travel to the USA in Phoenix for the second Basketball Without Borders (BWB) Global girls camp. The event will be held from July 19 to 21 as part of the WNBA All-Star 2024.

The campers will be coached by several former WNBA and FIBA players and coaches, including WNBA Coaches Development Program participants Edniesha Curry, Shey Peddy, April Sykes and Kelly Raimon (Schumacher). Additionally, Hamchetou Maiga-Ba, FIBA Players Commission Member, WNBA Champion and former captain of the Mali national team will be present. Former WNBA player and current Vice President of Team Operations & Organizations Growth for the Boston Celtics Allison Feaster will serve as the camp director.

The players and coaches will lead the campers through a variety of activities, including anthropometric and athletic testing, movement efficiency, skill development stations, shooting and skills competitions, life skills seminars and 5-on-5 games.  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 honors to the campers who distinguish themselves on the court and as leaders. The campers will also attend the 2024 WNBA All-Star Game.  

The event will be supported by Nike, a global partner of BWB since 2002, which will outfit participants with Nike apparel and footwear, and Gatorade, which will keep players and coaches hydrated throughout the camp.

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.  There have been 75 BWB camps in 50 cities across 33 countries on six continents.  Eleven former BWB campers have advanced to the WNBA, including Ezi Magbegor (Seattle Storm; Australia; BWB Asia 2016), Jade Melbourne (Washington Mystics; Australia; BWB Global 2020), Aaliyah Edwards (Washington Mystics; Canada; BWB Global 2019), Nika Muhl (Seattle Storm; Croatia; BWB Europe 2018 & BWB Global 2019) and Kamilla Cardoso (Chicago Sky; Brazil; BWB Global 2019). 

The following is a complete list of players participating in the second BWB Global girls camp (rosters subject to change):

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
Stacy Chovino, France
Deborah Damoah, Canada
Meredith Venner, Colombia
Emilie Brzonova, Czechia
Blanca Quinonez, Ecuador
Aisha Hassan, Egypt
Salma Khedr, Egypt
Lilli Onnela, Finland
Lelia Lesueur, France
Ysaline Saulnier, France
Sakura Horiuchi, Japan
Kanon Suzuki, Japan
Joanie Rakotonanahary, Madagascar
Oumou Dabo, Mali
Rokiatou Berthe, 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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