Celtics’ Brogdon and Williams, Jazz’s Azubuike, Magic’s Bamba, Pelicans’ Green, Others to Participate in Basketball Without Borders Africa in Egypt

Celtics’ Brogdon and Williams, Jazz’s Azubuike, Magic’s Bamba, Pelicans’ Green, Timberwolves’ Finch, Trail Blazers’ Billups, Warriors’ Kerr and Wizards’ Unseld Jr. among NBA Players and Coaches to Participate in Basketball Without Borders Africa in Egypt

NBA Africa, FIBA and the Egyptian Basketball Federation today announced 64 of the top boys and girls from 26 African countries who will participate in the 18th BWB Africa camp.

A Record-Tying Five NBA (www.NBA.com) Head Coaches Headline 18^th Edition of BWB Africa; First BWB Africa Camp in Egypt Will be Held Aug. 28-31 in Cairo for 64 of the Top Boys and Girls from Across the Continent. (Basketball Without Borders (BWB) Africa Vignette) (Credit: NBAE) (BWB Africa 2019 Group Photo) (Credit: NBAE)

NBA Africa, the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) and the Egyptian Basketball Federation today announced 64 of the top boys and girls from 26 African countries who will participate in the 18th Basketball Without Borders (BWB) Africa camp from Sunday, Aug. 28 – Wednesday, Aug. 31 at Hassan Mostafa Indoor Sports Complex in Cairo, Egypt.  The camp will mark the first time the NBA and FIBA’s global basketball development and community outreach program will be held in Egypt and the first time on the continent since 2019 in Senegal.

BWB Africa 2022 will bring together more than 60 of the top male and female players ages 18 and under from across Africa, including 14 NBA Academy Africa prospects and six NBA Academy Africa Women’s Program participants, to learn directly from current and former NBA and FIBA players, legends and coaches and compete alongside the best young players on the continent.  The campers and coaches will also take part in life skills, leadership development and community service programming.

The campers will be coached by NBA players Udoka Azubuike (Utah Jazz; Nigeria), Mo Bamba (Orlando Magic; U.S.; ties to Ivory Coast), 2017 NBA Rookie of the Year Malcolm Brogdon (U.S.; Boston Celtics) and Grant Williams (U.S.; Celtics), as well as NBA Global Ambassador and Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famer Dikembe Mutombo (Democratic Republic of the Congo).

Joining the NBA players and legends will be nine-time NBA champion and Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr, 2004 NBA champion and Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups, two-time NBA champion and New Orleans Pelicans head coach Willie Green, Washington Wizards head coach Wes Unseld Jr. and Minnesota Timberwolves head coach Chris Finch, tying for the most NBA head coaches to participate in a single BWB camp.  Milwaukee Bucks associate head coach Charles Lee and Charlotte Hornets associate head athletic trainer Quinton Sawyer will also coach at the camp.

Toronto Raptors President Masai Ujiri (Nigeria), Cleveland Cavaliers General Manager Mike Gansey, Los Angeles Clippers scout Lance Blanks, and World Association of Basketball Coaches President and FIBA Technical Commission Chair Patrick Hunt (Australia) will serve as camp directors.

Players and coaches will lead 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.  Players and coaches will also host a unified Jr. NBA clinic for 100 boys and girls at Hassan Mostafa Indoor Sports Complex on Monday, Aug. 29, in collaboration with Special Olympics.

A ceremony on the final day of the camp will award the BWB Africa 2022 MVP, Defensive MVP, Three-Point Champion and Patrick Baumann Sportsmanship Award to the boys and girls who distinguish themselves on the court and as leaders.

A record 41 former BWB campers were among the record 121 international players on 2021-22 NBA opening-night rosters, including Gorgui Dieng (San Antonio Spurs; Senegal; BWB Africa 2009), five-time NBA All-Star Joel Embiid (Philadelphia 76ers; Cameroon; BWB Africa 2011) and NBA champion Pascal Siakam (Toronto Raptors; Cameroon; BWB Africa 2012).

The NBA and FIBA have hosted 65 BWB camps in 30 countries since the program’s launch in 2001.  BWB has reached more than 3,800 participants from 134 countries and territories, with 105 former campers having advanced to the NBA or WNBA.

BWB Africa 2022 will be supported by Nike, which will outfit participants with Nike apparel and footwear, and Gatorade, which will keep players and coaches hydrated throughout the camp.

Fans in Africa can follow NBA Africa on Facebook (https://bit.ly/3dVUlum), Twitter (https://bit.ly/3Csm8wZ) and Instagram (https://bit.ly/3AlXtaG), and follow BWB using the hashtag #BWBAfrica.

The following is a complete list of players participating in BWB Africa 2022 (rosters subject to change):

GIRLS ROSTER

First Name	Last Name	Country
Khadijah	Tungo	Angola
Batchaya Djofang	Audrey	Cameroon
Nouague	Leslie Catherine	Cameroon
Jana	Sallman*	Egypt
Jana	Elalfy*	Egypt
Hana	Abdelaal	Egypt
Jescika	Mavioga	Gabon
Nafissatou	Diak	Guinea
Soumah	Nana John	Guinea
Adahe	Assoniamble Germaine	Ivory Coast
Adidjata	Traore	Ivory Coast
Sangare	Marianne	Ivory Coast
Mariam Ibrahim	Sarr	Mali
Alimata	Coulibaly	Mali
Sira	Thienou*	Mali
Nelly	Akaliza	Rwanda
Penda	Ndiaye*	Senegal
Fatou Faye	Sane	Senegal
Bakhaw	Seye*	Senegal
Angel	Oguegbunam	South Africa
Abuna	Ruop*	South Sudan
Anjela	Minja	Tanzania
Darlene	Tashobya	Uganda
Sylvia	Nantongo	Uganda

 *NBA Academy Africa Women’s Program participants

BOYS ROSTER

First Name	Last Name	Country
Zakariya	Khodja	Algeria
Chakib	Sedoud	Algeria
Elton da Silva	Mangueira	Angola
Mora Lafia	Zime Nazif	Benin
Laonkila Yannick Archad	Drabo	Burkina Faso
Ulrich	Kamka Chomche*	Cameroon
Gabriel Austelino	Martins Correia	Cape Verde
Thierry Serge	Darlan*	Central African Republic
Gildas Elvis	Mbesse	Congo
Paul Kabenga	Mbyia*	Democratic Republic of the Congo
Parby Kabamba	Musongela*	Democratic Republic of the Congo
Adam Mohamed Hosny	Elhalawany	Egypt
Seifeldin Kaidar Ahmed Youssef	Hendawy*	Egypt
Hassan Mohamed Hesham Hussein	Kamel Amer Amer	Egypt
Daniel Quentin	Akoue*	Gabon
Emmanuel	Kanga Lendouga	Gabon
Aly	Tounkara*	Guinea
Cheick Mouhamed Tidjane	Diaby*	Ivory Coast
Abou Dominique	Diomande	Ivory Coast
Lavasoa Ny Aina Andyerson	Andriatsarafara	Madagascar
Mathias	M’Madi	Madagascar
Marwan Alioiu	Diallo	Mali
Abdramane	Kanoute	Mali
Cheick Tidiane	Keita	Mali
Uwami Nashe	Chongo	Mozambique
Segun Ezekiel	Obe*	Nigeria
Emmanuel Oluwatobi	Stephen*	Nigeria
Lukwanga Mike	Mugalu	Rwanda
Abdou Aziz	Yadd	Senegal
Modou Fall	Thiam	Senegal
Matar	Wade*	Senegal
Kenneth Thomas	Samuels	Sierra Leone
Connor Gray	Liebenberg*	South Africa
Deng Kuot Deng	Kuot	South Sudan
Mabilmawut Kon	Mabil*	South Sudan
Makoi Mabor Marier	Makoi	South Sudan
Mbatian Odupoi	Sikar	Tanzania
Steven Lionel	Aboky*	Togo
Fedi	Ben Abdallah	Tunisia
Wissem	El Kissi	Tunisia

 

*Current NBA Academy Africa prospects

August 25, 2022