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- Ninth Basketball without Borders Americas Camp Will Bring Together Top 66 High School Age Boys and Girls from 16 Countries and Territories -

NEW YORK, NASSAU, MIES, June 27, 2017 – The National Basketball Association (NBA), the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) and the Bahamas Basketball Federation (BBF) today announced the top 66 boys and girls from 16 countries and territories who will travel to the Bahamas for the ninth Basketball without Borders (BWB) Americas Camp. The camp will be held July 5-8 at The Kendal G.L. Isaacs National Gymnasium in Nassau, marking the first time that the NBA and FIBA’s global basketball development and community outreach program will be held in the Bahamas. Nike will serve as the official partner.

NBA and FIBA players and coaches, including J.J. Barea (; Puerto Rico), (Dallas Mavericks; Canada) and Sasha Vuja čić (New York Knicks; Slovenia), will coach the high school age campers. Barea, Powell and Vuja čić, will be joined by WNBA Legend Ebony Hoffman (U.S.).

BWB, the NBA and FIBA’s global basketball development and community outreach program, has reached more than 2,720 participants from 134 countries and territories since 2001, with 46 campers drafted into the NBA. Twenty-three former BWB campers, including four former BWB Americas campers, were on opening- night rosters for the 2016-17 season, including (; Brazil; BWB Americas 2013), Thon Maker ( Bucks; South Sudan; BWB Americas 2015) and (; Canada; BWB Americas 2009). Three former BWB campers were drafted in the 2017 NBA Draft: Lauri Markkanen (No. 7 overall pick – ; Finland; BWB Europe 2014/BWB Global 2015), Frank Ntilikina (No. 8 overall pick – New York Knicks; France; BWB Europe 2015/BWB Global 2016) and Isaiah Hartenstein (No. 43 overall pick – ; U.S.; BWB Europe 2015/BWB Global 2016).

Current NBA assistant coaches James Borrego (), Jim Boylan (), Darvin Ham () and David Vanterpool () will also serve as BWB Americas coaches. Patrick Hunt (President of the World Association of Basketball Coaches; Australia) and Ronald Cass (FIBA Coach) will serve as camp directors for the boys and girls, respectively. Armando Rivas (Chicago Bulls) will serve as the camp’s athletic trainer.

Players and coaches will lead the campers through a variety of activities on and off the court, including movement efficiency, positional skill development, 5-on-5 games and daily life skills seminars focusing on 1 health, leadership and communication. One boy and one girl will be named BWB Americas Camp MVPs at the conclusion of the camp.

BWB Americas will also include a Jr. NBA clinic with local youth in the Bahamas in partnership with community organizations, which 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, integrity and respect.

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

The NBA and FIBA have staged 49 BWB camps in 30 cities across 25 countries on six continents. More than 230 current and former NBA, WNBA and FIBA players have joined more than 185 NBA team personnel from all 30 NBA teams to support BWB across the world.

The following is a complete list of players participating in the ninth BWB Americas Camp:

GIRLS ROSTER:

First Name Last Name Country Florencia Chagas Argentina Victoria Gauna Argentina Briontae Riley Bahamas Diondrea Nixon Bahamas Catarina Helena Ferreira de Oliveira Brazil Lorena Vitoria Barbosa Anunciacao Brazil Emily Martindale Canada Patricia Boers Canada Piper Doo Canada Naomi Ganpo Canada Thiare Antonella Garcia Gutierrez Chile Hamileth Lorena Ulloa Chacon Colombia Elianis Armenteros Gelabert Cuba Esmery Dahiana Martinez Dominican Republic Solmilena Arias Dominican Republic Karla Alejandra Martínez Hidalgo Mexico Rebeca Morones Mexico Sofia Alejandra Payan Mexico Lesiriam Pagan Puerto Rico Marcela Gutierrez Uruguay Shaymany Suárez Uruguay Odeth Betancourt Venezuela

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BOYS ROSTER:

First Name Last Name Country Leandro Bolmaro Argentina Tomás Chapero Argentina Juan Hierrezuelo Argentina Francisco Farabello Argentina Bautista Lugarini Argentina Juan Ignacio Marcos Argentina Dominic Bridgewater Bahamas Samuel Hunter Bahamas Derryn Johnson Bahamas Leonardo Colimério Brazil Bernardo Da Silva Brazil Lucas Fioravanti Zibecchi Brazil Matheus Maciel Marques De Souza Brazil João Marcello Pereira Brazil Joao Vitor Camaro Brazil Matheus Silveira Brazil Jaden Bediako Canada Joel Brown Canada Benjamin Hendriks Canada Anthony Lawson Canada Thomas Kennedy Canada Wheza Panzo Canada Addison Patterson Canada Tyrese Samuels Canada Ignacio Arroyo Chile Maxwell Lorca-Lloyd Chile Michael Moreno Colombia Alanzo Frink Dominican Republic Francisco Paulino Dominican Republic Kofi Cockburn Jamaica Tyrece Thompson Jamaica Moises Emilio Andriassi Mexico Sebastian Reynoso Mexico Roberto Abraham Mercado Fernández Paraguay

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Andre Curbelo Rodriguez Puerto Rico Jermaine Miranda Perez Puerto Rico Jose Carlos Placer Diaz Puerto Rico Jeriel Zayas Puerto Rico Jordan Persad Trinidad Nicolás Andreoli Uruguay Santiago Vescovi Uruguay Zion Jones USVI Dwayne Lynch USVI Carlos Paez Venezuela

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Contacts Sharon DeLima, NBA, (212) 407-8170, [email protected] Julio Manteiga, NBA, (212) 407-8813, [email protected] Eugene Horton, BBF, (242) 557 0026, [email protected] Jurelle Nairn, BBF, (242) 429-7170, [email protected]

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