An African first, NBA and SEED Project officially launch elite basketball academy in Senegal
Huffington Post: The National Basketball Association (NBA) and SEED Project (Sports for Education and Economic Development), a non-profit organization based in Senegal, recently announced the official opening of NBA Academy Africa.
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Forbes.com: Last season, the league broke its all-time attendance record with nearly 22 million fans and set benchmarks in the digital space with more live streams, site visits and app downloads than ever before. This year, attendance climbed yet again and the league reached new highs in retail sales and social media impressions. According to […]
Read MoreNBA and SEED Project officially open first academy of its kind in Africa
Press Release: The National Basketball Association (NBA) and SEED Project (Sports for Education and Economic Development), a non-profit organization based in Thies, Senegal, that uses basketball as a platform to engage youth in academic, athletic and leadership programs, today announced the official opening of NBA Academy Africa. An elite basketball training center in Thies for the […]
Read MoreNBA opens Africa academy in push for international recruits
Reuters Africa: The National Basketball Association opened its first training academy in Africa on Thursday in a push to expand its presence on the continent and prepare more African players to enter the league, its vice-president for Africa said.
Read MoreNBA opens first training academy in Africa
AFP: The NBA has announced the opening of its first NBA Academy basketball training center in Africa, in Thies, Senegal. The center, designed to serve the top men and women prospects from throughout the continent, was opened in partnership with the SEED Project, the Sports for Education and Economic Development non-profit organization that uses basketball as […]
Read MoreNBA, FIBA, and Israel Basketball Association to host first Basketball without Borders camp in Israel
Press Release: The National Basketball Association (NBA), the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) and the Israel Basketball Association today announced that the 16th edition of Basketball without Borders (BWB) Europe will be held Aug. 13-16 at The Wingate Institute in Netanya, Israel, marking the first time that the NBA and FIBA’s global basketball development and community outreach […]
Read MoreKevin Zhang’s journey to becoming a young basketball pioneer
ESPN.com: Amid top high schoolers from around the world, Kevin Zhang displayed impressive range and an explosive first step. The lanky 6-foot-9 swingman warmed up before scrimmaging on the New Orleans Pelicans’ practice floor during NBA All-Star Weekend this year and did not look out of place.
Read MoreNBA launches network of international basketball schools
Press Release: The National Basketball Association (NBA) today announced the launch of NBA Basketball School, a network of tuition-based basketball development programs around the world open to international male and female players ages 6-18.
Read MoreNBA, FIBA and Bahamas Basketball Federation to host first Basketball without Borders camp in the Bahamas
Press Release: The National Basketball Association (NBA), the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) and the Bahamas Basketball Federation (BBF) today announced that the ninth edition of Basketball without Borders (BWB) Americas will be held July 5-8 at The Kendal G.L. Isaacs National Gymnasium in Nassau, Bahamas, marking the first time that the NBA and FIBA’s global basketball […]
Read MoreWarriors and Timberwolves to play two preseason games in China
Press Release: The National Basketball Association (NBA) announced today that NBA Global Games China 2017 presented by Master Kong will feature two preseason games in China between the Golden State Warriors and Minnesota Timberwolves.
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