NBA announces field of top international prospects for third Basketball without Borders global camp
Press Release: The National Basketball Association (NBA) and the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) today announced the top 67 boys and girls from 32 countries and territories who will travel to New Orleans for the third annual Basketball without Borders (BWB) Global Camp. The camp will be held Feb. 17-19 at the New Orleans Pelicans’ practice facility […]
Read MoreNBA and SEED Project announce plan to launch elite basketball training center 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 their plan to launch NBA Academy Africa, an elite basketball training center in Thies for the […]
Read MoreNBA announces plan to launch elite basketball training center in India
Press Release: The National Basketball Association (NBA) today announced plans to launch NBA Academy India, an elite basketball training center in Delhi National Capital Region (NCR) for the top male and female prospects from throughout India. NBA Academy India, the first of its kind in the country and the NBA’s fifth elite training center globally, […]
Read MoreNBA to open training academy in India
ESPN.com: Eager to expedite the growth of basketball in a largely untapped market of nearly 1.3 billion people, the NBA announced plans on Tuesday to open a training facility for top prospects in India.
Read MoreNBA and Basketball Australia announce plan to launch NBA Global Academy
Press Release: The National Basketball Association (NBA) and Basketball Australia (BA) today announced their plan to launch NBA Global Academy, the NBA’s elite training center at BA’s Centre of Excellence at the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra.
Read MoreNBA rosters feature record 113 international players from 41 countries and territories
Press Release: The National Basketball Association (NBA) announced today that a record 113 international players from a record 41 countries and territories are on opening night rosters for the 2016-17 season. This marks the third consecutive season that opening night rosters feature at least 100 international players and that all 30 teams have at least one […]
Read MoreNBA announces elite basketball development initiative for top international male and female prospects
Press Release: The National Basketball Association (NBA) today announced the launch of NBA Academies, the NBA’s international elite development initiative that will consist of a network of elite training centers around the world to develop top international male and female prospects. The new initiative, which includes educational development for the prospects, marks the league’s most significant […]
Read MoreNBA to back China basketball academies
AFP: The NBA will provide resources to three basketball training centres in China, one of its most important markets, it announced Wednesday as it seeks to discover the next Yao Ming.
Read MoreNBA turns to China for new talent
CNN Money: The NBA has long had a big fan base in China, and now the league hopes to start recruiting talent there as well.
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