NIGERIA’S EFE ABOGIDI READY FOR LIFTOFF FROM NBA ACADEMY
CloseUp360: The word “viral” carries a much heavier connotation these days. But in 2017, years before the coronavirus shut down the basketball world (and much of human society), a 15-year-old from Nigeria rose up and went, yes, viral on social media from across the Atlantic.
Read MoreMathurin, Prosper pioneers at NBA Academy
SI: When Bennedict Mathurin signed up to join the NBA Academy in 2018 he couldn’t have known what to expect.
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The Athletic: In 2018, Montreal’s Bennedict Mathurin became the first Canadian-born student-athlete to join the NBA Academy Latin America, an elite basketball training center in Mexico City comprising the top male and female prospects throughout the Caribbean, Canada, Mexico, Central America and South America.
Read MoreHow the NBA Global Academy prepared Santiago Vescovi to make a splash with Vols
USA TODAY: Marty Clarke needed a point guard at the NBA Global Academy in the summer of 2019. The vacancy came at an odd time. The academy, based in Canberra, Australia, starts its season at the end of January, so the demand arose midseason.
Read MoreSydney guard Tyrese Proctor officially joins NBA Global Academy in Canberra
Fox Sports: The NBA Global Academy has added a new full-time live-in prospect, with Sydney’s Tyrese Proctor joining the Canberra-based training centre
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Read MoreA GRITTY GUARD AIMS TO PUT URUGUAY ON THE BASKETBALL MAP
OZY: Santiago Vescovi understands where he’s at — that as a virtual unknown in American basketball circles, he’s going to be checked, tested, maybe even ridiculed. He is, after all, from Uruguay, the South American country known for producing goal scorers of a different sport known to the world by a single name.
Read MoreA rising NBA Africa draft pipeline at Basketball Without Borders
ESPN+ As Toronto Raptors president Masai Ujiri delivered a fiery closing speech to more than 60 young athletes, with Dikembe Mutombo and NBA commissioner Adam Silver to his left and NBA Africa vice president Amadou Gallo Fall behind him, he reiterated the same passionate message he echoed all camp long: “Africa is now!”
Read MoreNBA Academy Games: Mojave King excels in front of coaches
24/7 Sports – College coaches and scouts came in droves to the NBA Academy Games, which showcased more than 60 international prospects this past week at the pristine Atlanta Hawks practice facility.
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