NBA Announces 2nd Basketball Without Borders Camp in India

The NBA announced its 2018 Basketball Without Borders Asia camp will be held in India, marking the second time the program has been held in the country.

The program will be held in conjunction with FIBA and the Basketball Federation of India and is the first time Basketball Without Borders has been held in India since 2008. The event is slated for May 30 to June 2 at The NBA Academy India in Delhi National Capital Region.

"It is a great pleasure for the Basketball Federation of India to get the opportunity to host another BWB camp in India," BFI President K. Govindaraj said in a press release. "This will be a great learning experience for all the young and talented players from India, as they will be under the guidance of few of the best basketball trainers in the world, which will help them grow as basketball players and make their country proud in the future.  

"Another outstanding effort put in by the NBA Academy that is appreciated by the Basketball Federation of India is the development camp for the top female prospects in the country, as it will help not only grow the players but also women’s basketball in India. We are already seeing the development of the sport here since the beginning of the NBA Academy in India, and the Basketball Federation of India is ready to support the NBA as much as we can."

Basketball Without Borders is an instructional camp founded in 2001, designed to help young basketball players with instruction from current NBA players, basketball legends and coaches. The players making the trip to India are yet to be announced. 

Top players (male and female) from the Asia-Pacific region aged 17 or under are eligible for the program. There were a record 24 former Basketball Without Borders campers on opening-night rosters for the 2017-18 season. 

The program will also feature NBA Cares and Jr. NBA community outreach in New Delhi. 

"It has been an exciting year for our youth basketball development programs in India, including the expansion of The Reliance Foundation Jr. NBA Program, the launch of The NBA Academy India, the opening of NBA Basketball Schools and now the return of Basketball Without Borders to India for the first time since 2008," NBA India Managing Director Yannick Colaco said. 

"We're looking forward to hosting talented male and female players from throughout India and the Asia-Pacific region this May as part of Basketball Without Borders and The NBA Academies Women's Program, and we thank FIBA and the BFI for supporting our continued efforts to grow basketball across the country."

Basketball Without Borders has had more than 3,190 participants from 127 countries from its launch.