NEW YORK/MIES (USA/Switzerland) – The National Basketball Association (NBA) and the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) today announced 40 of the top high-school-age prospects from 29 countries and territories who will travel to Los Angeles for the 10th annual Basketball Without Borders (BWB) All-Star camp, which will be held from Friday, February 13 to Sunday, February 15 at the UCLA Health Training Center, as part of NBA All-Star 2026.
The NBA and FIBA also today announced a reimagined format for the BWB program with the launch of “BWB Next Up” – two annual camps for the top 80 male prospects and top 80 female prospects from outside the U.S.A. that will replace regional BWB camps and from which the top-performing players will be selected to participate in BWB All-Star camps at the following NBA and AT&T WNBA All-Star. The dates and locations of this year’s BWB Next Up camps will be announced in the coming months.
“As we transition to a truly global Basketball Without Borders format, we are excited to bring together young international players from every corner of the world to learn, grow and inspire one another,” said Kimberley Gaucher, FIBA Head of Players Unit.
“By uniting diverse styles of play and training philosophies, we will create a more powerful learning environment that will further accelerate development and broaden perspectives for all involved. This global exchange will also help strengthen our shared commitment to growing basketball worldwide.”
“Basketball Without Borders has been a cornerstone of our global development efforts for 25 years, and this reimagined format will build upon the legacy of the program and enhance its impact on the next generation of international players,” said NBA Associate Vice President, Head of Elite Basketball Brendan McKillop.
“By bringing together the top male and female players from around the world at two ‘Next Up’ camps each year, we will strengthen the competitive experience and create a clearer pathway for the top-performing players to participate in our signature BWB All-Star camps at NBA and WNBA All-Star.”
BWB All-Star 2026, which will be open to NBA team personnel, will bring together prospects from Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe and Oceania to participate in athletic testing, movement efficiency, skill development stations, 3-on-3 competitions, life-skills seminars, and 5-on-5 games under the guidance of current and former NBA and FIBA players, legends and coaches, including Danilo Gallinari (Italy) and James Gist (USA).
Several members of the NBA Coaching Development Program (CDP), which assists former players who are looking to transition into the coaching ranks and further deepens the pipeline of coaching talent across leagues, will also serve as BWB All-Star 2026 coaches, including former NBA players Scotty Hopson, Khalid El-Amin and Craig Smith, and former WNBA player Meighan Simmons. Patrick Hunt (President of the World Association of Basketball Coaches; Australia), Chris Ebersole (Los Angeles Lakers Director of Player Development and Experience) and Luca Desta (longtime NBA front office executive; Ethiopia) will serve as the camp directors.
A ceremony on the final day of the camp will award the Kim Bohuny Camp MVP, the Patrick Baumann Sportsmanship Award, the Three-Point Champion, the Defensive MVP and the Playoff MVP to the campers who distinguish themselves on the court and as leaders. The campers will attend the 75th NBA All-Star Game at the Intuit Dome later that day.
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Of the record 135 international players on opening-night rosters this season, there were more than 50 former BWB campers, including 2026 NBA All-Stars Deni Avdija (Portland Trail Blazers; Israel; BWB Europe 2018; BWB All-Star 2019), Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (Oklahoma City Thunder; Canada; BWB All-Star 2016), Jamal Murray (Denver Nuggets; Canada; BWB All-Star 2015) and Pascal Siakam (Indiana Pacers; Cameroon; BWB Africa 2012).
BWB All-Star 2026 will be supported by Nike, a global partner of BWB since 2002, which will outfit participants with Nike apparel and footwear, and Gatorade, which will keep players and coaches hydrated throughout the camp.
BWB, the NBA and FIBA’s global basketball development and community outreach program, has reached more than 4,900 participants from 149 countries and territories since 2001, with 143 former campers advancing to the NBA or WNBA. The NBA and FIBA have staged 84 BWB camps in 56 cities across 36 countries on six continents.
The complete list of players participating in the 10th annual BWB All-Star camp (rosters subject to change):
NAME
COUNTRY
Jai Fa’ale
Australia
Guer Bar
Australia
Harry Cook
Australia
Isaiah Santos
Brazil
Franck Belibi
Cameroon
Paul Osaruyi
Canada
Stefan Ilic
Canada
Lyris Robinson
Canada
Ramsey Sato
Central African Republic
Yixuan Yang
China
Yu Lyu
China
Anderson Diaz
Dominican Republic
Marlon Martinez
Dominican Republic
Cameron Houindo
France
Matthys Mahop
France
Swann Penda
France
Joel Lindsay
Germany
Jamie Edoka
Germany
Cheickh Niang
Italy
Caleb Ourigou
Ivory Coast
Kenichiro Benedict
Japan
Ricards Aizpurs
Latvia
Ignas Stombergas
Lithuania
Adrien Porras
Mexico
Maksim Brnovic
Montenegro
Noah Mohamed El Baze
Morocco
Jayden Anike
Netherlands
Jackson Ball
New Zealand
Obinna Ekezie
Nigeria
Peter Julius
Nigeria
Teo Milicic
Poland
Gabriel Sularski
Poland
Felipe Quinones
Puerto Rico
Abdulla Mousa
Qatar
Nikola Karalic
Serbia
Lucas Sanchez
Spain
KlarkRiethauser
Switzerland
Jahmai Drayton
Trinidad and Tobago
Obinna Ekufu
United Kingdom
K’Nard Callendar
Virgin Islands
Follow the camp using the hashtag #BWBAllStar on Facebook, Instagram and X. Find out more about BWB at BasketballWithoutBorders.com, on YouTube (Basketball Without Borders) and on Instagram (@basketballwithoutborders).
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