NEW DELHI: Twelve Indian boys will be part of the 73 players to be trained by the elite players and coaches of NBA at the Asia Pacific camp to be held at Hnagzhou, China, from June 18 to 21.
Four other countries — China, Australia, New Zealand and Korea — will have 10 boys each, while China will have an additional 21 girls.
Current NBA players Malik Beasley, Andrew Nicholson, Garrett Temple, along with former WNBA player Zheng Haixia, and assistant coaches Ryan Bowen, Charles Klask, Bob Thornton, and FIBA coach Ronalld Cass will coach the players in the 17-18 age-group.
“We are grateful for the continued support of the Chinese Basketball Association, Zhejiang Provincial Sports Vocational Technical Institute, and Nike to provide these elite young players with the opportunity to learn from some of the world’s best players and coaches,” said NBA China CEO David Shoemaker.