NBA Academy Africa
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| NBA Academy Africa | |
|---|---|
| League | Road to BAL NBA Academy Games |
| Founded | 2018 |
| History | NBA Academy Africa 2018–present |
| Location | Saly, Senegal |
| Head coach | Alfred Aboya |
The NBA Academy Africa is a basketball academy operated by the National Basketball Association (NBA), located in Saly, Senegal.[1] It was opened in 2018 and offers both education and basketball trainings.[1] Several alumni of the program have played in professional leagues. The academy is a shared program between the NBA and SEED Academy. The academy has two indoor training courts, as well as dormitories and educational facilities.[2]
Since 2022, the academy has a program called BAL Elevate with the Basketball Africa League (BAL), that allows each BAL team to select an academy player to feature on its roster during the season.[3] A year earlier, in 2021, Mohab Yasser became the first academy player to play in the BAL and also the first player to win the league championship.
Players
2022 roster
In November 2022, the NBA Academy Africa had roster playing in the 2023 BAL qualification.[4]
| NBA Academy Africa roster | |
|---|---|
| Players | Coaches |
Updated: 29 October 2022 | |
Notable alumni
The following list features players who have played for a professional club or have played in their country's national team.
Ibou Dianko Badji (2018) – left the academy to sign with FC Barcelona B in Spain.
Kurt-Curry Wegscheider (2019) – plays for the Central African Republic national team and NCAA college basketball.
Mohab Yasser (2020) – first academy player to play in the BAL and to win the championship during his time with Zamalek. Yasser also plays for the Egypt national team.- Babacar Sané (2022)– plays for the Senegal national team and was the first academy player to sign in the NBA G League in 2022.[2]
Ugonna Kingsley (2022) – youngest player ever to debut for the Nigerian national team and a commit for Kentucky in 2022.- Thierry Serge Darlan (2022) – starter for the Central African national team.
References
- ^ a b "NBA Academy Africa". NBA: Academy. Retrieved 2022-08-02.
- ^ a b Spears, Marc J. (2022-10-26). "Meet Babacar Sane, who 'represents something a little bit different' with the NBA's G League Ignite". Andscape. Retrieved 2022-10-26.
- ^ "BAL teams to field one NBA Academy player each in 2022". ESPN.com. 2022-03-02. Retrieved 2022-08-02.
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