Queensland’s Georgia Woolley was named camp MVP at the 2019 Basketball without Borders (BWB) Asia camp held in Tokyo, Japan this week.
Wooley, who also recently competed at the recent U18 National Championships in Townsville was joined by Victorian duo Emily Sewell and Keeley Evans and New South Wales’ Ruby-Belle Macdonald and Isabelle Morgan.
Australia also had a five boys also participating in the camp, Josh Hunt, Daniel Rogers and Kane Waters from Western Australia and South Australian’s Lewis Rowe and Victoria’s Patrick Ryan.
Australia had the largest representation of any one country at the camp with 10 players being selected by the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the International Basketball Federation (FIBA).
64 talented basketballers from 18 countries and territories in Asia-Pacific featured in the 11th Basketball Without Borders (BWB) Asia and had the opportunity to be coached by a number of current and former NBA/WNBA players as coaches.
This included three-time NBA Champion Sam Cassell, two-time NBA Champion Kevon Looney (Golden State Warriors), Robin Lopez (Milwaukee Bucks), Yuta Tabuse and former WNBA players Ashley Battle, Allison Feaster and Yolanda Moore.
Current NBA assistant coaches Pat Delany (Orlando Magic), Bryan Gates (Minnesota Timberwolves), Antonio Lang (Cleveland Cavaliers) and Wes Unseld Jr. (Denver Nuggets) were also in attendance.
An All-Star game was held during the camp where the top 14 players for the boys and girls were selected to participate.
Woolley, Morgan, Sewell and MacDonald all were selected to play in the girls all-star game and Rogers, Ryan and Rowe were selected for the boys all-star game.
The camp included a variety of development programs and training, both on and off the court which included movement efficiency, skill development stations, shooting and skills competitions, 5-on-5 games, and daily life skills seminars focusing on health, leadership and communication.
| GIRLS ALL-STAR TEAM | BOYS ALL-STAR TEAM | ||
East |
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| Player | Country | Player | Country |
| Siya Deodhar | India | Mustafa Rashed | Bahrain |
| Aika Hirashita | Japan | Atsuya Ogawa | Japan |
| Jayzelee Waihi | New Zealand | Harold Alarcon | Philippines |
| Georgia Woolley | Australia | Clifton Bush III | New Zealand |
| Ruby-Belle Macdonald | Australia | Alexander Frederick Zanbaka | Lebanon |
| Jiyeong Moon | South Korea | Kyutae Lee | South Korea |
| Jazzmyne Kailahi-Fulu | New Zealand | Daniel Rogers | Australia |
| Amaan Sandhu | India | ||
West |
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| Player | Country | Player | Country |
| Florence Jil Talas | Philippines | Hendrick Xavi Yonga | Indonesia |
| Maho Hayashi | Japan | Kaine Roberts | Japan |
| Emilia Shearer | New Zealand | Enkhiin-Od “Michael” Sharavjamts | Mongolia |
| Harsimran Kaur | India | Joshua Rafael Lazaro | Philippines |
| Miyu Ogita | Japan | Patrick Ryan | Australia |
| Isabelle Morgan | Australia | Haomiao Sun | China |
| Emily Sewell | Australia | Jun Seok Yeo | South Korea |
| Lewis Rowe | Australia | ||
| Award | Winner | Country |
| Boys Grit Award | Kaine Roberts | Japan |
| Girls Grit Award | Emilia Shearer | New Zealand |
| Boys 3-Point Champion | Mustafa Rashed | Bahrain |
| Girls 3-Point Champion | Miyu Ogita | Japan |
| Boys All-Star Game MVP | Harold Alarcon | Philippines |
| Girls All-Star Game MVP | Maho Hayashi | Japan |
| Boys Camp MVP | Junseok Yeo | South Korea |
| Girls Camp MVP | Georgia Woolley | Australia |
Dan Boyce is a die-hard Sydney Kings fan who grew up in Melbourne during the roaring 90's of Australian Basketball and spent far too much time collecting Futera NBL Basketball cards.
