2017 NBA Academy Games

Written by Geoff Tripp
27 June, 2017

On the 23 rd of June the National Basketball Association (NBA) and Basketball Australia (BA) announced the official opening of the NBA Global Academy; an elite training centre at the Basketball Australia Centre of Excellence.

As part of the official announcement the NBA and BA also announced that the first-ever NBA Academy Games were to begin on the 24 th of June and run through to the 30th of June at the NBA Global Academy.

Basketball NSW were fortunate enough to receive invitations for the NSW Metropolitan and Country Under 16 boy’s teams to participate in the games along with the following teams:

  • NBA Global Academy 
  • NBA India Academy 
  • NBA Zhejiang Academy (China) 
  • NBA Africa Academy 
  • BA Centre of Excellence 
  • ACT U16 Boys 
  • ACT U18 Boys 
  • ACT Gunners Academy

“This was a no brainer for us; the NBA Academy Games served as an excellent opportunity for our NSW U16 Country & Metropolitan boys teams to play not only against quality teams but international teams in their preparation for the Helloworld Travel Under 16 Junior Championships in Sterling, Western Australia” said Basketball NSW State Coaching & Development Manager, Nathan Kirwan

The Helloworld Travel Under 16 Junior Championships will be held from July 8-15 and the full draw can be found HERE