It says July 15-21 which means it started yesterday- anyone have any idea of who the 50 players chosen are?

It Starts Wednesday the 18th, should be a world class event. Well done NBA/BA.

Totally awesome. Great when a sport showcases young talent.

What a fantastic opportunity for these kids, how I wish these types of events were around when I was a junior. There was plenty of talent that left because of limited opportunities.

Marty Clarke heading up the NBA academies. Great to see him back in the country.

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I wrote this (below) for another post.

I think you need to educate yourself on the BA & State Talent pathways and talk to your local association as well. Also the process to get a US college Scholarship so you can inform the players you coach.

They don't pick names out of a hat!

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For what it is worth, some of you need to understand how the BA Talent pathway works. There are not many kisd who don;t get Talent ID'd.

The Coaching Director in each State/territory (Metro & Country), gets asked each year to identify their best prospects. To that end they contact the various Associations to nominate their best players.

They then hold talent ID/Selection camps to participate in NITP/NPP programs/camps.

From my understanding the Country kids have it tougher than the Metro kids as they do intensive weekend type camps as opposed to regular weekly intensive training sessions.

Then there is the the BA Centre of Excellence. Again BA contact Coaching Directors of each State/Territory and names get put forward. Selectors will attend National Championships and other tournaments checking on the talent, potential (horrible word that), skills abilites, attributes, demeanor, attitude, etc of the players identified.

Then an offer of a scholarship is made. Like any selection process (Rep, State, National) they don't always get it right and there are always differences of opinion. Unfortunately that is life.

However, don't be disheartened - as an example Kyle Adnam never made a Sate Junior Team, but is playing in the NBL and went to a recent NBA workout.

Got to admire his persistence and love of the game.

So, encourage your kids to enjoy the game, work hard and persist and if you are good enough you just might make it. Like life sometimes it also helps to be in the right place at the right time.

Vic players invited:

Kobe Williamson
William Tattersal
Oliver Hayes Brown
Zac Taylor
Jashua Gatbel-Kunen
Josh Giddey
Paul Tsapatolis
Jay Rantall

Camp program

https://ak-static.cms.nba.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/86/2018/07/External-Schedule.pdf

50 prospects invited:
VIC
Kobe Williamson
William Tattersal
Oliver Hayes Brown
Zac Taylor
Jashua Gatbel-Kunen
Josh Giddey
Paul Tsapatolis
Jay Rantall

Assuming COE guys & NBA academy guys invited as well
Ducas
Lee
Froling
Dalton
Travers
Swaka Lo Buluk
Krause
Goodrick
Bowen
Clarke
Armstrong
Cranston-Lown
Foster
Waters
Bayles
Garang
Wigness

Along with:
Frazer Roberts- reported on Bullets site
ACT guys Alex Archer and Harry Matthews

Just an interested hoops addict making a list of our elite juniors invited to these kind of events!

Would be a fantastic standard of competition. U/20 Nationals will be decent next February if players make themselves available.

South Australia Players invited.
Hayden Meakes
Magok Manyang
Sebastian Bald
Anyang Garang
Jarryd Hoppo
Ben Griscti

Does anyone know if boxscores are available for the games ?

Word is there are 35+ NCAA Colleges in attendance!