Gilas Pilipinas youth gamers (from L-R) Joaquin Ludovice, Sophia Canindo, Ariel De La O, and Ava Fajardo in the course of the Basketball With out Borders 2024 Asia camp in Australia. –BWB Asia/NBA Philippines
4 Gilas Pilipinas youth gamers showcased their wares within the not too long ago concluded Basketball With out Borders 2024 Asia camp in Perth, Australia.
Sophia Canindo, Ariel De La O, and Ava Fajardo of Gilas Ladies and Joaquin Ludovice of the Gilas Boys’ group had been among the many 60 gamers from greater than 15 counties from throughout Asia-Pacific who acquired hands-on coaching from NBA, WNBA and FIBA gamers and coaches on the camp.
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The Philippine representatives went via a sequence of on-court drills and took part in Q&A classes with famous gamers, which included 10-time NBA All-Star Carmelo Anthony, who made a shock go to to the camp, and four-time WNBA champion Cynthia Cooper.
READ: Two Filipino gamers named All-Stars at Basketball With out Borders Asia camp
Canindo, De La O, Fajardo, and Ludovice additionally performed in 5-on-5 exhibition matches. They had been assigned to groups named after NBA and WNBA groups.
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Congratulations to Ava Fajardo, Sophia Canindo, Ariel de la O and Joaquin Ludovice of Batang Gilas for being chosen to take part within the NBA Basketball With out Borders being held at Warwick Stadium in Perth, Australia. 🏀
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In a narrative on NBA Philippines, the Gilas Ladies gamers stated that being uncovered to completely different kinds of play was one in all her largest takeaways from the Basketball With out Borders camp.
“So I believe that enjoying with some completely different women from completely different international locations is an enormous expertise as a result of I can be taught their sort of basketball. I simply adjusted myself to how they play and now I may help them with the best way I play too,” stated Canindo.
“Seeing completely different international locations, there’s 19 completely different international locations right here enjoying, it very a lot interprets from the Philippines as all people right here is quick. All people has handles. All people can shoot and so, it’s simply a tremendous expertise,” stated De La O.
READ: 5 Filipino gamers invited to Basketball With out Borders Asia camp
The Philippines has been nicely represented within the Basketball With out Borders camps within the continent via the years with Gilas standouts getting invitations to the camp. Lately, Gilas Youth standout Andy Gemao additionally joined the NBA BWB International camp in Indiana.
The annual basketball camp is a joint challenge of the NBA and Fiba. This 12 months’s occasion in Australia was backed by the NBL and supported by Basketball Australia.
