As part of their success at Africa 100 Camp, the camp All-Stars Frank Traore, 20, and Younes Idrissi, 19, currently are continuing their basketball education at prep schools in the United States and will be participate in the announcement of Basketball Without Borders, the NBA and FIBA'S international basketball and community relations outreach program, at the NBA Store on Fifth Avenue on March 31, 2004.

The National Basketball Association (NBA), the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) and Basketball South Africa (BSA) held the Africa 100 Camp in Johannesburg, South Africa in September 2003. The first of its kind in Africa to incorporate basketball instruction and educational programs addressing important social issues, the camp invited the top 100 young players from more than 20 African countries to attend.

The camp will return to South Africa this summer as part of a three-nation Basketball Without Borders program. The program, a basketball instructional camp for young people that also promotes friendship, healthy living and education, will take place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, June 28-July 3; Treviso, Italy July 24-27; and Johannesburg, South Africa, Sept. 6-10.

"I am glad that the NBA and FIBA came to Africa and gave me a chance to be coached in basketball," said Frank Traore of Burkina Faso. "I have now had the opportunity to attend the South Kent School in Connecticut and continue to play basketball. I hope to continue my education and return home to help my country."

The other five participants currently attending U.S. schools are: Cheik A. Bamba Fall (Senegal), Oak Hill Academy in Virginia; Pape Saliou Diaw (Senegal), Laurinburg Prep. in North Carolina; Stephane Bakinde, 16, (Cameroon), Mount Verde Prep. in Florida; Richard Mbah A Moute Luc, 17 (Cameroon), Mount Verde Prep. in Florida; and Mohammed Berte, 21 (Ivory Coast).

"Attending school in the U.S. has been a great blessing for me and my family," said Moroccan native Younes Idrissi, who is attending Massanuten Military Academy in Connecticut. "I am learning skills that will greatly benefit my family and home town. I am thankful for the Africa 100 Camp and the opportunity it gave me to play basketball with the best players in Africa, and continue my schooling in the U.S."

Each Basketball Without Borders camp will feature current and former NBA players and coaching personnel -- acting as camp coaches -- and will unite young players from across each region to take part in basketball instruction and competition, share living quarters with their new teammates and participate in daily seminars

The NBA and FIBA also will donate products, such as basketballs, rims, and nets, to local basketball federations. The seminars will promote education, leadership and healthy living and HIV/AIDS and drug abuse education and prevention. In Brazil and South Africa, the camps will be highlighted by extensive community outreach activities throughout the area and an NBA Community Legacy Project, the NBA's premiere community initiative, which ranges from a refurbished recreation facility, donated books, furniture, Dell computers and additional educational materials, and/or the creation of a state-of-the-art Reading and Learning Center.