JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA – AUG. 31, 2007 – The top 100 teenage basketball players from Africa selected to participate in Basketball without Borders were announced today by the National Basketball Association (NBA), the International Basketball Federation (FIBA), and Basketball South Africa (BSA). Basketball without Borders is the NBA’s global basketball development and community outreach program, which uses the sport to influence positive social change, and features dozens of current and former NBA players and team personnel as camp coaches

The young players (ages 19 & under) from 21 African countries were selected by FIBA and the NBA based on their basketball skills, leadership abilities and dedication to the sport. Basketball without Borders Africa, scheduled to take place Sept. 5-9, will return to the American International School of Johannesburg for the fifth time since 2003.

For four days the campers will work hard to improve their skills through drills, scrimmages, and competitions with top instruction from NBA players and coaches. Teams will form without regard to race or nationality to promote friendship and diversity. The campers will also participate in life skills sessions, in partnership with Hoops 4 Hope, in which NBA players will speak about the importance of education, leadership, character, healthy living, and HIV/AIDS awareness and prevention.

For the fifth consecutive year, Houston Rockets center Dikembe Mutombo, who in 2007 received special recognition during the United States President’s State of the Union Address for his charitable work, will lead the camp in South Africa. San Antonio Spurs forward Bruce Bowen, Charlotte Bobcats center Primoz Brezec, Atlanta Hawks guard-forward Josh Childress, Orlando Magic forward Pat Garrity, Phoenix Suns center Sean Marks, Sacramento Kings guard Kevin Martin, New Jersey Nets forward Bostjan Nachbar, New York Knicks forward Malik Rose, and former NBA players Steve Smith and Jim Jackson, who will be making his third visit to South Africa. Hall of Famer Bob Lanier will attend the camp and help to lead the NBA Cares efforts.

Other NBA participants will include Bill Branch (Denver Nuggets), Dell Demps (San Antonio Spurs), Harold Ellis (Atlanta Hawks), Alex English (Toronto Raptors), Brian James (Milwaukee Bucks), Melvin Hunt (Cleveland Cavaliers), B.J. Johnson (Houston Rockets), Tony Ronzone (Detroit Pistons), Lisandro Miranda (Dallas Mavericks), Milt Newton (Washington Wizards) and Joe Sharpe (Charlotte Bobcats). Lance Blanks (Cleveland Cavaliers), R.C. Buford (San Antonio Spurs), Amadou Fall (Dallas Mavericks), Joe Touomou (Scout) and Masai Ujiri (Toronto Raptors) will again oversee the camp as camp directors.

The camp will feature extensive community outreach activities focusing on HIV/AIDS awareness, education and grassroots basketball development. In conjunction with the De Beers Fund, the NBA will dedicate a new home-based care facility in Soweto for Cotlands, a nonprofit organization in Johannesburg that operates one of the most renowned pediatric AIDS hospices. The NBA players and coaches will return to Soweto Kliptown Youth (SKY) Trust for a third time to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the youth empowerment program. Additionally, the NBA players and coaches will participate in a Habitat for Humanity build day in Katlehong, a township located east of Johannesburg sponsored by the Pagliuca family.

Co-organized by the NBA, FIBA, and BSA, the camp features Nike, South African Airways, Lenovo, Sprite and Spalding as BWB Marketing Partners. Nike will provide on-court apparel, footwear, sports bags and towels for all campers. Not only will South African Airways provide transportation for players, legends, participants and NBA staff for this year's event, but recently announced a two-year extension of its partnership with the NBA through 2009 given their shared commitment to important social issues. Sprite will provide refreshments for camp participants, players, coaches and media. EA SPORTS will host a gaming tournament for the campers and Nando’s Peri-Peri Sauces will sponsor the end of camp barbeque.

The following is a complete list of players participating in Basketball without Borders Africa 2007:

FIRST NAME	LAST NAME	COUNTRY	FIRST NAME	LAST NAME	COUNTRY
Mohamed	Messad	Algeria	Ibrahim	Niambele Sory	Mali
Mohamed	Zerouali	Algeria	Hamet	Niane	Mali
Mohamed	Harat	Algeria	Wally	Coulibaly	Mali
Rachid	Ibeghrache	Algeria	Mahamane	Haidara	Mali
Valdelicio Maianga Maia	Joaquim	Angola	Harouna	Dembele	Mali
Domingos Cinco Reis	Pereira	Angola	Hafid	Isamali	Morocco
Simão Francisco	João	Angola	Yassin	Mouslih	Morocco
João Elisa Simba Filho	Sima	Angola	Anouar	Grayssi	Morocco
Zola Tecassala	Paulo	Angola	Ayoub	El Filali	Morocco
Abdel Magalhães	Gomes	Angola	Edson Adriano	Monjane	Mozambique
Izequiel Inácio João	Silva	Angola	Elton Heitor	Mazive	Mozambique
Domingos Cinco Reis	Pereira	Angola	Abel Ahiram	Baraya	Nigeria
Eduardo Do Nascimento Borges	Ferreira	Angola	Oladimeji Azeez	Olakunle	Nigeria
Helder António Francisco	Gonçalves	Angola	Daniel	Iremiren	Nigeria
Orlando Kiesse	Fernando	Angola	Chukwuemeka Godwin	Okonji	Nigeria
Gilles Saalim	Diendere	Burkina Faso	Ethasor Raphael	Akpejiori	Nigeria
Abdoul Aziz	Zerbo	Burkina Faso	Ojo Olaiya	Adeolu	Nigeria
Alain	Diyani	Cameroon	Daniel Omokhoje	Daudu	Nigeria
Brice A. Modeste	Kofane	Cameroon	Mohammed Bukar	Biu	Nigeria
Georges Vivien Massoda Ma	Ngoue	Cameroon	Mbah	Ifeanyi	Nigeria
Jean Valdese	Onana	Cameroon	Chiduben	Okam	Nigeria
Cheryl	Mbolo	Cameroon	Ehimen	Orukpe	Nigeria
Hypoilte	Ngoufack	Cameroon	Adeogun Laide	Jubril	Nigeria
Daniel Chatchou	Tchuigoua	Cameroon	Ayodeji	Egbeyemi	Nigeria
Benoit Adrien	Owona Ekitti	Cameroon	Byago	Diouf	Senegal
Brice	Nguy	Cameroon	Papa Samba	N'dao	Senegal
Cyril Sona	Bilong	Cameroon	Moussa	Gueye	Senegal
Edson Da Luz Araujo	Monteiro	Cape Verde	Ibrahima	Keita	Senegal
Elizandro Henrique Lima	Rodrigues	Cape Verde	Lionel	Gomis	Senegal
Julien	Koualet	Central African Rep	Remy Emmanuel	N'diaye	Senegal
Kenny	Ndouba Naguidengar	Central African Rep	Matar	M'Bodji	Senegal
Ludovic Sydney	Mboyo Makpama Kobambe	Central African Rep	Mbaye	Thiam	Senegal
Josue	Mulamaba	Congo	Papa Madethie	Fall	Senegal
Simeon	Mutombo Kalombo	Congo	Baye Moussa	Keita	Senegal
Rodrick	Ntomba Mawelu	Congo	Bouna Semou	Niang	Senegal
Yannick	Isasi Ndelo	Congo	Niayes	Gueye	Senegal
Christian	Mvemba Mazina	Congo	Sizo	Sambo	South Africa
Nonma Daniel-Yann	Barou	Côte d'Ivoire	Kagiso	Ngoetjane	South Africa
Bernard	Morena	Côte d'Ivoire	Dumisane	Gebashe	South Africa
Kouao Willy-Come	Akasson	Côte d'Ivoire	Siyabonga	Bulose	South Africa
Ibrahim Ragab	El Gamaal	Egypt	Ayanda	Mthembu	South Africa
Moataz	Abd El Hay	Egypt	Mongesi	Panda	South Africa
Mohamed Salah	El Barbary	Egypt	Tshilidzi	Nephawe	South Africa
Mohamed Said	Oraby	Egypt	Skhile	Khunga	South Africa
Zaddock Odhiambo	Osogo	Kenya	Francis	Marais	South Africa
Kevin Lijera	Oduor	Kenya	Cameron	Peterson	South Africa
Samer Masaud	Barrya	Libya	Bill	William	Sudan
Khalid	Elo Gali	Libya	Simon	Obej	Sudan
Beïdy	Landoure	Mali	Steven	Ladu	Sudan
Amadou	Kaba	Mali