May 27, 2015 – The NBA and FIBA announced today that Charlotte Hornets guard Gerald Henderson and forward Cody Zeller will participate in Basketball Without Borders Europe from June 2-5. Henderson and Zeller will lead 50 campers from more than 25 European countries in the first Basketball Without Borders (BWB) Europe camp in Gran Canaria, Spain.
“I am excited to represent my team and help teach the game of basketball,” Henderson said. “I always enjoy educating others about the game of basketball and I am looking forward to helping the campers develop their basketball skills through this unique opportunity.”
Zeller and Henderson will be joined by fellow NBA player Damjan Rudez (Indiana Pacers), NBA Legends Jorge Garbajosa (Spain), Vladimir Radmanovic (Serbia) and Hanno Mottola (Finland) and WNBA Legend Amaya Valdemoro (Spain). Dan Burke (Indiana Pacers), Bryan Gates (New Orleans Pelicans), Walter McCarty (Boston Celtics) and Jim Moran (Portland Trail Blazers) will serve as BWB Europe 2015 camp coaches.
Zeller’s appearance marks the second straight year that he will participate in the initiative. Last year, he participated in BWB Asia in Taipei, Taiwan.
“It is an honor to have another opportunity to participate in Basketball Without Borders,” Zeller said. “I thoroughly enjoyed my experience traveling to Asia last year and I am looking forward to the chance to make lasting impressions on the campers, while also teaching the game that I love.”
Through BWB, the top players from around the world born in 1998 will have the unique opportunity to learn directly from NBA and FIBA players, legends and coaches and to compete against the best players from their continent.
Now in its 15th year, BWB has reached more than 2,300 campers from more than 120 countries and territories, with 33 campers drafted into the NBA. Twenty-two former BWB campers were on active NBA rosters during the 2014-15 regular season, including 2015 NBA All-Star Marc Gasol (Memphis Grizzlies) and Nikola Mirotic (Chicago Bulls), who finished second in 2014-15 Kia NBA Rookie of the Year Award voting.
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