ANDY Gemao, last season’s finals’ MVP in the junior division of the National Collegiate Athletic Assocation, is set to join the 8th Basketball Without Borders Global camp.
Gemao, one of the top secondary basketball prospects, is among the 40 prospects in the camp, which is a part of the NBA All-Star 2024 in Indianapolis, Indiana.
The 6’0” Gemao, one of the key players, who led the Letran Squires to the season 98 junior plum, is included in the workshop, set from February 16 to 18 at the Mojo Up Sports Complex.
The lone Filipino cager in junior basketball masterclass will join young aspirants from Africa, the Americas, Europe, and Asia.
Organizers said in a statement at the camp, will have the selected players “participate in athletic testing, movement efficiency, skill development stations, shooting and skills competitions, life skills seminars and 5-on-5 games.”
All these activities will be done under the guidance of current and former NBA and WNBA players, legends and coaches, including Joakim Noah and Detlef Schrempf, they said.
Members of the NBA Coaching Development Program are also among the coaches.
They are four-time WNBA champion Cynthia Cooper, former NBA players Joey Dorsey and Flip Murray, former NBA G League player Wayne Blackshear, and Seattle Storm assistant coach and former WNBA player Ebony Hoffman
These former players are looking to transition into the coaching ranks and further deepen the pipeline of coaching talent across leagues, added camp officials.