The first-ever Basketball Without Borders camp in Colombia is taking place Monday June 24 to Thursday June 27 at The Ivan de Bedout Coliseo in Medellin. This marks the first time that the NBA and FIBA’s global basketball development and community outreach program will be held in the country of Colombia. At the even multiple NBA assistant coaches and former players will be involved in some capacity, though the highlight might be Denver Nuggets guard Jamal Murray, who represents the international aspect of the NBA by representing Canada.

“Murray, who was in the BWB Global camp in 2015 joins fellow NBA player and former BWB camper in Bruno Caboclo (Memphis Grizzlies; Brazil; BWB Americas 2013). Former NBA player Carlos Arroyo (Puerto Rico), former WNBA player Ruth Riley (U.S.) and Colombian player Juan Palacios (Élan Chalon) will be among the coaches leading the campers,” per a story on NBA.com.

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“Current NBA assistant coaches Zach Guthrie (Utah Jazz), Royal Ivey (New York Knicks), Dutch Gaitley (Charlotte Hornets) and Dawn Smyth (Canada Basketball) will also serve as BWB Americas coaches,” the story continued. “Patrick Hunt (President of the World Association of Basketball Coaches; Australia) and Gersson Rosas (President of Basketball Operations, Minnesota Timberwolves; Colombia) will serve as camp directors, and Ernest Eugene (Orlando Magic) will serve as the camp’s athletic trainer.”

BWB Americas will take the top male and female players aged 17 and under throughout Central America and the Caribbean to learn directly from players and coaches in the NBA.