RadarHoops International: Sponsored Events
RadarHoops International sponsors a number of basketball camps each year: RHI Top 50, Big Man and, new for 2010, the RHI Hoops Showcase. At the RHI camps, players are given an opportunity to demonstrate their talents through skill drills and tournament style play.
In addition to offering its self-sponsored camps, RHI attends other basketball camps throughout the world. Reviews of the players at these camps are presented in the RHI quarterly newsletter available through our subscription service.
RHI Hoops Showcase
July 9, 2010 /// Capital Heights, Maryland
The first annual RHI Hoops Showcase is scheduled for Friday, July 9, 2010 at Central High School in Capital Heights, Maryland. The Showcase is a basketball exposure camp for high school players who would like to improve recruiting interest and options at the collegiate level.
The RHI Hoops Showcase is a NCAA sanctioned event. Basketball coaches from the following college level programs have been invited to attend:
- NCAA Divisions I, II and III
- NAIA Divisions I and II
- NJCAA Divisions I, II and III
Cost for the 2010 RHI Hoops Showcase is $30 per attendee. Registration forms are available online at radarhoops.com/showcase.html and are due no later than June 25. The RHI Showcase starts at 8:30 a.m. and the program runs all day. Central High School is located at 200 Cabin Branch Road in Capital Heights, Maryland. Additional information is available by contacting Godwin Owinje, RadarHoops International, (240) 351-4413.
RHI Big Man Camp
August 2 & 3, 2010 /// Lagos, Nigeria
RHI Big Man Camp is an event that RHI started 7 years ago in Nigeria to teach young African Big Men (6’8” tall and above) the fundamentals of the game of basketball. It’s an instructional camp for high school kids ages 13 to 18 years old. The kids come from all over Nigeria as well as some neighboring countries like Cameroon, Niger Republic, Chad and Ghana. Most Big Men in Africa lack the basic fundamentals of the game. Unlike in most western basketball nations where kids start playing the game at a very young age, developing skills through training, many of the African Big Men only pick up the game because they are tall . The RHI Big Man Camp has discovered and given opportunities to a lot of kids from Africa that are either in college at present or attending various high schools or prep schools in the United States. The first set of kids that RHI helped place in high schools in the U.S. in 2004 have now graduated from college.
Other Events
In addition to offering its self-sponsored camps, RHI attends other basketball camps throughout the world. Reviews of the players at these camps are presented in thr RHI quarterly newsletter available through our subscription service.
Ejike Ukbaja Basketball Camp
June 15-18, 2010 /// Ahmedu Bello University /// Zaria, Nigeria
This camp is run by Ejike Ugbaja who is the first player ever drafted by the NBA straight from Africa and not through the college system. He was drafted by the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2006 in the 2nd round but never made the team. This camp is basically an open camp for all positions for kids 15 to 19 year olds. There will be a tentative report on this camp on our website very soon.
NBA Basketball Without Borders “Stop Over Camp”
August 3 & 4, 2010 /// Lagos/Abuja Nigeria
The Stop Over Camp is in preparation for the NBA Basketball Without Borders Camp in Dakar Senegal. RHI is one of the organizers of this event. Attendees include NBA players, NBA scouts, NBA coaches and some NBA international officials.
The BWB Stopover was an event started about 5 years ago in Senegal. Amadou Fall (NBA Vice President of Development in Africa) had a few people stopover in Dakar on their way to BWBA in Johannesburg, South Africa (the original host of BWBA) for a few days. During this time, he held camps, clinics, etc. that have now helped Senegal become the new host of the BWB Africa.
Below are some of the events that will be taking place in preparation for BWBA (Basketball Without Borders Africa) Dakar 2010.
- Big Man Camp: 50 of the top high school Big Men in the country (Nigeria) will go through 2 days of instructional drills from NBA scouts and coaches.
- Hope for Girls Camp: some of the top high school girl’s basketball players in the country (Nigeria) will receive instruction from NBA scouts and coaches.
- Secondary Schools Clinic: a 2 hour basketball clinic for 200-300 junior high and high school students (girls and boys) from schools in the Lagos, Nigeria area.
- Basketball Summit and NBA reception: press conference and guest reception
Basketball Without Borders 2010
August 5-8 /// Dakar, Senegal
A contingent of NBA players and coaches led by NBA Global Ambassador Dikembe Mutombo will travel to Dakar, Senegal Aug. 5-8 for the eighth edition of Basketball without Borders Africa it was announced today by the National Basketball Association (NBA), the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) and the Senegalese Basketball Federation (FSBB). The four-day camp that combines high level basketball instruction and extensive community outreach efforts, will unite the top 65 young basketball players (19 and under) from across Africa as selected by the NBA, FIBA and participating federations. Having previously taken place in Johannesburg since 2003, this will be the first time the event is held in Senegal. "I am proud to welcome Basketball without Borders Africa to my home country of Senegal," said Amadou Gallo Fall, NBA Vice President of Development in Africa. "The Basketball without Borders program has a long tradition of helping create positive change through the values of our game and I look forward to assembling the top basketball talent on the continent as we continue to help grow the game of basketball in Africa."
The NBA recently appointed Fall as NBA Vice President of Development in Africa and announced the opening of a Johannesburg-based office for Spring 2010 as part of the NBA's ongoing commitment to Africa. Since the inaugural 'Africa 100' camp in Johannesburg in 2003, more than 45 NBA players and legends have coached and mentored nearly 700 of the best players spanning the African continent. The 2010 edition will feature the top players from over 20 countries as they come together to train under NBA players and coaches, and compete against their peers. To forge friendship and cooperation, campers will be divided into teams independent of their nationality. "Basketball without Borders is a unique program that combines high level coaching with important community work," said Alphonse Bile of FIBA Africa. "As the sport continues to grow across the continent, we are proud to partner with our friends at the NBA and the FSBB to support this important event." "We are extremely proud to be working alongside the NBA and FIBA on this wonderful initiative here in Dakar," said El Hadj Amadou Gaye, President of the Senegalese Basketball Federation. "We look forward to welcoming the NBA stars and coaches for four days of intense competition and off-the-court activities that will serve to further raise the profile of the sport in Senegal and across Africa."