NBA Academy Africa
The NBA Academy Africa is a basketball academy operated by the National Basketball Association (NBA), located in Saly, Senegal.[1] It was opened in 2018 and offers both education and basketball trainings.[2] Several alumni of the program have played in professional leagues. The academy is a shared program between the NBA and SEED Academy.
Since 2022, the academy has a program with the Basketball Africa League (BAL), that allows each BAL team to select an academy player to feature on its roster during the season.[3] A year earlier, in 2021, Mohab Yasser became the first academy player to play in the BAL.
Notable alumni
The following list features players who have played for a professional club or have played in their country's national team.
| Player | College teams | First professional club | National team debut |
|---|---|---|---|
 Ibou Dianko Badji
|
- | FC Barcelona B (2019) | - |
 Ugonna Kingsley
|
Kentucky (2022–present) | - | 2021 (age 17) |
 Mohab Yasser
|
East Tennessee State (2021–22) | Zamalek (2020) | 2021 |
 Kurt-Curry Wegscheider
|
- | - | 2021 |
References
- ^ "NBA Academy Africa". NBA: Academy. Retrieved 2022-08-02.
- ^ "NBA Academy Africa". NBA: Academy. Retrieved 2022-08-02.
- ^ "BAL teams to field one NBA Academy player each in 2022". ESPN.com. 2022-03-02. Retrieved 2022-08-02.