Jr. NBA Philippines 2019 presented by Alaska Hosts Metro Manila Regional Selection Camp
Jr. NBA
Philippines presented by Alaska will stage its last Regional Selection Camp for
2019 at the Don Bosco Technical Institute Makati April 27-28. The Metro Manila leg of the regional tryouts
is free and open to boys and girls ages 10-14.
Jr. NBA coaches,
led by Rob Newson of the NBA and PBA legend Jeffrey Cariaso of Alaska, will
teach participants the fundamental skills and core values of the game. Tipping off at 9:00 am on April 27, the
two-day event will measure a player’s skill and knowledge through a series of
drills and exhibition games against their peers, selecting the final set of
athletes to complete the 40 boys and 40 girls participating at the National
Training Camp on May 17-19.
This
year, Jr. NBA Philippines All-Stars—comprised of as many as five boys and five
girls—will advance to the first Jr. NBA Global Championship Asia Pacific Selection
Camp, a week-long selection camp in June with top youth players from North
Asia, Southeast Asia, and Pacific regions.
In
addition, the Asia Pacific regional competition will identify 10 boys and 10
girls who will represent the region in the Jr. NBA Global Championship held
Aug. 6-11 at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World near
Orlando, Florida. The international
event will headline young players from the U.S., Canada, Latin America, Europe,
the Middle East, China, Mexico, Africa, India and the Asia-Pacific.
The
Jr. NBA, the league’s global youth basketball program for boys and girls,
teaches the fundamental skills as well as the core values of the game at the
grassroots level in an effort to help grow and improve the youth basketball
experience for players, coaches and parents.
During the 2018-19 season, the NBA and its teams plan to reach more than
51 million youth in 75 countries through league play, in-school programming,
clinics, skills challenges, and other outreach events.
Jr.
NBA Philippines 2019 is presented by Alaska, with AXA, Gatorade, Globe,
Panasonic, Rexona, and Vivo as official partners. ABS-CBN S+A, Basketball TV and NBA Premium TV
are the official broadcasters of Jr. NBA Philippines.
Participants
can now register for the Jr. NBA program online at www.jrnba.asia/philippines, and follow Jr. NBA on Facebook
and the NBA at www.nba.com
and on Facebook and Twitter. Fans can visit www.alaskamilk.com to learn more about Alaska Milk
Corporation, and follow Alaska Milk on Facebook
for more information about Alaska Sports.
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