adidas EUROCAMP to Showcase Top International Basketball Talent
Ninth Annual Official NBA Pre-Draft Camp Held June 11-13 in Treviso, Italy
NBA All-Star Dwight Howard of the Orlando Magic to Attend and Counsel Next NBA Superstars
PORTLAND , Ore. / HERZOGENAURACH, Germany (May 24, 2011) – adidas today announced the ninth
annual adidas EUROCAMP will showcase the best international basketball players in the only officially
sanctioned NBA pre-draft camp outside of the United States. Held in Treviso, Italy June 11-13, the threeday camp brings the best young players together with former and current NBA coaches and players.
“As an international player it’s not easy to get the recognition needed to play in the NBA,” said Serge
Ibaka, Oklahoma City Thunder forward-center and 2008 EUROCAMP participant. “EUROCAMP gave me
the opportunity to showcase my abilities to the right audience and help make my dreams of playing in
the NBA come true.”
More than 30 early entries and draft eligible participants will play in this year’s camp including
appearances of top rated first-round 2011 NBA Draft prospects Bismack Biyombo (Republic of Congo),
Davis Bertans (Latvia), Donatas Motiejunas (Lithuania) and Lucas Nogueira (Brazil).
“adidas EUROCAMP is the premier international basketball pre-draft camp and we’re excited to host the
league’s next stand out players,” said Lawrence Norman, adidas vice president of Global Basketball. “As
we’re watching in the NBA Playoffs right now, international players continue to make an immediate
impact in the league and we’re proud to showcase that talent before this year’s draft.”
Former adidas EUROCAMP participants include 48 first and second round NBA Draft picks and 75 NBA
players including Danilo Gallinari (Denver Nuggets) Nicolas Batum (Portland Trail Blazers) and Andrea
Bargnani (Toronto Raptors). Seventeen former EUROCAMP participants currently hold NBA contracts,
33 players participated in the 2010 FIBA World Championship and 58 currently play in Euroleague
Basketball.
adidas EUROCAMP 2010 included appearances by former NBA legends Larry Bird, Detlef Schrempf and
Jack Sikma as well as current NBA standouts Rodney Stuckey (Detroit Pistons) and Nicolas Batum.
Several NBA and Euroleague Basketball coaches will participate at this year’s camp including Kenny
Atkinson (New York Knicks), Dennis Lindsey (San Antonio Spurs), John Welch (Denver Nuggets) and
Vincent Collet (French National Basketball Team) as well as ESPN global basketball analyst Fran Fraschilla.
Special guests at this year’s camp include Dwight Howard, Spanish National Basketball Team head coach
Sergio Scariolo and the Croatia and Serbia Under-19 Men’s Basketball National Teams.
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adidas EUROCAMP will be held at La Ghirada Sports Complex - “SportCity” in Treviso, Italy.
For more and media credentials please visit www.adidaseurocamp.com or
http://news.adidas.com/us/basketball .
About adidas Basketball
adidas has been providing innovative products for the world’s best athletes for more than 60 years,
from past legends to today’s superstars, such as Derrick Rose, Dwight Howard, Candace Parker, Tim
Duncan and Chauncey Billups. On April 11, 2006 adidas and the National Basketball Association signed
an 11-year global merchandising partnership making the adidas brand the official uniform and apparel
provider for the NBA, the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) and the NBA Development
League (D-League) beginning with the 2006-07 NBA season.
Paul Jackiewicz
adidas Basketball PR
503-593-5316
[email protected]
2011 adidas EUROCAMP Early Entry and Draft Eligible Participants
NAME
Andrew Albicy
HEIGHT
5'10
POSITION
Point Guard
HOME COUNTRY
France
TEAM
LEVALLOIS PARIS
Furkan Aldemir
Dogus Balbay
Robin Benzing
Dairis Bertans
Davis Bertans
6'9
6’1
6'10
6'4
6’7
Forward
Point Guard
Forward
Guard
Forward
Turkey
Turkey
Germany
Latvia
Latvia
P. KARSIYAKA
TEXAS (USA)
ULM
VEF RIGA
OLIMPIJA
LJUBLJANA
Bismack Biyombo
6’9
Center
Republic of Congo
FUENLABRADA
Bojan Bogdanovic
6'7
Guard
Croatia
CIBONA ZAGREB
Sarra Camara
Antonie Diot
Nihad Djedovic
6’9
6’3
6'5
Center
Point Guard
Guard
France
France
Bosnia & Herzegovina
LE HAVRE
LE MANS
LOTTOMATICA
ROME
Bangaly Fofana
7'0
Center
France
ASVEL
VILLEURBANNE
Angel Garcia
6’11
Center
Puerto Rico
UNICAJA MALAGA
Adam Hanga
6'7
Forward
Hungary
ALBACOMP
Edwin Jackson
6’3
Guard
France
ASVEL
VILLEURBANNE
Dimitry Khvostov
6’3
Point Guard
Russia
DYNAMO MOSCOW
Manolis Koukoulas
6’11
Center
Greece
ILISIAKOS
Mindaugas
Kuzminskas
6’8
Forward
Lithuania
ZALGIRIS KAUNAS
Denys Lukashov
Joffrey Lauvergne
6’3
6’10
Guard
Forward
Ukraine
France
BUDIVELNYK
CHALON
Donatas Motiejunas
6’11
Center
Lithuania
BENETTON TREVISO
Lucas Nogueira
7’0
Center
Brazil
ESTUDIANTES
MADRID
Xavier Rabaseda
Leon Radosevic
Giorgi Shermadini
6’7
6’11
7’0
Guard
Center
Center
Spain
Croatia
Georgia
FUENLABRADA
CIBONA ZAGREB
OLIMPIJA
LJUBLJANA
Janis Strelnieks
Abdel Kader Sylla
6’3
6’9
Guard
Center
Latvia
Seychellois
VENTSPILS
NANCY
Pere Tomas
Jan Vesely
6’8
6’11
Forward
Forward
Spain
Czech Republic
Tomislav Zubcic
6’10
Forward
Croatia
DKV JOVENTUT
PARTIZAN
BELGRADE
CIBONA ZAGREB
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