The 14th annual Basketball Without Borders (BWB) Americas camp, held from May 30 to June 2, 2025, in San Salvador, El Salvador, celebrated emerging basketball talent from across Canada, the Caribbean, and Latin America. This distinguished global development outreach program, a collaboration between FIBA and the NBA, took place at the Gimnasio Nacional José Adolfo Pineda and involved high school age prospects from various countries and territories.

The camp featured 30 male players alongside a dedicated group of female prospects. Over three days, campers engaged in intensive on-court development, competitive 5-on-5 games, and valuable life-skills development programming. They received guidance and basketball lessons from a notable coaching staff comprising current and former FIBA and NBA players, legends, and coaches, including Omar Cook (Cleveland Cavaliers), Rick Higgins (Utah Jazz), Jodie Meeks (New Orleans Pelicans), Zachary Peterson (Charlotte Hornets), Lester Quiñones (New Orleans Pelicans), Greivis Vasquez (NBA Legend), and Ty Young (Chicago Sky), with Brian Serrano of the Chicago Bulls serving as the camp coach.

In the boys' camp, Ralph Scott from Bermuda made history not only as the first Bermudian athlete to participate in the BWB Americas camp but also by being named the Most Valuable Player of the event. Scott, who plays his basketball at IMG Academy in Florida and is the son of well-known Bermudian women’s basketball figure Shanay Scott, showcased his talents playing for the Charlotte team, which reached the Championship Game. He averaged 6.1 points during the camp and registered a single game high of 16 points.

The boys' game competition was ultimately won by team Utah, which secured a 48-24 victory over Scott's Charlotte team in the Championship Game. Marlon Martinez of the Dominican Republic, a key player for Utah, scored 14 points in the final and finished second in the camp's scoring average with 6.9 points per game. The victorious Utah team also featured Diego Minero (El Salvador), Myles Fuentes (Puerto Rico), K'Nard Callender (Virgin Islands), Pedro Figueiredo (Brazil), Paul Osaruyi (Canada), Roman Moravansky (Argentina), Benjamin Pettovello (Argentina), Jehmsel Valencia (Colombia), and Stefan Ilic (Canada). Several other individuals were recognized for their outstanding performances: Canadian Nathan Yambayamba was the leading scorer of the event with 7.7 points per game, including 14 points in the Semi-finals. Deng Ngor, also from Canada, was honored as the Defensive MVP. Maxime Meyer of Canada received the Patrick Baumann Sportsmanship Award, and Brazil's Pedro Figueiredo was crowned the 3-Point Champion.

The Boys' All-Stars lineup, recognizing top performers, included K'Nard Callender (Virgin Islands), Anderson Diaz (Dominican Republic), Myles Fuentes (Puerto Rico), Roman Moravansky (Argentina), Deng Ngor (Canada), Paul Osaruyi (Canada), Ralph Scott (Bermuda), and Nathan Yambayamba (Canada).

In the girls' segment of the BWB Americas Camp, Canada's Amelia Sow was crowned the Most Valuable Player after an exceptional contribution and shining brightly amongst her peers. Sow led the Girls' All-Star lineup, which also prominently featured three other Canadians: Chante Murray, Jordyn Wheeler, and Yohana Fami. The distinguished list of All-Stars was rounded out by Astrid Inojosa (Venezuela), Micaela Cavalcanti (Brazil), Sofia Novoa Ferrari (Argentina), and Terrell McCoy (Bahamas).

Further accolades in the girls' division highlighted the diverse talent present. Astrid Inojosa of Venezuela impressed with her defensive skills and was named the Defensive MVP. The shooting accuracy of Sofia Novoa Ferrari from Argentina caught the eye, earning her the distinction of 3-point Champion; Novoa Ferrari had previously represented Argentina at last year's FIBA U17 Women's Basketball World Cup in Mexico. The prestigious Patrick Baumann Sportsmanship Award was presented to Micaela Cavalcanti of Brazil. Cavalcanti has already made significant strides in her young career, having appeared for the senior Brazil national team at the FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup 2026 Pre-Qualifying Tournament in Rwanda and shown out at a host of FIBA youth events, reminding everyone of her great potential for Brazilian basketball in the longer term.

The 2025 BWB Americas camp in El Salvador was another successful celebration of FIBA and the NBA's commitment to global youth development, providing invaluable basketball instruction and life lessons to promising young prospects from the Americas region, helping them to develop on and off the court.