NEW YORK – The National Basketball Association (NBA) and Mamsa Sports Performance, an organization focused on delivering high level sports performance, today announced a multiyear partnership to launch the first NBA Basketball School in the Dominican Republic.  The NBA Basketball School will tip off with three local camps this summer for boys and girls ages 6-18, before expanding in 2023 to a year-round program featuring camps and clinics that will provide young athletes with on-court training, skill development and basketball education.

Registration for the first camp, which will be held at Carol Morgan School in Santo Domingo over the course of three weeks (July 4-8, 11-15 and 18-22), is open now at dr.nbabasketballschool.com/.

NBA Basketball School is a network of tuition-based basketball development programs open to boys and girls ages 6-18 from outside the U.S.  The Dominican Republic will become the fifth country in Latin America to launch or announce plans to open an NBA Basketball School, joining Argentina, Brazil, Mexico and Uruguay.

“Our top priority is creating opportunities for boys and girls throughout Latin America and the Caribbean to learn the fundamentals and values of the game through programs like NBA Basketball School,” said NBA Latin America Senior Vice President and Managing Director Arnon de Mello.  “We’re excited to partner with Mamsa Sports Performance to expand our youth basketball development efforts in the Dominican Republic and provide another platform for boys and girls across the country to play the game.”

“The NBA has displayed an ongoing commitment to growing the game in the Dominican Republic,” said Mamsa Sports Performance Program Director Gabriel Garrido.  “We look forward to partnering with the league and building on their efforts with the launch of the first NBA Basketball School in the country.  With our first camp approaching in July, we hope to continue offering boys and girls with the tools and resources to develop as players and leaders.”

The NBA Basketball School curriculum, which is designed to develop players and provide parents, coaches and organizations with a better understanding of the process of improvement, has been developed by the NBA’s International Basketball Operations department in consultation with current and former NBA coaches, players and player development specialists.  Since 2017, NBA Basketball Schools have been launched or announced in Argentina, Brazil, China, Greece, India, Italy, Kuwait, Lithuania, Mexico, Spain, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Uruguay.  More information on the NBA Basketball School program can be found here.

The NBA Basketball School program builds on the league’s existing youth and elite basketball development initiatives in Latin America, including the Jr. NBA, Basketball Without Borders (BWB) Americas and NBA Academy Latin America.  The Jr. NBA, the league’s global youth basketball program for boys and girls, has reached more than 7.9 million youth in six countries and territories in Latin America during the 2021-22 season.  BWB, the NBA and FIBA’s global basketball development and community outreach program, has been held in the region 11 times, most recently last month.   NBA Academy Latin America, an elite basketball training program in Mexico for top prospects from throughout Mexico, the Caribbean, Central America, South America and Canada, has seen 22 participants – including players from the Women’s Program – commit to NCAA Division I schools since its launch in 2017.

Fans in Latin America can follow the NBA and Masma Sports Performance on Facebook (Facebook.com/nbalatam), Instagram (@nbalatam), YouTube (nbalatam) and Twitter (@nbalatam).

About the NBA
The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a global sports and media organization with the mission to inspire and connect people everywhere through the power of basketball.  Built around five professional sports leagues:  the NBA, WNBA, NBA G League, NBA 2K League and Basketball Africa League, the NBA has established a major international presence with games and programming available in 215 countries and territories in more than 50 languages, and merchandise for sale in more than 200 countries and territories on all seven continents.  NBA rosters at the start of the 2021-22 season featured a record 121 international players from 40 countries.  NBA Digital’s assets include NBA TV, NBA.com, the NBA App and NBA League Pass.  The NBA has created one of the largest social media communities in the world, with 2.1 billion likes and followers globally across all league, team, and player platforms.  Through NBA Cares, the league addresses important social issues by working with internationally recognized youth-serving organizations that support education, youth and family development, and health-related causes.

About Masma Sports Performance
Mamsa Sports Performance is an organization focused on delivering high level sports performance.  A subsidiary of Vyana Wellness, a company focused on creating bespoke health and fitness solutions, Mamsa aims to set a new standard for holistic athletic development.