NBA Academy India: How to get admission?
Last night, appearing as a guest on the Patel & Kumar Talkshow, Scott Flemming, the Head Coach & Technical Director of NBA Academy India, explained the admission process to the elite Academy.
NBA Academy India Admission Process
There are currently a few ways to get admission to NBA Academy India:
Participating in the NBA Academy India's open tryouts (called 'ACG-NBA Jump') held in different cities across India*
Via strong performances in the National Championships conducted by Basketball Federation of India, across various age groups (U14, U16 & U18)
Submitting mixtapes via social media campaigns that get announced from time to time
* Due to COVID, the open tryouts that began last year have been indefinitely suspended.
Currently, NBA Academy India admissions are only open for boys in the roughly 14-18 year age group. For talented young women basketball players, special camps are held each year at Academy facility in Greater Noida.
"I didnt know who LeBron was!"
Besides the admissions process to the NBA Academy India, Mr Scott Flemming also shared his candid thoughts on coaching the Indian National Team, as well as learning about a young LeBron James while in Cleveland, Ohio.
You can watch the full episode here:
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