Cameroon’s Alexandra Djonkou has been voted the B.J. Johnson Most Improved Player at the 2025 Basketball Without Borders (BWB) Africa Camp. The 1m82 power forward who turned 17 a few days before the camp started was a relish to watch, demonstrating her athletic prowess and defensive abilities in Rwanda.
Djonkou was part of a quartet of Cameroonian basketballers including Synthia Mbeutom, Joachim Basson and Yves Rostand Makembe.
The BWB Africa Camp 2025 concluded on Tuesday, August 26, at the BK Arena in Kigali, Rwanda, where 60 boys and girls returned to the final day to participate in a three-point contest, semifinals and championship games.
The day concluded with the championship games between girls’ teams Seattle and Liberty, with eventual winners Liberty coached by Moses Ehamba, who recently held the role of assistant coach with the Minnesota Timberwolves, claiming the crown. While for the boys, the Pacers, coached by Indiana Pacers lead assistant coach Lloyd Pierce were crowned champions after beating Minnesota, coached by Timberwolves lead assistant coach Micah Nori.
At the end of the event, NBA Africa CEO Clare Akamanzi commended the coaches for contributing their part to grooming the continent’s next crop of basketball stars.
“Africa has excellent talent and I am convinced the campers have learned new things from some of the best basketball coaches in the world,” Akamanzi said. “Not just basketball skills but other values and beyond just the talent, we want to nurture the next generation of impact makers on the continent.”
Basketball Africa League (BAL) President Amadou Gallo Fall who was recently honored by FIBA for his immense contribution to the growth of the game recounted the successes of BWB, a camp that’s produced remarkable names in Joel Embiid, Pascal Siakam among others. He said with the growth of the sport on the continent, many more astonishing players will be detected.
It should be noted that it is the first time that the NBA and FIBA’s global basketball development and community outreach program was taking place in East Africa, after previous editions in Angola, Egypt, Senegal and South Africa.
