BURLINGTON, VT. – Back-to-back America East Player of the Year
Trae Bell-Haynes '18 is one of 40 players selected to attend the 2018 NBA Global Camp, a pre-Draft showcase from June 2-5 in Treviso, Italy for top Draft-eligible prospects from outside the U.S. Bell-Haynes is one of three Canadians who will participate.
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The camp will include team interview sessions, five-on-five games, shooting drills, and strength and agility testing in front of representatives from all 30 NBA teams, all under the direction of NBA personnel.
The camp will also feature a series of scrimmages among prospects from NBA Academies, the league's network of elite basketball training centers around the world for top male and female prospects from outside the U.S. Since October 2016, NBA Academies have been launched in Canberra, Australia; Jinan, Urumqi and Zhuji, China; Delhi National Capital Region (NCR), India; Mexico City, Mexico; and Thies, Senegal.
The Toronto, Ontario native finished his UVM career with 1,629 points and climbed to No. 8 on the program's all-time scoring list while cracking the top-5 all-time with 518 career assists. He averaged 14.6 points, 4.3 rebounds, and 4.1 assists per game during his senior campaign. The guard joined UVM legends Taylor Coppenrath and Marqus Blakely as the only players in school history to receive AP All-America honors twice.
Fans can follow the NBA Global Camp using the hashtag
#NBAGlobalCamp on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. The 2018 NBA Draft is scheduled for Saturday, June 21 at 7 p.m. (ET).
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