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HIGHLY RATED United States-based high school guard Marcus McDonald has described the just concluded four-day Basketball Without Borders camp as a “great experience”.
The internationally recognised camp, held in Sao Paulo, Brazil, May 17-20, was jointly organised by the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) and according to the young prospect, his confidence level is now at an all-time high.
“It was a great experience as I was able to meet a lot of players, including Nick Richards, and the coaches. It has helped my confidence just knowing that I was selected for a camp at this level and be recognised. My confidence will grow a lot from just being at this camp as it was indeed a confidence booster,” he explained.
McDonald was hand-picked for the camp due to his exploits for the national team at the 2023 CentroBasket U17 Championships in Belize where he averaged 14.8 points, 6.8 rebounds and 3.2 assists for the team which finished sixth of eight teams. He shared that the camp focused on playing together as a team and passing the ball.
“I think the camp was mainly focused around teamwork and camaraderie. We did a lot of team drills and the coaches stressed that we played the game the right way and pass the ball,” he added.
Clint McDonald, father of Marcus, explained that the immediate focus is to help his son finish his high school career on a high note and then transition to the collegiate level. He shared that at the moment there are plenty of collegiate offers to choose from.
“This phase is to finish high school and continue playing at the national level. Afterwards, the next step is to move on to college as he has several college basketball offers and then who knows where from there. Being able to play at the collegiate level and continue to help build Jamaica’s basketball on the regional and international level, I think that will be great,” Clint McDonald said.
In addition, Clint McDonald hailed his son’s historic achievement and is hopeful that it will inspire other young players to help develop the country’s basketball programme.
“This is the first time Jamaica had someone at the Basketball Without Borders camp and it’s being around for almost 30 years. So it’s now for the next generation to continue to build the brand of basketball,” he added.
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