The NBA has unveiled plans for the 2024 NBA Academy Games, an elite basketball event showcasing top high-school prospects globally, scheduled for July 10-14 at Holy Innocents’ Episcopal School in Atlanta, Georgia.
This fifth installment will see eight teams compete: four from NBA academies in Australia, Mexico, and Senegal, a select international team, and three Nike EYBL teams—All Iowa Attack, Howard Pulley, and MOKAN Elite.
Participants can expect team practices, educational life-skills sessions, and 24 exhibition games leading to a tournament finale.
NBA staff, NCAA coaches, and scouts will have access to the event, coinciding with an NCAA recruitment window from July 11-14.
Wednesday, July 10
3:00 p.m. – NBA Academy Latin America vs. NBA Academy Africa Red
3:30 p.m. – NBA Academy Select vs. MOKAN Elite
5:00 p.m. – NBA Academy Africa Blue vs. NBA Global Academy
5:30 p.m. – Howard Pulley vs. All Iowa Attack
Thursday, July 11
9:00 a.m. – NBA Academy Africa Red vs. Howard Pulley
9:15 p.m. – NBA Academy Latin America vs. All Iowa Attack
10:45 a.m. – NBA Academy Africa Blue vs. NBA Academy Select
11:00 a.m. – NBA Global Academy vs. MOKAN Elite
4:30 p.m. – NBA Academy Latin America vs. Howard Pulley
4:45 p.m. – NBA Academy Africa Red vs. All Iowa Attack
6:15 p.m. – NBA Academy Select vs. NBA Global Academy
6:30 p.m. – NBA Academy Africa Blue vs. MOKAN Elite
Friday, July 12
3:00 p.m. – Quarterfinal Game 1
3:30 p.m. – Quarterfinal Game 2
5:00 p.m. – Quarterfinal Game 3
5:30 p.m. – Quarterfinal Game 4
Saturday, July 13
3:00 p.m. – Consolation Game 1
3:30 p.m. – Semifinal Game 1
5:00 p.m. – Consolation Game 2
5:30 p.m. – Semifinal Game 2
Sunday, July 14
10:00 a.m. – Seventh-Place Game
10:30 a.m. – Third-Place Game
12:00 p.m. – Fifth-Place Game
12:30 p.m. – Championship Game
The NBA App will stream all games live, with highlights on NBA Future Starts Now. NBA partners Nike and Gatorade will provide gear and hydration.
The NBA Academy has a track record of success, with over 115 prospects earning NCAA Division I scholarships and 25 turning pro, including seven NBA players: Ibou Badji (Portland Trail Blazers), Ulrich Chomche (Toronto Raptors), Dyson Daniels (New Orleans Pelicans), Josh Giddey (Chicago Bulls), Johnny Furphy (Indiana Pacers), Olivier-Maxence Prosper (Dallas Mavericks), and Bennedict Mathurin (Indiana Pacers).
