Baye Fall Named to World Select Team for 2023 Nike Hoop Summit
DENVER – Baye Fall has been honored with yet another recognition as he ends his stellar high school career. The Accelerated Prep standout was recently named to the World Select Team for the 2023 Nike Hoop Summit.
Set for Saturday, April 8 at Moda Center in Portland, Oregon, the 2023 event will feature a men’s game with the top international athletes 19-and-younger facing off against the top American high school seniors.
The 2023 World Select Team selects its roster from FIBA Africa, FIBA Americas, FIBA Asia, FIBA Europe and FIBA Oceania, with approved sanction of FIBA, the governing body of international basketball.
“The Nike Hoop Summit is such a unique event, and I couldn’t be more proud of being named to the world roster,” said Fall. “Bringing together players from around the globe to form a team, from so many different cultures, languages and continents proves that basketball is a universal language.”
Below are the 13 players who have been selected for Team World and Team USA at the 2023 Nike Hoop Summit.
2023 Nike Hoop Summit World roster
| Player | Current Team | Position | Height | Committed to | Country |
| Taylor Bol Bowen | Brewster Academy (NH) | PF | 6’9” | Florida State | South Sudan |
| Garwey Dual | So Cal Academy (CA) | SG | 6’5” | South Sudan | |
| Baye Fall | Accelerated Prep (CO) | C | 6’10” | Arkansas | Senegal |
| Aden Holloway | Prolific Prep (CA) | PG | 6’0” | Auburn | Canada |
| London Johnson | G League Ignite | G | 6’3” | Jamaica | |
| Miro Little | Sunrise Christian (KA) | G | 6’4” | Baylor | Finland |
| Mackenzie Mgbako | Roselle Catholic (NJ) | F | 6’8” | Duke | Nigeria |
| Yves Missi | Prolific Prep (CA) | C | 6’11” | Baylor | Cameroon |
| Michael Nwoko | Prolific Prep (CA) | C | 6’10” | Miami | Canada |
| Zaccharie Risacher | ASVEL (France) | G/F | 6’8” | France | |
| Ibrahima Sacko | J Addison Prep (Canada) | G/F | 6’6” | Guinea | |
| Andrej Stojakovic | Jesuit (CA) | SG | 6’8” | Stanford | Greece |
| Alex Toohey | NBA Global Academy Australia | SF | 6’7” | Gonzaga | Australia |
2023 Nike Hoop Summit USA roster
| Player | High School | Position | Height | Committed to |
| Omaha Biliew | Waukee Senior (IA) | PF | 6’9” | Iowa State |
| Blake Buchanan | Lake City (ID) | C | 6’9” | Virginia |
| Isaiah Collier | Wheeler (GA) | PG | 6’4” | USC |
| Eric Dailey Jr. | IMG Academy (FL) | PF | 6’7” | Oklahoma State |
| Justin Edwards | Imhotep (PA) | SF | 6’7” | Kentucky |
| Ron Holland | Duncanville (TX) | PF | 6’8” | Texas |
| Bronny James | Sierra Canyon (CA) | PG | 6’3” | Undeclared |
| Jared McCain | Centennial (CA) | SG | 6’3” | Duke |
| Jackson Shelstad | West Linn (OR) | PG | 6’0” | Oregon |
| Sean Stewart | Montverde (FL) | PF | 6’8” | Duke |
| D.J. Wagner | Camden (NJ) | PG | 6’2” | Kentucky |
| Ja’Kobe Walter | Link Academy (TX) | SG | 6’5” | Baylor |
| Cody Williams | Perry (AZ) | SF | 6’7” | Colorado |
Some of the NBA’s biggest stars have turned in key performances at the Nike Hoop Summit. In the 2011 game, Anthony Davis recorded 16 points, 10 rebounds and two blocks; Dirk Nowitzki recorded 33 points and helped the World Team to a win in 1998; and in 2014, Nikola Jokic had 5 points and seven rebounds. The USA boasts a 16-7 series advantage over the world team.
An impressive 262 Nike Hoop Summit alumni have been drafted by NBA teams, with 14 having been selected with the No. 1 pick and 90 taken in the top 10.