In a beach town on the coast of Senegal sits a basketball academy attended by the most promising players in Africa. Through the eyes of NBA Academy Africa’s players and staff, “From Africa: Pathways to the NBA” details stories of work on the court and in the classroom, the brotherhood that these star prospects have built and their pursuit of the NBA dream.
The documentary was directed and edited by Jenna Bloom and Alexa Wootten.
Mark Hyman and Nathan Stevens served as executive producers for the film, which is presented by The Shirley Povich Center for Sports Journalism and Capital News Service. Scott Stevens was the graphic designer. Tim Bryson, Cooper Fojas, Katelyn Foltz, Sam Jane, Matthew Neus, Edward Rizkalla, Max Schaeffer and Brendan Weissel contributed to the reporting.