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Wikipedia / Nike Hoop Summit

The Nike Hoop Summit is an international basketball all-star game sponsored by Nike. It is held once a year and is currently played in Portland, Oregon. The game features the USA Basketball Men's Junior Select Team against international players on the World Select Team. Many players selected to the event have previously played on the international stage representing a national team.

History

The summit was developed in 1995 by George Raveling, a former college basketball coach who was instrumental in Nike's 1984 endorsement and merchandise deal with Michael Jordan. Raveling joined the company in 1994 as a promoter at the request of Nike co-founder Phil Knight.

In the 2010 edition of the event, Enes Kanter scored 34 points and surpassed the event's record of 33 points set by Dirk Nowitzki in 1998. In 2012, Shabazz Muhammad scored 35 points to break Kanter's scoring record. Bismack Biyombo recorded the first triple-double in Hoop Summit history in 2011 with 12 points, 11 rebounds, and 10 blocks.

15 players, all members of the World Team have been selected to play in two Hoop Summits: Jovo Stanojević (1995 & 1996), Alexandre Bachminov (1996 & 1997), Matthew Nielsen (1997 & 1998), Antonis Fotsis, (1998 & 1999), Boštjan Nachbar (1999 & 2000), Olumide Oyedeji (1999 & 2000), Alexis Ajinça (2007 & 2008), Dario Šarić (2011 & 2012), Andrew Wiggins (2012 & 2013), Karl-Anthony Towns (2013 & 2014), Jamal Murray (2014 & 2015), Thon Maker (2015 & 2016), RJ Barrett (2017 & 2018), Kofi Cockburn (2018 & 2019), Omaha Billew (2022 & 2023) and AJ Dybantsa (2024 & 2025).

Although it previously rotated American cities, the event has been hosted in Portland, Oregon since 2008. There was no Hoop Summit in 2020 or 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, although rosters were named for the US both years. The Hoop Summit was also not played from 2001–2003.

In 2023, a women's game was introduced. The USA beat the World team in the inaugural game, 100–79.

Annual game results

Men's

The USA leads the all-time series 19–7.

Women's

The USA leads the all-time series 4–0.

Statistical leaders and records

Men's

Women's

Alumni selected in the NBA draft

240 total draft picks

  • USA: 163

  • World: 77

  • First Round Picks: 178

  • Second Round Picks: 62

  • Draft(s) with the most alumni picked: 2011 & 2012 (15)

See also

References