The Korea Development Camp 2008 started with an opening ceremony held at Yangjae Seoul Education & Culture Center at 10 am this morning. NBA players of the Milwaukee Bucks Mo Williams and Charlie Villanueva, Assistant Coach John Capeil of Charlotte Bobcats, Neal Meyer of LA Clippers also attended the ceremony. KBL Executive Director Albert Kim and Mark Fischer both spoke at the ceremony and Mo Willams also gave a speech on behalf of NBA players and coaches. Before the end of the ceremony, Mo Williams presented a Bucks jersey to Albert Kim as gift.

The camp was tipped off with the inaugural NBA Coaches Clinic and 30 Korean coaches took this chance to learn from the NBA coaches. In the coming 4 days, 40 top young players from across Korea will receive professional basketball tranining and learn from the NBA and KBL coaches. The MVP of the camp will be selected to participate in Basketball without Broders 2008 in India this July. | Photo Gallery

Over 10 local media organizations covered the opening ceremony, including

News Agency
Newsis
Yunhwap

Dailies
Hankyoreh
Korea Times

On-line
Nocut news(photo+cam)
iMBC
OSEN
Sports Korea

Broadcasting
KBS
YTN Sports
Xports

Monthly
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