Hong Kong school’s pride at being invited to play in NBA Rising Stars event
Heep Yunn School to get opportunity to see what ‘absolute highest standard looks like’ in Singapore tournament
The deputy head of a Hong Kong school has spoken of her pride after her team of talented youngsters was invited to take part in an NBA tournament in Singapore this month.
Heep Yunn School will test themselves against some of the best teams in Asia at the NBA Rising Stars Invitational.
Dora Yum, the school’s vice-principal and basketball team coach, said it was an opportunity to take her players out of their “domestic bubble” and show them “what the absolute highest standard looks like”.
Returning to the city state after the inaugural event last summer, the tournament will take place at OCBC Arena from June 22 to 28 and feature teams of boys and girls aged 18 or under.
“What makes us most proud is that it is the players from our single school squad at Heep Yunn who are stepping up to represent Hong Kong,” Yum said. “For our younger players, stepping onto an international court under the NBA banner is a massive eye-opener.”
In February, Heep Yunn thrashed Ying Wa Girls’ School 72-43 in the All Hong Kong Schools Jing Ying Basketball Tournament final at Kai Tak Arena to clinch their 11th consecutive, and 15th overall title, in school history.