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Five Aussie young guns are following in the footsteps of the country's NBA stars, including Josh Giddey and Dyson Daniels, after being selected to compete in the Basketball Without Borders Next Up Camp in Istanbul this week.

Big man Yahya Basaran, John Aryang, Will Hamilton, Antonio Browne and Riak Akhuar earned a spot at the camp after impressive performances for the Australian Crocs at the FIBA Under-17 World Cup earlier this year, where they took home a bronze medal.

The only team the Crocs lost to was the USA in the semi-final.

The Basketball Without Borders camp, which started on August 26 and runs until August 29, 78 top prospects from 44 countries for on and off-court development sessions, with players coached by current and former NBA and FIBA stars and legends.

BWB's elite coaching panel includes current Cleveland Cavaliers coach Kenny Atkinson as well as NBA All Stars Brook Lopez, Khris Middleton and Jalen Suggs, and NBA and FIBA legends Vlade Divac and Danilo Gallinari.

The camp has a strong track record of identifying future NBA and WNBA talent, with more than 4900 participants from 149 countries and territories since 2001 and 155 former campers advancing to the NBA or WNBA, including Australian stars headlined by Giddey (Chicago Bulls) and Daniels (Atlanta Hawks).

These Australians have already put coaches and attendees of the camp on notice after Browne slammed this highlight dunk home in a scrimmage early in the tournament.

The five Aussies have had a successful year on the international stage, also claiming a gold medal at the FIBA Under-18 Asia Cup with the Emus earlier this month.

This year's event is the 25th edition of the BWB camp.

Earning selection for the camp is another notch on the belt of these rising athletes, who have been part of a dominant year for Australian junior teams, with the Sapphires under-17 women also claiming a World Cup bronze medal.

Getting more exposure to the best junior talent from across the globe will also be a major boost for these Emus stars as they prepare for the FIBA Under-19 World Cup in the Czech Republic next year.