Barking Abbey's Obinna Ekufu picked up the boys' defensive player of the camp award and Bo Guttormsdottir-Frost took home the Patrick Baumann Sportsmanship Award - amongst a litany of awards for home-grown players.
Hosted at the National Basketball Performance Centre, the week-long camp saw 60 of Europe’s best high-school-aged athletes put through their paces by legends of the game.
Seven British players were invited to the showcase - Emmanuel Ahamefule, Kelvin Clement Aigbogun, Ike Davids, Obinna Ekufu, Bo Guttormsdottir-Frost, Andrew Nwokolo and Irene Oboavwoduo - each bringing their developing skills to be tested and honed.
The players ran through movement efficiency drills, offensive and defensive skill stations, late game situations, skills and leadership development sessions, and finished off competing against each other in a camp tournament, in front of NBA and WNBA scouts, and under the tutelage of 2011 NBA champion Tyson Chandler, five-time NBA champion Derek Fisher, two-time WNBA champion Sylvia Fowles, Philadelphia 76ers head coach and two-time British Basketball League champion, and coach of the year Nick Nurse, 76ers assistant coach Bryan Gates, and former NBA player and veteran assistant coach Roy Rogers.
In the boys' final, Clement Aigbogun and Ekufu were on the winning team and Oboavwoduo and Guttormsdottir-Frost won the girls’ final.
Oboavwoduo was named in the girls’ All-Star team and team-mate Guttormsdottir-Frost won the Patrick Baumann Sportsmanship Award.
Ekufu won the boys' Defensive MVP award and was named in the boys’ All Star team.
LA Lakers legend Fisher, who coached WNBA side LA Sparks for three seasons, said that the camp had been a great experience and the future was looking bright for British basketball, especially with the current crop of young women moving through the ranks.
"[BWB in Manchester] has been a great experience. It's been a great week of getting to meet other people from all over the world," he said.
"And just look at what basketball does. You would not ever have this combination of human beings in one place if it were not for the game of basketball.
"Manchester's been a great host. It's changed since I was here in 2013 [playing with the Oklahoma City Thunder], but it's also still the same in terms of the quality of the people and how great a place it is.
"There have been players from all over the world that have had tremendous success in the WNBA, I think it's only going to continue to grow and increase as the league grows.
"And then for young girls like Bo and Irene, as hard as they've worked, how good they are now at 16, 17, they both have really bright futures and I think basketball in Great Britain also has a bright future."
Oaklands Wolves' Guttormsdottir-Frost has made an indelible impression on the British basketball scene, with her sharp shooting and mature leadership on the court.
Reflecting on her week at BWB, she called the experience 'amazing' and was 'grateful' to receive the sportsmanship award.
"I'm really grateful that I got the award. [I try to] treat everyone with kindness. Everyone's worked really hard to be here and deserves to be here.
"I treat everyone the same and hype everyone up, even if I'm not having the best day. I want my team to win regardless, whether I'm making a shot or an assist, I just want everyone to win.
"[The camp] has definitely been a challenge, obviously I've played against most of these guys before but it was super cool to finally get to play alongside them; getting to know them, both on and off the court, and learning from each other and from the great coaches we've had.
"It's been such an amazing experience and I'm so grateful to be here."
Manchester Junior Giants' Clement Aigbogun, who enjoyed U16 success with England at the 2024 Four Nations and represented GB at U16 level, held his own at the camp, soaking up the experience and enjoying having the NBA and WNBA on his home court.
"This camp has improved my confidence a lot and I'm just ready to show what I've got next season," said Clement Aigbogun.
"It feels great knowing that all these great players are playing on the same court I've been played on all my life."
The camp wasn’t all geared to finding the next NBA and WNBA talent from Europe, however. Over 150 coaches attended a FIBA coaches clinic hosted by Nurse, Gates and Rogers, who ran through offensive and defensive set-ups, as well as imparting their coaching ethos.
Basketball England officials also benefitted with a masterclass from veteran NBA ref Bennett Salvatore.
Every afternoon there was grassroots basketball activity, with the NBA and WNBA legends hosting Jr. NBA clinics for U12, U14 and U16 ballers, a girls-only Her Time To Play session and an inclusive basketball workout for basketballers with learning disabilities in collaboration with DOSportUK.
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