TheNike Hoop Summit is an internationalbasketballall-star game sponsored byNike, held once a year, which features theUSA Basketball Men's Junior Select Team against a World Select Team of international players. The players demonstrate their skills and hope to attract attention from eitherNBA scouts orcolleges. A number of current NBA players have participated in this event in the past.
The summit was developed in 1995 byGeorge Raveling, a former college basketball coach who was instrumental inNike's 1984 endorsement and merchandise deal withMichael Jordan.[1] Raveling joined the company in 1994 as a promoter at the request of Nike co-founderPhil Knight.[2]
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.[3] In 2012,Shabazz Muhammad scored 35 points to break Kanter's scoring record.[4]Bismack Biyombo recorded the firsttriple-double in Hoop Summit history in 2011 with 12 points, 11 rebounds, and 10 blocks.[5]
Although it previously rotated American cities, the event has been hosted inPortland, Oregon since 2008. There was no Hoop Summit in 2020 or 2021 due to theCOVID-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.[6]
