NewsWhore
08-26-2009, 05:10 PM
The DR will play Brazil this afternoon at 4pm at the Coliseo Roberto Clemente in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on the opening day of the 2009 FIBA Americas Championship. Brazil is the winner of the Marchand Continental Championship Cup. The event is taking place from 26 August to 6 September. This is the strongest Dominican team to play in the championship. The DR team has three NBA players in it. These are Charlie Villanueva (Detroit Pistons), Francisco Garcia (Sacramento Kings) and Al Horford (Atlanta Hawks).
Dominicans hadn't played in a FIBA World Championship since 1978 when the team finished 12th.
The Dominican squad is made up by: Carlos Morban and Juan Coronado are the point guards; Luis Flores and Kelvin Pena the shooting guards; Francisco Garcia, Ricardo Greer and Franklin Western (small forwards); Charlie Villanueva, Jack Michael Martinez, Marlon Martinez (power forwards); Al Horford and Alejandro Salas are the centers.
The Dominican Republic is in Group B along with Argentina, Brazil, Panama and Venezuela. Interestingly, the coach of the Brazilian team, Spaniard Moncho Monsalve lead the Dominican team that won the gold medal in the Centrobasket '95.
To follow the games, see http://puertorico2009.fiba.com/pages/eng/fe/09/facm/p/index.html
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#7)
Dominicans hadn't played in a FIBA World Championship since 1978 when the team finished 12th.
The Dominican squad is made up by: Carlos Morban and Juan Coronado are the point guards; Luis Flores and Kelvin Pena the shooting guards; Francisco Garcia, Ricardo Greer and Franklin Western (small forwards); Charlie Villanueva, Jack Michael Martinez, Marlon Martinez (power forwards); Al Horford and Alejandro Salas are the centers.
The Dominican Republic is in Group B along with Argentina, Brazil, Panama and Venezuela. Interestingly, the coach of the Brazilian team, Spaniard Moncho Monsalve lead the Dominican team that won the gold medal in the Centrobasket '95.
To follow the games, see http://puertorico2009.fiba.com/pages/eng/fe/09/facm/p/index.html
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#7)