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Gary Flowers inks with Titanes

Gary Flowers (203 cm, South Mississippi’11) has been tabbed by Dominican Republic team Titanes Del Distrito Nacional (LNB). The American forward has been plying his trade in his native USA…

June 19, 2013No CommentRead More

Michael Glover joins Metros de Santiago

Michael Glover (200 cm, Iona’12) has signed with the Metros de Santiago from the Dominican Republic’s LNB. The 26-year-old Glover spent the 2012-13 season in Turkey playing for Hacettepe University.…

June 14, 2013No CommentRead More

Edgar Sosa signs with Santurce

Edgar Sosa (190 cm, Louisville’10) has signed a deal to play for Cangrejeros de Santurce from Puerto Rico’s BSN. The 25-year-old guard, who hails from the Dominican Republic, began the…

April 12, 2013No CommentRead More

Victor Toribio joins Valerio

Victor Toribio (198 cm) is returning to his native Dominican Republic to play with Plaza Valerio (LNB) for the second time in his career. The swingman who also holds nationality…

March 26, 2013No CommentRead More

Edgar Sosa leaves Valladolid

Edgar Sosa (190 cm, Louisville’10) has returned to the USA after a very short stint with Blancos de Rueda Valladolid (Spain, ACB). The 25-year old point guard had signed a…

February 19, 20131 CommentRead More

Luis Flores signs with Hapoel Eilat

Luis Flores (188 cm, Manhattan’04) has signed in Israel with Hapoel Eilat. Flores last played in his native Dominican Republic. He previously also played in Ukraine, Spain, Russia, Greece, Italy…

January 1, 2013No CommentRead More

Latavious Williams called back to play in the Dominican Republic

Latavious Williams has been called back to the Dominican Republic by the The Metros of Santiago so they can take their shot at the Final Round of the Scotiabank League.…

September 21, 20121 CommentRead More

The Metros add reinforcements

The Metros of Santiago have selected Evan Brock, Eddie Basden and Lavance Fields to begin playing with them. Evan Brock (forward, 2.04m) from the United States is coming from playing…

September 8, 2012No CommentRead More

The Cañeros move on to the semi-finals

Eloy Vargas played the best game of his life with a three-point shooting percentage of 44. The Cañeros, from the Dominican Republic, scored 31 points in the third quarter to…

September 3, 2012No CommentRead More

Brandon Robinson signed by Los Leones

Brandon Robinson (202 cm, Auburn’04) will be playing for the Dominican team Los Leones from Santo Domingo this season. He arrived Saturday ready to play against the Cañeros of La…

August 27, 2012No CommentRead More

LNB Fines Martinez and Matrille for punch

Marlon Martinez, a player in the Dominican Republic, was involved in a fight that broke out during the Indios – Huracanes game last week. During the fight, Martinez hit journalist…

August 26, 20123 CommentsRead More

Maurice Baker and Jeremy Hazell sign with Cañeros del Este

Maurice Baker (1,88m, graduate from Oklahoma State University) and Jeremy Hazell (1,95m, coming from the Los Angeles Defenders) will soon be playing with the Cañeros del Este in the Dominican…

August 23, 20121 CommentRead More

Dominican Republic wins 2012 Centrobasket

Final Dominican Republic – Puerto Rico 80-72 Dominican Republic wins 2012 Centrobasket in Jose Miguel Agrelot coliseum in Hato Rey. The team overcame the hosts of the tournament in the…

August 12, 2012No CommentRead More

FIBA 3×3 World Championships (Men & Women & U18)

The FIBA 3×3 World Championship is the top level 3×3 basketball National Team event. Unlike the ‘open’ network of tournaments, players do not create teams themselves, but are selected by…

August 9, 2012No CommentRead More

Olympic Qualifying Tournament: Semifinals – July 7, 2012

Russia and Lithuania are London bound. The two national teams won their respective semifinal tilts Saturday at the Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Caracas, Venezuela, to secure their place at the…

July 8, 2012No CommentRead More

Olympic Qualifying Tournament: Quarterfinals – July 6, 2012

Russia, Lithuania, Nigeria and the Dominican Republic are all just one win from going to London following victories Friday in the quarterfinals day at Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Caracas, Venezuela.…

July 6, 2012No CommentRead More

Calipari cuts Villanueva from Dominican team

The level of competition in international basketball has steadily improved over the past 20 years, to the point where various national teams can do pretty well without a big-name NBA…

June 13, 2012No CommentRead More