Dominican Republic
Juan Garcia welcomed by CAI Zaragoza
Juan Garcia (201 cm) is coming in to reinforce Spanish Liga Endesa club CAI Zaragoza this 2015. He is from the Dominican Republic, but is also a naturalized Spanish citizen. He was a recent addition to the Dominican Republic national team in 2014. This is an upgrade for Garcia, who began the 2014/15 season playing…
Read MoreJosh Asselin now with Panionios
Panionios ON Telecoms Athens (Greece-A1) has agreed to terms with Josh Asselin (210 cm, Michigan’01) and the player will be a new addition to their roster. Asselin is an American player who also holds a passport from the Dominican Republic. He was a former member of the Dominican Republic national team in 2005-06. Josh signed…
Read MoreOrlando Sanchez pens with Santurce
Spanish-Dominican player Orlando Sanchez (206 cm, St. John’s’14) has agreed to terms with Cangrejeros de Santurce (Puerto Rico-BSN) for the 2015 season. He was a member of the Dominican Republic national team from 2010-14. After being released by the New York Knicks at the beginning of the season, the player moved to the Westchester Knicks…
Read MoreRonald Roberts picked by San Miguel Beermen
Ronald Roberts (203 cm, St. Joseph’s’14) will be the import for the San Miguel Beermen (Philippines-PBA) the latest Cup this 2015. Roberts has dual citizenship from the Dominican Republic and Trinidad and Tobago. This will be the rookie’s first foray outside of the USA and will mark the beginning of his international professional career. This…
Read MoreDagoberto Pena heads to Sionista
Dagoberto Pena (198 cm, Marshall’ 12) has signed to play for Centro Juventud Sionista de Parana (Argentina-LigaA) for the remainder of the season. The Dominican Republic player has already featured in the Colombian Liga DirecTV this season for Cafeteros de Armenia. He played twelve league games and notched averages of 15.9 points and 4.4 rebounds…
Read MoreJermaine Barnes deals with Pueblo Nuevo
Jermaine Barnes (193 cm, Point GA’06) has agreed terms with Pueblo Nuevo in the Dominican Santiago League, signalling his return to Basketball after being side-lined for two months through injury. The American last played for Yenicami in the Cyprus North League through the 2013/2014 season and over twenty games he averaged 19.1 points, 8.9 rebounds,…
Read MoreMexico wins home Centrobasket 2014
Mexico defeated Puerto Rico 74-60 as the hosts won the 2014 Centrobasket Championships in Nayarit to cap an undefeated competition. The home nation went 6-0 through the tournament and looked formidable throughout, not least when easing past Puerto Rico in the second half of a testing final. The third and fourth positions were also tied…
Read MoreCentrobasket 2014: Mexico and Puerto Rico reach final
The Centrobasket 2014 tournament is nearing its showpiece event as both Puerto Rico and championship hosts Mexico earned berths in the final. After two exciting games the countries will play each other on August 8TH, while the Dominican Republic and Cuba will also contest the third/fourth place that day. Dominican Republic vs. Puerto Rico, 73-78…
Read More2014 Centrobasket semis decided
Group A and Group B in the 2014 Centrobasket have wrapped and the semi-final stage of the competition has been set. The teams progressing to the final four are Mexico and Puerto Rico from the first group and Dominican Republic and Cuba from the second. Day 5 Group A El Salvador vs. U.S. Virgin Islands,…
Read MoreCentrobasket: Four teams remain unbeaten
After four days of preliminary round action four teams have initially distanced themselves from the rest of the pack at the 2014 Centrobasket tournament. Four teams remain undefeated so far in the competition with pristine 3-0 records. As expected 2013 FIBA Americas gold medalists Mexico have taken the lead in Group A. They are joined…
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