The Dominican Republic team has new faces to face the challenge of the FIBA AmeriCup Qualifiers in San Juan, Puerto Rico
From this February 17 will begin the FIBA AmeriCup classifiers at the Coliseo Roberto Clemente in San Juan, Puerto Rico and the Dominican National Team hopes to maintain its leading position in Group C with 3 wins and one defeat.
As soon as the official call for the Dominican Basketball Federation is announced, three names of players who have not been with the team before stand out.
Mike Torres, A Spaniard by birth, is one of the players who has generated the most anticipation from Dominican fans. Michael Torres Cuevas is a 26-year-old owner who plays for Real Betis Basketball in Spain.
With his 6 feet and 2 inches tall, many expect this to be a shipowner he can immediately bring to the team. In 17 games in the current season he averaged just 6:24 minutes per game averaging 1.7 PPJ, 0.6 RBJ and 0.5 APJ and came to the Betis team this season to bring “freshness and day-to-day competition” .
Antonio Peña he has 6 feet and 8 inches, and has been a vagabond with stakes in Spain, Colombia, Germany, Puerto Rico, Argentina, Mexico and with La Vega in the National Basketball League.
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The graduate of the University of Vilanova, was born in Brooklyn and currently plays with the Mexicali Suns in the National Professional Basketball League of Mexico, and in his last campaign averaged 21.2 minutes, 8.8 points, 4.2 rebounds and 1.5 assists.
In the case of angel Núñez He is a 6’8 “tall player with 210 pounds and has played for the Long Island Nets in the G-League with reduced participation. Born in the Bronx, he is 29 years old and graduated from the University of Louisville .
The Dominican Republic will face the Virgin Islands on February 19 and the next day will face Cuba, a team that according to unconfirmed reports would have trouble making the trip to San Juan.