DR1 Daily News - Dominican Republic

The president of the Dominican Basketball Federation promoted 46-year old Nestor David Diaz to coach the Dominican national basketball team in the upcoming Americup tournament. The announcement comes after Argentinean coach Nestor (Che) García resigned when hired by a Saudi Arabian team.

Diaz has been assistant coach staff since 2015 with the senior team. He will be assisted by Abraham Disla, Julio Duquela y Jonathan Sarnelly Matos.

The next important commitment of the Dominican senior basketball team is on 23 February at the Palacio de los Deportes in Santo Domingo. The team will then fly to Mexico for a game on 26 February. These are the first games for the team to qualify to participate in the 2025 Americup.

The team will be participating in the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournaments in July 2024. The DR will play Egypt and Greece in Group B. The qualifying...