DR1 Daily News - Dominican Republic

The Dominican national basketball team is ranked 19th in the world and is one of six teams that will seek to qualify for the Paris Olympic Games during the summer of 2024.

The DR got a last chance when the team finished in 14th place at the World Cup. That qualified the team for the OQTs as one of the best 16 remaining teams that did not advance directly to the Summer Olympics.

The Dominican Republic team has never made it to the Summer Olympics. FIBA Basketball is following the team’s participation over the years. The news release says that the Dominican team has participated twice in an OQT. The DR was just one victory from making their Olympic debut in 2012 when the team beat North Macedonia in the Quarter-Finals in Venezuela but then lost to Lithuania 109-83 in the Semi-Finals. The Dominicans had one more chance but lost to Nigeria 88-73 in the Third Place Game to decide the final...