A contingent of 18 Dominican players (including one woman) and two managers will participate in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) basketball league whose tournaments start Thursday in the United States. Hoy newspaper reports that for the first time six Dominicans will play on NCAA teams. These are Francisco Garcia (Louisville), Alfred Horford (Florida University), Manny Quezada (Rutgers), Ronald Ramon (Pittsburg), Cesar Chavez (Florida International), Chris Alvarez (Dayton) and Sugey Monsac (Robert Morris).
Playing for the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) will be: Benito Flores (Wisconsin-Green Bay), Ivan Almonte (florida International), Franklin Penn (Buffalo), Eulis Baez (Western Illinois), Chris Brown (St. Francis), Ricky Soliver (Iowa), Rafael Madera (Delaware), Sammy Mejia (De Paul), Junio Matias (Florida International), Rodney Epperson (St. John’s) and Adrian Sing (Brewton Parker College).
Reporting on the Dominican basketball players, Antonio Valdez of Hoy also notes that three Dominicans will appear on the rosters of Florida International University, marking another first for DR’s basketball players.