Duke University announces that the Blue Devils basketball team is scheduled to play the Dominican national basketball team in Santiago de los Caballeros at 5pm on Sunday, 20 August. The game could be moved to a 1pm schedule if Santiago hosts game seven of the Dominican Republic pro league finals.
Duke is scheduled to play a second exhibition game against the Dominican national basketball team at 8pm on Wednesday, 23 August, in Santo Domingo.
The exhibition games coincide with the Dominican Republic National Team’s preparation for the 2017 FIBA AmeriCup, which is set for 25 August – 3 September in Colombia. The DR currently stands at No. 18 on the FIBA World Rankings.
The Blue Devils will also be participating in cultural activities, including a Santo Domingo Colonial City tour and a catamaran tour.
The Blue Devils are a five-time national basketball university challenge (1991, 1992, 2001, 2010, 2015).
10 August 2017
