The Dominican Republic national basketball team lost to Uruguay 66-57 in the opening of the FIBA AmeriCup taking place in Montevideo, Uruguay. The DR is playing in Group C of the Group Phase of the tournament from 28-30 August 2017. The DR is competing against the US, Panama and hosts Uruguay. The winner of the qualifying group will qualify for the FIBA AmeriCup Final Four in Cordoba, Argentina.
The 12-player roster for the Dominican Republic is under coach Melvyn López and is made up by Jonathan Araujo, Juan Coronado, Adris de León, Victor Liz, Agnel Delgado, Rigoberto Mendoza, Angel Núñez, Dagoberto Peña, Sadiel Rojas, Edward Santana, Gelvis Solano, Juan Miguel Suero. Of these, Juan Coronado, Victor Liz and Edward Santana were on the Dominican team that made Round of 16 at the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup.
The next game will be against Panama on 29 August 2017 at 5pm, then against the USA on 30 August.
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FIBA AmeriCup
29 August 2017
