Teams from the Caribbean and Central America are coming for the Centrobasket Championship to be staged at the Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto from 5 to 11 July in Santo Domingo.<\/p>\n
A record 10 national teams will be participating: <\/p>\n
British Virgin Islands, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama, Puerto Rico, Trinidad & Tobago, and the United States Virgin Islands. Belize or Costa Rica may also play. <\/p>\n
The Dominican Republic was officially approved last week as the host of the championship that is the qualifier for the Central American & Caribbean region for the 2011 FIBA Americas Championship (Pre-Olympic). The DR chose to host the event for another chance at making it to the Olympics. <\/p>\n
The Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto previously hosted the 2005 FIBA Americas Championship.<\/p>\n
The top four teams from the Championship shall qualify for the 2011 FIBA Americas Championship (Pre-Olympic), the top eight for the 2010 CAC Games in Mayagez, Puerto Rico, and the top three for the 2011 Pan American Games scheduled for Guadalajara, Mexico.<\/p>\n
For more on upcoming events, see http:\/\/www.dr1.com\/calendar<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Teams from the Caribbean and Central America are coming for the Centrobasket Championship to be staged at the Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto from 5 to 11 July in Santo Domingo. A record 10 national teams will be participating: British Virgin Islands, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama, Puerto Rico, Trinidad & Tobago, … <\/p>\n