The Dominican Republic will count for the two games of this window with a well-balanced team where there is a lot of youth and scoring talent to get the victories
With an air of optimism and the debut of the young Dominican basket player, Chris Duartewhich has already debuted in the NBA, the National Basketball Team faces today at 8:00 at night Panamaat the start of the qualifying window at Basketball World Cup 2023, in the Sport’s palace.
Duarte pointed out that “I am very excited to make my dream come true, which was to put on the shirt of the National Team in front of my public”, the player commented.
He stated that he has felt very comfortable training with his new teammates and is sure that today and next Monday against Venezuelain Caracas, achieved the two victories for the country.
The “Duartemanía” in the DR
Since yesterday it was commented that practically all the tickets have been sold and that some “special guess” had been added, which will be chairs in the area of the court, before the euphoria of the fans to get tickets to go to the Virgilio Naughty Soto.
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Team trained yesterday
The national team formally trained yesterday morning at the Palacio de los Deportes where they reviewed all the offensive and defensive schemes, in charge of the coach Melvyn Lopez and his body of assistants.
the graceful
the leader Melvin Lopez, of the national senior basketball team, selected its 12 warriors last Tuesday night to face the Panamanian squad, led by NBA player Chris Duarte, on Thursday.
The coach made his choice at the end of the penultimate training phase at the Virgilio Travieso Soto Sports Palace, in the city of Santo Domingo.
Duarte brings optimism to the team
Duarte, a native of Puerto Plata, who belongs to the Indiana Pacers in the NBA, will make his debut with the tricolor jacket in a match of the Fourth Window (second phase) of the 2023 Basketball World Cup Qualifier, in Indonesia, the Philippines and Japan .
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The Dominican Republic will hold its first match of the second phase, corresponding to Group E, against Panama, at 8:00 at night, at the Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto, in the city of Santo Domingo.
The official Quisqueyan squad was made up, in addition to Duarte, by Andrés Féliz, Jeromy Rodríguez, Sadiel Rojas, Richard Bautista, Rigoberto Mendoza, Ángel Luis Delgado, Víctor Liz, Ángel Núñez, Luis Santos, Jean Montero and Eloy Vargas.
The next team commitment of the national team will be on Monday 29 in Barquisimeto, in Lara State, in Venezuela.
On July 4 last, the DR beat the Bahamas
Basket players Víctor Liz, Eloy Vargas and Ángel Luis Delgado were the great heroes in the Dominican Republic’s victory over Bahamas in the last game of the first round of Group C in the first round of qualifying.
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