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Dominican Republic men's national basketball team

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This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Dominican Republic women's national basketball team.

Dominican Republic
FIBA ranking18 Steady (26 November 2024)[1]
Joined FIBA1954
FIBA zoneFIBA Americas
National federationFederación Dominicana de Baloncesto
CoachNéstor García
FIBA World Cup
Appearances4
FIBA AmeriCup
Appearances14
Medals Bronze: (2011)

The Dominican Republic national basketball team (Spanish: Selección de Baloncesto de República Dominicana) represents the Dominican Republic in men's international basketball competitions. In 2011 and 2012, John Calipari, the head coach of the University of Arkansas men's basketball team, served as the head coach of the team.[2][3] The team placed third in the 2011 FIBA Americas Championship and fourth in the 2012 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament, one position shy of qualifying for the 2012 Olympics.

Competitions

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FIBA World Cup

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Year Position Tournament Host
1978 12/14 1978 FIBA World Championship Philippines
2014 13/24 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup Spain
2019 16/32 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup China
2023 14/32 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup Indonesia, Philippines, Japan

FIBA AmeriCup

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Year Position Tournament Host
1980 Didn't Compete 1980 FIBA Americas Championship San Juan, Puerto Rico
1984 9th 1984 FIBA Americas Championship São Paulo, Brazil
1988 Didn't Compete 1988 FIBA Americas Championship Montevideo, Uruguay
1989 6th 1989 FIBA Americas Championship Mexico City, Mexico
1992 Didn't Compete 1992 FIBA Americas Championship Portland, Oregon, United States
1993 9th 1993 FIBA Americas Championship San Juan, Puerto Rico
1995 7th 1995 FIBA Americas Championship Tucumán, Argentina
1997 9th 1997 FIBA Americas Championship Montevideo, Uruguay
1999 7th 1999 FIBA Americas Championship San Juan, Puerto Rico
2001 Didn't Compete 2001 FIBA Americas Championship Neuquén, Argentina
2003 8th 2003 FIBA Americas Championship San Juan, Puerto Rico
2005 6th 2005 FIBA Americas Championship Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
2007 Didn't Compete 2007 FIBA Americas Championship Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
2009 5th 2009 FIBA Americas Championship San Juan, Puerto Rico
2011 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 2011 FIBA Americas Championship Mar del Plata, Argentina
2013 4th 2013 FIBA Americas Championship Caracas, Venezuela
2015 6th 2015 FIBA Americas Championship Mexico City, Mexico
2017 7th 2017 FIBA AmeriCup Argentina/Colombia/Uruguay
2021 8th 2021 FIBA AmeriCup Recife, Brazil
2025 To be determined 2025 FIBA AmeriCup Managua, Nicaragua

Pan American Games

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Year Position Tournament Host
1951–75 Didn't Compete 1951-75 Pan American Games
1979 9th 1979 Pan American Games San Juan, Puerto Rico
1983 9th 1983 Pan American Games Caracas, Venezuela
1987–95 Didn't Compete 1987-95 Pan American Games
1999 6th 1999 Pan American Games Winnipeg, Canada
2003 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2003 Pan American Games Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
2007 Didn't Compete 2007 Pan American Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2011 4th 2011 Pan American Games Guadalajara, Mexico
2015 4th 2015 Pan American Games Toronto, Canada
2019 4th 2019 Pan American Games Lima, Peru
Gold Silver Bronze Total
0 1 0 1

Centrobasket Championship

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Year Position Tournament Host
1969 5th Centrobasket Championship Havana, Cuba
1971 4th Centrobasket Championship Caracas, Venezuela
1973 7th Centrobasket Championship San Juan, Puerto Rico
1975 4th Centrobasket Championship Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
1977 1st place, gold medalist(s) Centrobasket Championship Panama City, Panama
1981 5th Centrobasket Championship San Juan, Puerto Rico
1985 6th Centrobasket Championship Toluca, Mexico
1987 4th Centrobasket Championship Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
1989 5th Centrobasket Championship Havana, Cuba
1993 4th Centrobasket Championship San Juan, Puerto Rico
1995 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Centrobasket Championship Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
1997 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Centrobasket Championship Tegucigalpa, Honduras
1999 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Centrobasket Championship Havana, Cuba
2001 5th Centrobasket Championship Toluca, Mexico
2003 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Centrobasket Championship Culiacán, Mexico
2004 1st place, gold medalist(s) Centrobasket Championship Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
2006 5th Centrobasket Championship Panama City, Panama
2008 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Centrobasket Championship Cancún, Mexico
2010 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Centrobasket Championship Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
2012 1st place, gold medalist(s) Centrobasket Championship San Juan, Puerto Rico
2014 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Centrobasket Championship Nayarit, Mexico
2016 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Centrobasket Championship Panama City, Panama
Gold Silver Bronze Total
3 3 5 11

Results and fixtures

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  Win   Loss

2023

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23 February 2023 Panama  67–93  Dominican Republic Panama City, Panama
21:00 CET (UTC+1) Scoring by quarter: 14–20, 25–18, 19–26, 9–29
Pts: Oglivie 15
Rebs: Bishop 6
Asts: Gaskins 5 		Boxscore Pts: J. Montero 17
Rebs: Delgado 10
Asts: Solano 8 		Arena: Roberto Durán Arena
Attendance: 0
Referees: Krishna Domínguez (MEX), Grant Todey (USA), Blanca Burns (USA)
23 February 2023 Argentina  75–79  Dominican Republic Mar de Plata, Argentina
21:00 CET (UTC+1) Scoring by quarter: 24–19, 18–16, 22–19, 11–25
Pts: Deck 27
Rebs: Garino, Laprovíttola 5
Asts: Campazzo 5 		Boxscore Pts: Montero 22
Rebs: Delgado 10
Asts: Feliz 4 		Arena: Polideportivo Islas Malvinas
Attendance: 0
Referees: Luis Vázquez (PUR), Carlos Peralta (ECU), Kristian Paez (ECU)
25 August 2023 Dominican Republic  87–81  Philippines Philippine Arena, Bocaue
20:00 Scoring by quarter: 22–18, 20–24, 24–22, 21–17
Pts: Towns 26
Rebs: Towns 10
Asts: Feliz 8 		Boxscore Pts: Clarkson 28
Rebs: Clarkson, Fajardo 7
Asts: Clarkson 7 		Attendance: 38,115
Referees: Yohan Rosso (FRA), Leandro Zalazar (ARG), Gatis Saliņš (LAT)
27 August 2023 Italy  82–87  Dominican Republic Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
16:00 Scoring by quarter: 19–13, 20–25, 17–31, 26–18
Pts: Spissu 17
Rebs: Melli 7
Asts: Spissu 4 		Boxscore Pts: Feliz, Towns 24
Rebs: Towns 11
Asts: Montero 9 		Attendance: 6,298
Referees: Gatis Saliņš (LAT), Luis Castillo (ESP), Georgios Poursanidis (GRE)
29 August 2023 Angola  67–75  Dominican Republic Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
16:00 Scoring by quarter: 11–20, 21–17, 18–12, 17–26
Pts: De Sousa 19
Rebs: De Sousa 9
Asts: Dundão 7 		Boxscore Pts: Feliz 17
Rebs: Liz 8
Asts: Solano 4 		Attendance: 4,769
Referees: Guilherme Locatelli (BRA), Luis Castillo (ESP), Martin Vulić (CRO)
1 September 2023 Dominican Republic  97–102  Puerto Rico Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
20:00 Scoring by quarter: 12–17, 33–28, 29–24, 23–33
Pts: Towns 39
Rebs: Towns 10
Asts: Feliz 8 		Boxscore Pts: Waters 37
Rebs: three players 7
Asts: Waters 11 		Attendance: 3,465
Referees: Guilherme Locatelli (BRA), Rabah Noujaim (LBN), Carlos Peralta (ECU)
3 September 2023 Dominican Republic  79–112  Serbia Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
20:00 Scoring by quarter: 15–29, 20–27, 18–31, 26–25
Pts: Towns 25
Rebs: Towns 7
Asts: Montero 4 		Boxscore Pts: Bogdanović 20
Rebs: S. Jović 6
Asts: S. Jović 7 		Attendance: 6,616
Referees: Yohan Rosso (FRA), Luis Castillo (ESP), Gatis Saliņš (LAT)

Team

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Current roster

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Roster for 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup.[4][non-primary source needed][5]

Dominican Republic men's national basketball team – 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
F 0 Antonio Peña 37 – (1986-07-20)20 July 1986 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) MOCA Dominican Republic
G 2 Rigoberto Mendoza 31 – (1992-07-06)6 July 1992 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Obradoiro CAB Spain
PG 3 Jean Montero 20 – (2003-07-03)3 July 2003 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Real Betis Spain
PG 4 Gelvis Solano 26 – (1997-06-01)1 June 1997 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Reales de La Vega Dominican Republic
SG 5 Víctor Liz (C) 37 – (1986-05-12)12 May 1986 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Capitanes de Arecibo Puerto Rico
PG 10 Andrés Feliz 26 – (1997-07-15)15 July 1997 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Club Joventut Badalona Spain
C 11 Eloy Vargas 34 – (1988-12-30)30 December 1988 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) Trotamundos Venezuela
PF 12 Ángel Delgado 28 – (1994-11-20)20 November 1994 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Beşiktaş Turkey
G 20 Gerardo Suero 34 – (1989-04-20)20 April 1989 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Santo Domingo Dominican Republic
SF 24 L. J. Figueroa 25 – (1998-03-28)28 March 1998 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Ratiopharm Ulm Germany
SG 25 Lester Quiñones 22 – (2000-11-16)16 November 2000 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Golden State Warriors United States
PF 32 Karl-Anthony Towns 27 – (1995-11-15)15 November 1995 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) Minnesota Timberwolves United States
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Venezuela Daniel Seoane
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 25 August 2023

Past coaches

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The following is a list from 2011 until present:

Year Coach Record
2011–2012 John Calipari 13–7
2013–2015 Orlando Antigua 12–9
2015 Kenny Atkinson 2–5
2016–2019 Melvyn Lopez 6–3
2019 Néstor García 4–5
2020–2022 Melvyn Lopez 5–6
2022– Néstor García 12–3

Past squads

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1999 Americas Championship
2003 Central American and Caribbean Championship
2003 Pan American Games
2003 Americas Championship
2004 Central American and Caribbean Championship
2005 Americas Championship
2006 Central American and Caribbean Championship
2006 Central American and Caribbean Games
2008 Ecuador
FIBA Americas Championship 2009
2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup
Dominican Republic men's national basketball team roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club
G 4 Édgar Sosa 26 – (1988-01-15)15 January 1988 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Dinamo Sassari Italy
G 5 Manuel Fortuna 29 – (1985-03-23)23 March 1985 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Leones de Santo Domingo Dominican Republic
G 6 Juan Coronado 31 – (1983-08-25)25 August 1983 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Reales de La Vega Dominican Republic
G 7 Víctor Liz 28 – (1986-05-12)12 May 1986 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Metros de Santiago Dominican Republic
F 8 Edward Santana 26 – (1987-09-14)14 September 1987 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Cañeros de La Romana Dominican Republic
F 9 Francisco García 32 – (1981-12-31)31 December 1981 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Free Agent
G 10 James Feldeine 26 – (1988-06-26)26 June 1988 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Cantù Italy
C 11 Eloy Vargas 25 – (1988-12-30)30 December 1988 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) Metros de Santiago Dominican Republic
F 12 Orlando Sánchez 26 – (1988-05-26)26 May 1988 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Westchester Knicks United States
F 13 Eulis Báez 32 – (1982-03-18)18 March 1982 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Gran Canaria Spain
G 14 Ronald Ramón 28 – (1986-01-14)14 January 1986 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Winner Limeira Brazil
F 15 Jack Michael Martínez 32 – (1981-10-12)12 October 1981 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Trotamundos de Carabobo Venezuela
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club field describes current pro club
  • Age – describes age
    on 30 August 2014
2015 Pan American Games

Kit

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Manufacturer

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2023: Nike

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2023: Banreservas

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 26 November 2024. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
  2. ^ CoachCal.com (11 May 2012). "Calipari Accepts Offer to Coach Dominican National Team". Archived from the original on 19 May 2012. Retrieved 24 May 2012.
  3. ^ "John Calipari explains Dominican decision". ESPN. 19 May 2011. Archived from the original on 27 May 2011. Retrieved 25 May 2011.
  4. ^ Federación Dominicana de Baloncesto (20 August 2023). "Presentamos con orgullo a los 12 guerreros que representarán a la República Dominicana en el @fibawc 2023". Retrieved 20 August 2023 – via Twitter.
  5. ^ "Team roster: Dominican Republic" (PDF). FIBA. 25 August 2023.
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