Dominican Republic men's national basketball team

Dominican Republic
FIBA ranking	18 (26 November 2024)
Joined FIBA	1954
FIBA zone	FIBA Americas
National federation	Federación Dominicana de Baloncesto
Coach	Néstor García
FIBA World Cup
Appearances	4
FIBA AmeriCup
Appearances	14
Medals	Bronze: (2011)
Home	Away

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

FIBA World Cup

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

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		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

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		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

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		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		Centrobasket Championship	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
1997		Centrobasket Championship	Tegucigalpa, Honduras
1999		Centrobasket Championship	Havana, Cuba
2001	5th	Centrobasket Championship	Toluca, Mexico
2003		Centrobasket Championship	Culiacán, Mexico
2004		Centrobasket Championship	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
2006	5th	Centrobasket Championship	Panama City, Panama
2008		Centrobasket Championship	Cancún, Mexico
2010		Centrobasket Championship	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
2012		Centrobasket Championship	San Juan, Puerto Rico
2014		Centrobasket Championship	Nayarit, Mexico
2016		Centrobasket Championship	Panama City, Panama

Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
3	3	5	11

Results and fixtures

Win Loss

2023

23 February 2023 2023 FIBA World Cup qualifiers – 2nd round	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 2023 FIBA World Cup qualifiers – 2nd round	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 2023 FIBA World Cup – Group stage	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 2023 FIBA World Cup – Group stage	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 2023 FIBA World Cup – Group stage	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 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup Group I	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 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup Group I	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

Current roster

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
F	0	Antonio Peña	37 – (1986-07-20)20 July 1986	2.04 m (6 ft 8 in)	MOCA
G	2	Rigoberto Mendoza	31 – (1992-07-06)6 July 1992	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)	Obradoiro CAB
PG	3	Jean Montero	20 – (2003-07-03)3 July 2003	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	Real Betis
PG	4	Gelvis Solano	26 – (1997-06-01)1 June 1997	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	Reales de La Vega
SG	5	Víctor Liz (C)	37 – (1986-05-12)12 May 1986	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	Capitanes de Arecibo
PG	10	Andrés Feliz	26 – (1997-07-15)15 July 1997	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	Club Joventut Badalona
C	11	Eloy Vargas	34 – (1988-12-30)30 December 1988	2.11 m (6 ft 11 in)	Trotamundos
PF	12	Ángel Delgado	28 – (1994-11-20)20 November 1994	2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)	Beşiktaş
G	20	Gerardo Suero	34 – (1989-04-20)20 April 1989	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)	Santo Domingo
SF	24	L. J. Figueroa	25 – (1998-03-28)28 March 1998	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	Ratiopharm Ulm
SG	25	Lester Quiñones	22 – (2000-11-16)16 November 2000	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)	Golden State Warriors
PF	32	Karl-Anthony Towns	27 – (1995-11-15)15 November 1995	2.11 m (6 ft 11 in)	Minnesota Timberwolves

Head coach

Néstor García

Assistant coach(es)

Daniel Seoane

Legend

(C) Team captain
Club – describes last
club before the tournament
Age – describes age
on 25 August 2023

Past coaches

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

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

Francisco Ozuna
Carlos Morban
Elpidio Fortuna
Kelvin Peña
Cristian Arias
Franklin Western
Al Horford
Francisco García
Alexander Flores Assist Leader . Captain
Andres Sandoval
Eulis Báez
Jack Michael Martínez

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
G	5	Manuel Fortuna	29 – (1985-03-23)23 March 1985	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	Leones de Santo Domingo
G	6	Juan Coronado	31 – (1983-08-25)25 August 1983	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	Reales de La Vega
G	7	Víctor Liz	28 – (1986-05-12)12 May 1986	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	Metros de Santiago
F	8	Edward Santana	26 – (1987-09-14)14 September 1987	2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)	Cañeros de La Romana
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
C	11	Eloy Vargas	25 – (1988-12-30)30 December 1988	2.11 m (6 ft 11 in)	Metros de Santiago
F	12	Orlando Sánchez	26 – (1988-05-26)26 May 1988	2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)	Westchester Knicks
F	13	Eulis Báez	32 – (1982-03-18)18 March 1982	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	Gran Canaria
G	14	Ronald Ramón	28 – (1986-01-14)14 January 1986	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	Winner Limeira
F	15	Jack Michael Martínez	32 – (1981-10-12)12 October 1981	2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)	Trotamundos de Carabobo

Head coach

Orlando Antigua

Assistant coach(es)

José Mercedes
Bill Bayno
Ron Sánchez

Legend

(C) Team captain
Club field describes current pro club
Age – describes age
on 30 August 2014

2015 Pan American Games

Kit

Manufacturer

2023: Nike

2023: Banreservas

References

^ "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 26 November 2024. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
^ 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.
^ "John Calipari explains Dominican decision". ESPN. 19 May 2011. Archived from the original on 27 May 2011. Retrieved 25 May 2011.
^ 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.
^ "Team roster: Dominican Republic" (PDF). FIBA. 25 August 2023.

External links

Videos

Germany v Dominican Republic – Highlights – FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 Youtube.com video

[FIBA_World_Rankings-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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