Gonzalez trims Puerto Rico's preliminary list for U18 Americas Championship
SAN JUAN (FIBA U18 Americas Championship 2018) – The Head Coach of the Puerto Rican U18 National Team, Omar Gonzalez, announced today the 15-players that remain in the team’s preliminary list for the FIBA
SAN JUAN (FIBA U18 Americas Championship 2018) – The Head Coach of the Puerto Rican U18 National Team, Omar Gonzalez, announced today the 15-players that remain in the team’s preliminary list for the FIBA U18 Americas Championship 2018, to be played June 10-16 in St. Catharines, Canada.
| Puerto Rico's 15-player preliminary list for FIBA U18 Americas Championship 2018 | |||
| George Conditt | Adriel Linares | Dyondre Domínguez | Alejandro Vázquez |
| Isaiah Palermo | José Placer | Jorge Torres | Emanuel Hernández |
| Gianfranco Grafals | Jeriel Zayas | Ismael Cruz | Algenis Quintana |
| Govanni Santiago | Jatsiel Colon | Víctor Rosa | |
"For the FIBA U18 Americas Championship we want to have a competitive team, that has projection for the future. That is why we chose these players, because it is a high caliber tournament, it is a continental championship. However, we will need several more training sessions before making the final cut," said González.
Puerto Rico was drawn into Group A of the FIBA U18 Americas Championship and will begin the continental competition against Panama. The Boricuas will then face the Dominican Republic and USA to close-out the Group Phase of the competition.
Group B of the FIBA U18 Americas Championship features Chile, Ecuador, Argentina and the host Canada.
All the teams will advance to the Quarter-Finals of the competition on June 14th. The winners of the Quarter-Finals will advance to the Semi-Finals on June 15th and will earn a ticket to the FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup 2019. The FIBA U18 Americas Championship will be played on June 16.
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