Event: 2009 Americas Championships Location: San Juan, Puerto Rico Discuss: Americas Championships Thread Info: The tournament will determine which four teams qualify for the 2010 FIBA World Championships of Basketball. The tournament will feature ten teams from Northern and Latin Americas: Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Dominican Republic, Mexico, Panama, Puerto Rico, Uruguay, and Venezuela. The favorites coming into [...]

The Dominican Republic national team today cut Josh Asselin from their roster after a complaint was lodged with FIBA, the governing body of international basketball. DR was forced to choose between Josh Asselin and NBA player Charlie Villanueva as both are American-born players claiming Dominican status. FIBA allows one naturalized player per roster. The Dominicans [...]