Cuba National Team

[J-Mart]

They will play CaribeBasket that will start tomorrow in the Virgin Islands and the Tournament of the Americas in Puerto Rico.
CaribeBasket
Cuba 91 .vs. 79 Antigua & Barbuda
Cuba 95 .vs. 37 Bermuda
Cuba 84 .vs. 77 British Virgin Islands
Cuba 93 .vs. 98 Jamaica (Semifinals)
Cuba 91 .vs. 77 Trinidad & Tobago (Bronze Medal Game)
Tournament of the Americas
August 27 .vs. Dominican Republic
August 28 .vs. Venezuela
August 29 .vs. Argentina
August 30 .vs. Brazil


The roster for the CaribeBasket.
Geoffrei Silvestre (Ciego de Avila)
Yoan Luis Haiti (Ciego de Avila)
Orestes Torres (Azules Capitalinos La Habana)
Grismay Paumier (Metropolitanos)
Georvys Elias (Ciego de Avila)
Yorman Polas (Camaguey)
Yudniel Perez (Ciego de Avila)
Lisvan Valdes (Azules Capitalinos La Habana)
Michael Guerra (Ciego de Avila)
Taylor Garcia (Azules Capitalinos La Habana)
Allens Jemmott (Matanzas)
Alexis Labastida (Azules Capitalinos La Habana)

According to the never reliable LatinBasket.Com

[alermac]

With Cuban NTs there is always one question: Which and how many players will leave the team and pursue their careers?

[J-Mart]

With Cuban NTs there is always one question: Which and how many players will leave the team and pursue their careers?

Silvestre is a great player. He could have some success abroad. Cuban basketball would be benefited if they let some of their players go out to play in Europe or LatinAmerica.

[rikhardur]

CUB - Ariel Amarillo named the new head coach of the Cuban National Team:

BUENOS AIRES - Ariel Amarillo of Argentina was named the new head coach for the Cuban National team that is scheduled to participate in the 2011 FIBA Americas Championship, which is a qualifier for the 2012 Olympic Games.

Amarillo coached Belgrano, Regatas Corrientes and Estudiantes de Olavarría in Argentina and was assistant of Sergio Hernandez for many years.

His stay in Cuba includes the development of coaches and also the men's and women's national team.

Cuba is in Group A along with Brazil, Canada, Dominican Republic and Venezuela. This tournament qualifies the top two teams for the 2012 Olympics and teams from third to fifth place to the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament.

http://www.fibaamericas.com/noticiasread4_us.asp?r=LYHEMQCGYN&t=CACYUBDOXD