Puerto Rico names 24-player preliminary squad for Americas Qualifiers to World Cup
SAN JUAN (FIBA Basketball World Cup) – Puerto Rico announced a 24-player preliminary list for the first window of the FIBA Basketball World Cup Americas Qualifiers.
SAN JUAN (FIBA Basketball World Cup) – Puerto Rico announced a 24-player preliminary list for the first window of the FIBA Basketball World Cup Americas Qualifiers.
| The 24-man Puerto Rico squad ahead of World Cup Qualifiers | ||||
| Angel Rodríguez | Carlos Rivera | Guillermo Díaz | Michael Rosario | David Huertas |
| Emmanuel Andujar | Gilberto Clavell | Ramón Rivas Jr. | Christopher Ortiz | Devon Collier |
| Ricardo Sánchez | Christopher Gastón | Jorge Bryan Díaz | Carlos López | Angel Vassallo |
| Gian Clavell | John Holland | Gary Browne | Alex Abreu | Angel Alamo |
| Alexis Colon | Ramón Clemente | Kevin Young | Alexander Franklin | |
The Boricuas will host the United States on November 23 and then will play Cuba three days later in Habana.
Mike Rosario and Angel Rodriguez, whom led the Boricua team in scoring during the FIBA AmeriCup 2017, point guard Carlos Rivera and sharpshooters David Huertas and Guillermo Diaz are four of the headline names in the preliminary list.
Puerto Rico, who climbed two spots to No. 15 in the FIBA World Ranking presented by NIKE after their performance in the AmeriCup, will also take on Mexico in Group C of Americas Qualifiers.
Eddie Casiano will coach the teams during the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 Americas Qualifiers.
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