DOM - Dominican Republic ready for warm up series against Puerto Rico:

PUERTO PLATA (2009 FIBA Americas Championship) - Dominican Republic is ready for their warm up series against Puerto Rico on Friday and Saturday in Puerto Plata as both teams prepare for the FIBA Americas

Championship. NBA stars Al Horford, Francisco García and Charlie Villanueva will be together and play in those games.

The Dominicans will probably have their best team in history as they will play in the FIBA Americas Championship to be played at Coliseo Roberto Clemente in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Francisco Garcia was the first player who reported to the national team and this week Horford and Villanueva entered. The warm up games are at polideportivo Fabio Rafael Gonzalez on Friday and Saturday.

Franklin Western, Ricardo and Jeff Greer, Kelvin Peña, Luis Flores, Juan Coronado, Carlos Morbán, Joel Ramírez, Santos Sartínez, Marlon Martínez, Jack Michael Martínez, Alejandro Salas and John García.

It is expected that center Josh Asselin reports to the team as soon as he signs overseas. Asselin made his debut in the 2005 FIBA Americas Championship, which was also a FIBA World Championship qualifier.

The Dominican Republic is in Group B along with Argentina, Brazil, Panama and Venezuela

The team is coached by Puerto Rican Julio Toro.

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