URU - Uruguay with some losses prior to their first practice
MONTEVIDEO (2009 FIBA Americas Championship) - The Uruguayan National Team start their practice session under coach Gerardo Jauri with two key losses. Mauricio Aguiar, who just returned from Italy, announced that he will play for Marinos in the semifinals of the Venezuelan Liga Profesional that starts today. At the same time guard Mauro Tornaria is ...
MONTEVIDEO (2009 FIBA Americas Championship) - The Uruguayan National Team start their practice session under coach Gerardo Jauri with two key losses.
Mauricio Aguiar, who just returned from Italy, announced that he will play for Marinos in the semifinals of the Venezuelan Liga Profesional that starts today.
At the same time guard Mauro Tornaria is recovering from back surgery.
The list of players called is:
PG: Martín Osimani, Jayson Granger and Gustavo Barrera.
SG: Leandro García Morales and Juan Pablo Silveira.
SF: Emilio Taboada and Sebastián Vázquez.
PF: Sebastián Izaguirre and Diego Castrillón.
C: Esteban Batista, Gastón Páez, Nicolás Borselino, Claudio Charquero and Reque Newsome.
Jauri said that he might call some players to join the practices.
Uruguay is in Group A along with Canada, Mexico, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands. Their first game is against USVI.
The 2009 FIBA Americas Championship will be played at Coliseo Roberto Clemente in San Juan, Puerto Rico from August 26 to September 6. The top 4 teams qualify for the 2010 FIBA World Championship.
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