Santiago de los Caballeros, often shortened to Santiago, is the second-largest city in the Dominican Republic and the fourth-largest city in the Caribbean by population. It is the capital of Santiago Province and the largest major metropolis in the Cibao region of the country, it is also the largest non-coastal metropolis in the Caribbean islands. The city has a total population of 1,173,015 inhabitants. Santiago is located approximately 155 km (96 mi) northwest of the capital Santo Domingo with an average altitude of 178 meters (584 ft).
The Liga Nacional de Básquet, also commonly referred to as "La Liga de Básquet", is the top-tier level of the Argentine basketball league system. The league is under the auspices of the Basketball Clubs' Association. The LNB's predecessor league is the now defunct Campeonato Argentino de Clubes, which was organized by the Argentine Basketball Federation.
The Paraguayan Metropolitan Basketball League is the most important basketball league from Paraguay. As of 2015, 12 teams are participating in the league. The yearly winners of this league are considered the Paraguayan basketball champions, although only teams from Asunción compete. Because of this, the champion gets the right to play in the South American Club Championship.
Akindele Jeleel Ayodeji is a Nigerian professional basketball player for the Halcones de Xalapa of the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional (LNBP).
Adris Geraldo De León Jiménez is a Dominican professional basketball player for Metros de Santiago of the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto. He has previously played in Canada, Spain, Puerto Rico and Poland, and is well known in Australia, having played for the Gold Coast Blaze, Wollongong Hawks and Adelaide 36ers while claiming the NBL Best Sixth Man Award in 2013.
Eric Lamont Dawson is an American professional basketball player, who last played for the Cariduros de Fajardo of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN). He played college basketball for McLennan CC and Midwestern State.
The Liga Nacional de Baloncesto (LNB) is the top men's professional basketball league in the Dominican Republic. Established in 2005, six teams compete annually between September and October.
Courtney Fells is an American professional basketball player for KK Kvarner 2010 of the HT Premijer liga in Croatia. He has previously played for Hoops Club in Lebanon and Club Atlético Aguada in Uruguay. He attended and played college basketball for NC State university.
Eloy Vargas is a Dominican professional basketball player for Club Atlético Aguada of the Liga Uruguaya de Básquetbol (LUB). He started his collegiate basketball career at Florida, and finished it at Kentucky, and represents the Dominican national team in international competition.
Orlando Emilio Sánchez Caminero is a Dominican professional basketball player for Bucaneros de La Guaira of the Venezuelan Liga Profesional de Baloncesto (LPB). He played college basketball for Monroe College and St. John's University, and has represented the Dominican Republic in international competition.
Reales de La Vega is a professional basketball team based in La Vega Province, Dominican Republic. The team currently plays in the Dominican top division, Liga Nacional de Baloncesto.
Cañeros del Este is a professional basketball team based in La Romana, La Romana Province, Dominican Republic. The team currently plays in the Dominican top division Liga Nacional de Baloncesto.
Indios de San Francisco de Macorís is a professional basketball team based in San Francisco de Macorís, Duarte, Dominican Republic. The team currently plays in the Dominican top division Liga Nacional de Baloncesto.
The Dominican Republic Road Race Championships are held annually to decide the national cycling champions in the road race discipline, across various categories. This event about the Dominican Republic's Road Cycling Championships is hosted by the Federacion Dominicana de Ciclismo.
The Liga Profesional de Baloncesto (LPB), also known as the LPB Panama, is the top professional basketball league in Panama. The league was formed in 2015 by six clubs. Correcaminos de Colón has been the most successful team in the league with four won championships.
The Liga Nacional de Básquet Statistical Leaders are the statistical leaders in various different categories of Argentina's top-tier level men's professional club basketball league, the Liga Nacional de Básquet (LNB), or "La Liga".
Franco Nicolás Balbi, is an Argentinian professional basketball player who currently plays with Boca Juniors in the Liga Nacional de Básquet. At a height of 6'2" tall, he plays at the point guard position.
Rigoberto Mendoza is a Dominican professional basketball player for the Capitanes de Ciudad de México of the NBA G League.
Amaury Apolinar Filion Fernández is a Dominican former professional basketball player. A left-handed 2.06 m forward-center, Filion debuted in 1997 with Mauricio Báez, a club of Santo Domingo. He then moved to the United States, where he played at Artesia High School in Lakewood, California before going back to the Dominican Republic. Throughout his 20-year professional career, Filion has played in the Dominican Republic, France, Puerto Rico, Uruguay and Venezuela; in 2007 he was named the LIDOBA Finals MVP. A long-time member of the Dominican national team, he won the silver medal at the 2003 Pan American Games and the gold medal at the 2004 Centrobasket.
