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Nigeria ends Dominican Republic’s Olympic dreams

The Olympic dream for John Calipari and the Dominican Republic has come to an end. The Dominicans came up one game short of their first-ever Olympic berth, losing to Nigeria 88-73 on Sunday in the third-place/fourth-place game ...

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Del Harris will once again serve as an assistant on the Dominican Republic National Team.

Dominicans’ Olympic hopes put on hold for a day

If the Dominican Republic is to make the Olympics for the first time in the country’s history, the historic breakthrough will have to wait another day. Lithuania, ranked No. 5 in the world by FIBA, denied John Calipari’s te...

by Eric Lindsey

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Dominican Republic within one win of first Olympics after stunning comeback

Left for dead after the second quarter, the Dominican Republic is now just one win away from its first-ever Olympic berth. Trailing by 20 midway through the second quarter, John Calipari’s Dominican Republic team pulled off a...

by Eric Lindsey

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Proud and ready to coach Friday

Friends and fans of the Dominican Republic National Team, we didn’t play well today. With that being said, I like my team and I fully expect them to be ready to play Friday. This team is together and they are their brother’...

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Dominicans win first game in Olympics qualifier, clinch spot in quarterfinals

When a historic Olympics berth is on the line, it’s all about surviving and advancing. The Dominican Republic, seeking its first-ever Olympics berth, did exactly that Tuesday in its opening game of the 2012 FIBA World Olympic...

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Orlando Antigua (left), Del Harris (middle) and Coach Cal huddle around the Centrobasket 2012 championship trophy.

Calipari-led Dominicans win Centrobasket gold

Nearly three months since capturing his first NCAA championship, John Calipari won his first international gold medal on Sunday. The Dominican Republic, led by Coach Cal for the second straight year, won the Centrobasket champi...

by Eric Lindsey

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