SANTO DOMINGO — The Virgin Islands’ men’s national basketball team opens its quest for a berth in the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 tournament tonight with the first of six first-round games in the Americas Qualifiers.
The Virgin Islands National Team will take on the Dominican Republic at 8 p.m. this evening in Santiago de los Caballeros.
The Virgin Islands is in a group with the Bahamas, Canada and the Dominican Republic.
The top three teams advance to the next stage, with records carried forward.
The top three teams from each of the two second-round groups qualify for the World Cup, along with the best fourth-place team.
The Virgin Islands National team plays again Monday at 9 p.m. at the Kendal Isaacs Gymnasium in Nassau against the Bahamas.