In a move that was widely expected,
Orlando Antigua will be named the new head coach of the Dominican Republic National Team in the coming days, according to dominicanosenbasket.com. Antigua, a DR native, has been Cal's assistant on the National Team since 2011, and the two helped lead the Dominicans to the CentroBasket gold medal, and were one game away short of getting the team to their first ever Olympic appearance.
The announcement will be made public in a few days, and Antigua's first event as the new head coach will be the Dominican International Premundial Tournament, held in Caracas, Venezuela, from August 30 to September 11, 2013. The top four teams will qualify for the 2014 FIBA ​​World Cup in Madrid. The job is not expected to interfere with his assistant coaching job at UK.
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