Towns Top Rookie

Dominican national basketball team player, seven-footer Karl-Anthony Towns was chosen by the NBA as its Rookie of the Year today, Monday, 16 May 2016. Towns plays for the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Towns played for the University of Kentucky before being recruited by Minnesota.

He averaged 18.1 points, 10.7 rebounds and 1.7 blocks and is credited with having helped the Timberwolves win 13 more games than they did the previous season. Towns played all 82 games and was named Western Conference rookie of the month in all six months the award was handed out.
http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/15561377/karl-anthony-towns-minnesota-timberwolves-voted-rookie-year

Most Valuable

Playing for the Seton Hall Pirates team in New Jersey, 20-year old Angel Delgado has been recognized as the top freshman rebounder in the United States. Delgado who stands 6'9 was recruited from his hometown in Bajos de Haina and has had an outstanding first season from start to finish, averaging nearly a double-double with 9.3 points and a East Conference high 9.9 rebounds. In the Dominican Republic he played basketball with the Club Huellas del Siglo prior to relocating to the US in 2012. 

He is a member of the Dominican Republic's national team program. He was named Most Valuable Player of the Nike All-Star Game at the NBA Basketball Without Borders Americas event in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 2013. The NBA program will be held in Santo Domingo in summer 2015. 

http://www.shupirates.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/031115aac.html

SERGE

One of my favorite athletes is Serge Ibaka of the NBA Thunder. He has been featured in ESPN Magazine:The Body Issue because of his amazing physique.

Sports Lovers

For all you lovers of basketball and fine Dominican men, rejoice! Al Horford and the Atlanta Hawks have made it to the NBA semi-finals which begin tonight against the Orlando Magic.