{"id":502544,"date":"2026-03-19T17:16:56","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T21:16:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/uncategorized\/abadina-announces-second-division-basketball-tournament-jose-heredia-castillo-with-20-teams-in-the-national-district\/"},"modified":"2026-03-19T17:16:56","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T21:16:56","slug":"abadina-announces-second-division-basketball-tournament-jose-heredia-castillo-with-20-teams-in-the-national-district","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/uncategorized\/abadina-announces-second-division-basketball-tournament-jose-heredia-castillo-with-20-teams-in-the-national-district\/","title":{"rendered":"Abadina announces Second Division Basketball Tournament Jos\u00e9 Heredia Castillo with 20 teams in the National District"},"content":{"rendered":"Santo Domingo. \u2014<\/strong> The National District Basketball Association (Abadina) officially announced the celebration of the Jos\u00e9 Heredia Castillo Second Division Basketball Tournament, an event that will bring together 20 clubs from the National District and will be dedicated to Vice Mayor Starling Alc\u00e1ntara.\n\nThe event will begin next Tuesday, the 24th, at the facilities of the emblematic Mauricio B\u00e1ez Club, a traditional venue for capital basketball, where a large attendance of fans and followers of this sport is expected.\n\nThe launch event was held in the James Rodr\u00edguez multipurpose hall of the Ministry of Sports of the Dominican Republic, with the presence of sports leaders, municipal authorities, representatives of the participating clubs, and special guests linked to the development of basketball in the country.\n\nDuring the activity, the organizers highlighted the importance of this tournament as a platform for the growth of emerging talent in the National District, emphasizing that the second division has become a key space for the training of players who later feed the upper teams and professional leagues.\n\n\n
We recommend reading:Andr\u00e9s Feliz highlights the new face of Dominican basketball before the Copa del Rey<\/a><\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\nFurthermore, the legacy of Jos\u00e9 Heredia Castillo, after whom the tournament is named, was valued as an influential figure in promoting community basketball. His career has left its mark on different generations of athletes, establishing him as a benchmark within the discipline.\n\nThe president of Abadina expressed that the dedication to Vice Mayor Starling Alc\u00e1ntara responds to his constant support for sports and his commitment to initiatives that promote healthy coexistence and the development of youth in the different sectors of the National District. “We recognize in him an ally of sports, someone who has shown genuine interest in supporting our clubs and our young athletes,” he pointed out.\n\nThe tournament will feature the participation of 20 teams, distributed into different groups, which guarantees an intense and high-level competition. It will be played under a format that will allow clubs to demonstrate their competitive capacity, with a view to achieving promotion and consolidating themselves within the organized basketball of the capital.\n\nSimilarly, it was reported that the event will have the support of various public and private institutions, which have bet on the strengthening of sport as a tool for social transformation. The organization assured that it will work to offer a well-structured tournament, with adequate conditions for both players and fans.\n\nThe inauguration on Tuesday the 24th promises to be a true sports celebration, with a protocol act that will include recognitions, presentations and the traditional honorary kick-off, thus marking the beginning of a new edition of this important championship.\n\nWith this tournament, the National District Basketball Association reaffirms its commitment to the comprehensive development of basketball in the capital, providing opportunities for new talents and strengthening the sports fabric of the communities.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Santo Domingo. \u2014 The National District Basketball Association (Abadina) officially announced the celebration of the Jos\u00e9 Heredia Castillo Second Division Basketball Tournament, an event that will bring together 20 clubs from the National District and will be dedicated to Vice Mayor Starling Alc\u00e1ntara. The event will begin next Tuesday, the 24th, at the facilities of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":133556,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_members_access_role":[],"_members_access_error":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-502544","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/phj1q1-26Jy","jetpack_featured_media_url":"","dum_api":{"author_name":"Yerandi Santana","author_image":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/cropped-WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-13-at-5.35.07-PM-96x96.jpeg","categories_name":["Uncategorized"],"featured_media_url":null},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/502544","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/133556"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=502544"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/502544\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=502544"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=502544"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=502544"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}