Dominican Republic national basketball team begins preparation for the third window towards the 2027 World Cup<\/a><\/p>n”\n\n“nFerreiras participated in 16 regular season games and averaged 19.3 points, 11.0 rebounds, 59.8 percent from the field, 1.4 assists, and 0.8 blocks, helping his team finish with a 12-4 record in the first stage.<\/p>n”\n\n“n
A total of 57 journalists were selected to cast their votes for the 2026 LNB awards, of which 34 preferred the native of San Francisco de Macor\u00eds. He surpassed Andersson Garc\u00eda, of the Marineros de Puerto Plata, who finished second with 14 first-place votes.<\/p>n”\n\n“n
The LNB Super League implemented a different voting process this year, in which the first-place vote was worth five points, the second-place vote three points, and the third-place vote one point. Ferreiras totaled 223 points and Andersson Garcia followed him with 128. Francis King Fitzgerald, also from the Gigantes, finished third with 73 points.<\/p>n”\n\n“n
The Rookie of the Year award was easily won by Reggie Quezada, of the Leones de Santo Domingo, who received 50 first-place votes and 261 in total, surpassing Daurin Rosario (161 pts.), of the Soles del Este, and Eddy Mercedes (91 pts.), of the Gigantes. He averaged 19.6 points, 3.3 rebounds, and 3.3 assists in 16 games.<\/p>n”\n\n“n
The Most Improved Player award fell into the hands of Eusebio Suero, of the Ca\u00f1eros del Este. He achieved 25 first-place votes and 193 points, finishing ahead of Xavier Reyes (173 pts.) and Andr\u00e9s Fulgencio (147 pts.). Suero recorded 14.9 points, 5.3 rebounds, and 2.7 assists in 16 games.<\/p>n”\n\n“n
Xavier Reyes did indeed win Sixth Man of the Year, securing 29 first-place votes and 209 points. He finished ahead of Luis F\u00e9lix (177 pts.), from the Marineros de Puerto Plata, and Oliver Garc\u00eda (127 pts.), from the Metros de Santiago. His performance consisted of 12.2 points, 3.7 rebounds, and 1.7 assists over 16 games.<\/p>n”\n\n“n
The Defensive Player of the Year award went easily to Andersson Garc\u00eda, as he received 30 first-place votes and 189 points. Jayson Valdez (94 pts.), from the H\u00e9roes de Moca, and Juan Jr. Rosario (85 pts.), from the Gigantes, followed him. Garc\u00eda excelled with 1.8 steals and 1.0 blocks in 35.9 minutes per game over 11 matchdays.<\/p>n”\n\n“n
In what was the closest vote, V\u00edctor Pe\u00f1a took home the Manager of the Year award, despite receiving the same number of first-place votes (19) as Melvyn L\u00f3pez of the Metros and Jonathan Matos of the H\u00e9roes. In points, Pe\u00f1a obtained 181, L\u00f3pez 179, and Matos 153. The record for the manager of the team from San Francisco de Macor\u00eds was 12-4.<\/p>n”\n\n“n
Below is the complete voting for the 2026 LNB Super League awards:<\/p>n”\n\n“n
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR<\/p>n”\n\n\nJUGADOR<\/td> 1<\/td> 2<\/td> 3<\/td> PUNTOS<\/td><\/tr> Reggie Quezada<\/td> 50<\/td> 2<\/td> 5<\/td> 261<\/td><\/tr> Daurin Rosario<\/td> 4<\/td> 44<\/td> 9<\/td> 161<\/td><\/tr> Eddy Mercedes<\/td> 3<\/td> 11<\/td> 43<\/td> 91<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n“nGREATER PROGRESS<\/p>n”\n\n\nJUGADOR<\/td> 1<\/td> 2<\/td> 3<\/td> PUNTOS<\/td><\/tr> Eusebio Suero<\/td> 25<\/td> 18<\/td> 14<\/td> 193<\/td><\/tr> Xavier Reyes<\/td> 20<\/td> 18<\/td> 19<\/td> 173<\/td><\/tr> Andr\u00e9s Fulgencio<\/td> 12<\/td> 21<\/td> 24<\/td> 147<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n“nSIXTH MAN OF THE YEAR<\/p>n”\n\n\nJUGADOR<\/td> 1<\/td> 2<\/td> 3<\/td> PUNTOS<\/td><\/tr> Xavier Reyes<\/td> 29<\/td> 18<\/td> 10<\/td> 209<\/td><\/tr> Luis F\u00e9lix<\/td> 16<\/td> 28<\/td> 13<\/td> 177<\/td><\/tr> Oliver Garc\u00eda<\/td> 12<\/td> 11<\/td> 34<\/td> 127<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n“nYEAR IN REVIEW<\/p>n”\n\n\nJUGADOR<\/td> 1<\/td> 2<\/td> 3<\/td> 4<\/td> 5<\/td> PUNTOS<\/td><\/tr> Andersson Garc\u00eda<\/td> 30<\/td> 11<\/td> 6<\/td> 5<\/td> 5<\/td> 189<\/td><\/tr> Jayson Valdez<\/td> 8<\/td> 14<\/td> 12<\/td> 14<\/td> 9<\/td> 94<\/td><\/tr> Juan Jr. Rosario<\/td> 6<\/td> 15<\/td> 10<\/td> 12<\/td> 14<\/td> 85<\/td><\/tr> Rey Abad<\/td> 8<\/td> 8<\/td> 14<\/td> 13<\/td> 14<\/td> 78<\/td><\/tr> Eloy Vargas<\/td> 5<\/td> 9<\/td> 15<\/td> 13<\/td> 15<\/td> 67<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n“nEXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR<\/p>n”\n\n\nENTRENADOR<\/td> 1<\/td> 2<\/td> 3<\/td> PUNTOS<\/td><\/tr> V\u00edctor Pe\u00f1a<\/td> 19<\/td> 24<\/td> 14<\/td> 181<\/td><\/tr> Melvyn L\u00f3pez<\/td> 19<\/td> 23<\/td> 15<\/td> 179<\/td><\/tr> Jonathan Matos<\/td> 19<\/td> 10<\/td> 28<\/td> 153<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n“nMOST VALUABLE PLAYER<\/p>n”\n\n\nJUGADOR<\/td> 1<\/td> 2<\/td> 3<\/td> 4<\/td> 5<\/td> PUNTOS<\/td><\/tr> Luismal Ferreiras<\/td> 34<\/td> 16<\/td> 5<\/td> 1<\/td> 1<\/td> 223<\/td><\/tr> Andersson Garc\u00eda<\/td> 14<\/td> 15<\/td> 13<\/td> 8<\/td> 7<\/td> 128<\/td><\/tr> Francis King Fitzgerald<\/td> 3<\/td> 14<\/td> 16<\/td> 16<\/td> 8<\/td> 73<\/td><\/tr> Jordan Hall<\/td> 3<\/td> 9<\/td> 18<\/td> 12<\/td> 15<\/td> 60<\/td><\/tr> Malachi Richardson<\/td> 3<\/td> 3<\/td> 5<\/td> 20<\/td> 26<\/td> 29<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n“n*First-place votes were worth five points, second-place votes three points, and third-place votes one point.<\/p>n”\n\n“n
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