Vassallo on Puerto Rico team in Centrobasket Tournament

Virginia Tech guard A.D. Vassallo will compete for Puerto Rico in the 2008 Centrobasket Tournament, beginning today in Mexico. The tournament will be played August 27-31 in Cancun and Chetumal, Mexico.

The eight national teams competing in Centrobasket are Puerto Rico, Panama, Cuba, Costa Rica, Mexico, Dominican Republic, Virgin Islands and El Salvador. The top two teams in each of the two pools will advance to the semifinals and those four teams will qualify for the 2009 FIBA Americas Championship.