Puerto Rico secured a place in the quarterfinals of the men’s 3x3 basketball tournament at the Youth Olympic Games Dakar 2026 on Saturday, November 7, finishing group play with one win and one loss at the Complexe Tour de l’Œuf. The team coached by Leandro Allende lost its opener 19-13 to Latvia, then beat Singapore 18-10 to claim one of Group C’s two berths in the next round.
Jorge Echeandía Febus led the scoring against Singapore with nine points, followed by Johamil Correa Betancourt with six and Fernando Camareno with three. Against Latvia, Camareno led Puerto Rico with six points, Correa added five and Echeandía two. Latvia is ranked fifth in the FIBA 3x3 youth ranking and represents a country that won the men’s Olympic gold in this format at Tokyo 2020.
The three Puerto Ricans played both games without a substitute after Luis Rosado Victoriano was ruled out by injury. Puerto Rico faces Germany on Sunday, November 8, at 12:20 PM in Dakar (8:20 AM. Puerto Rico time) for a place in the semifinals. The qualification puts Puerto Rico among the top eight on its return to the men’s 3x3 tournament after 12 years away; its previous appearance was at Nanjing 2014, before missing Buenos Aires 2018.