July 18, 2008

Former Blue Devil and Northeast Conference Player of the Year Javier Mojica and the Puerto Rico National Basketball Team came up short in their bid for a trip to the 2008 Olympic Games over the weekend. Mojica and his teammates, who advanced to the semi-finals with a win over Slovenia on Friday, dropped games to Greece (88-63) and Germany (96-82) over the weekend to finish FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament in fourth place. The top three teams qualified for the Olympics.

The team reached the semi-final round by way of a victory over Slovenia on Friday afternoon. Mojica played 15 minutes on Friday and was 3-for-3 from the field including a pair of three point baskets. He led his team with seven rebounds and was 1-for-2 from the free-throw line.

On Saturday the team lost to Greece, the host of the tournament, and then in the third-place game on Sunday they dropped a decision to Germany for the third and final qualifying spot. Mojica played 15 minutes in the loss and grabbed seven rebounds, the second-highest total for the team.

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