Iran names squad for FIBA Women’s Asia Cup Division B
Greek head coach named Iran’s 12-woman squad for the upcoming FIBA Women’s Asia Cup Division B – starting July 13 in Shenzhen, China.
Negin Rasoulipour, Faezeh Shahriari, Kimia Yazdan Tehrani, Sheida Shojaei, Delaram Vakili, Farnaz Khodamardi, Mahla Abedi, Mahsa Karani, Ghazal Zamani, Aida Golmohammadi, Nahideh Asadi, and Roxy Barahman will represent the country at the eight-day tournament. Iranian girls will kick off their campaign in the Cook Islands in Group B on the first day of the competition, before facing Mongolia on July 15.
The final day of the group stage will see Iran take on Thailand on July 16.
The Chinese Taipei, Kazakhstan, India, and Tahiti are in Group A. The two group winners will progress to semifinals, while the second-and third-placed teams in each group will play in a playoff round for a last-four spot.
The Division B champion will qualify for next edition’s Division A event.
Iran secured a place in the Division B finals after beating Syria (65-55) and Jordan (88-70) in April’s West Asian qualification tournament in Amman.