2014 FIBA Asia Cup: Iran to field an young team

IANS
Iran basketball team

Tehran, July 7 (IANS) Iran will field a young team at the 2014 FIBA Asia Cup to be held in Wuhan, China from July 11-19.

"We don't have some of our key players in the competition, but it's a good opportunity to field new players to earn experience," Iran coach Memi Becirovic was quoted as saying by the Tehran Times.

Iran, who have been drawn in Pool A along with hosts China, India, Indonesia and Japan, will open their campaign against Japan on July 11. Pool B consists of Chinese Taipei, Jordan, the Philippines and Singapore. Becirovic said his team will travel to Poland, Slovenia and Estonia after the Asian Cup to prepare for the FIBA World Cup.

The 17th edition of the FIBA Basketball World Cup will take place in Spain from August 30 to September 14.

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