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TEHRAN – Iran’s basketball coach Mehran Shahintab has named his 12-man squad to Window 2 of the 2021 FIBA Asia Cup Qualifiers.
Iran is scheduled to meet with Saudi Arabia and Syria on November 27 and 30, respectively, in Doha, Qatar.
Iran Squad:
Mohammad Torabi, Mohammad Jamshidi, Mohammad Hassanzadeh, Hamed Hosseinzadeh, Mike Rostampour, Arman Zanganeh, Aaron Geramipoor, Sajad Mashayekhi, Meysam Mirzaei, Behnam Yakhchali, Saeid Davarpanah and Sina Vahedi
The team will travel to Doha on Monday night.
Sichuan Blue Whale Center Hamed Haddadi did not join Iran due to China’s travel restrictions. Samad Nikkhah Bahrami also missed the matches because he recently recovered from Covid-19.
Iran will play a friendly match with Qatari club Al Rayyan in Doha as part of the preparation for the 2021 FIBA Asia Cup Qualifiers.
There are 24 teams competing in the FIBA Asia Cup 2021 Qualifiers. Once all three Qualifier windows are concluded, the top two teams from each group will qualify directly for the 2021 Asia Cup. The last six qualified teams from each group are eliminated.
Meanwhile, the six third-place teams in each group will play in a separate qualifying tournament. The teams will be placed in two different groups of three teams. The top two teams from those respective groups will secure their places in the 2021 Asia Cup, completing the list of 16 teams that will also compete in the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup Asian Qualifiers.
