Tehran Times - The 40 participating teams (20 mens and 20 womens) were divided into 8 pools of 5 - none more difficult than Mens Pool A featuring last years 2 finalists Serbia and the Netherlands besides USA following the automatic seeding of the 6th edition of the FIBA 3x3 World Cup, which will take place in Amsterdam in exactly 4 months, on June ...

Xinhua - Australia and Iran will vie for the title of the FIBA Asia Cup after Australia overcame New Zealand 106-79 and Iran beat South Korea 87-81 Saturday. Australia were the first to book their space in the final as Matthew Hodgson top scored with 15 points on 7-of-9 shooting and six players hit double figures in the win for Australia. Nicholas ...

AP - Basketball enthusiasts around the world said a decision to allow players to wear religious headgear in competition will encourage more people to play the sport because it gives participants the right to practice their faith and focus on playing ball. The unanimous vote Thursday by international basketball's governing body, known as FIBA, allows ...

FIBA- It's only been six months since they won the FIBA Asia Challenge but already Iran's players cannot wait to suit up for the national team again. While the Iranians will take aim at a fourthcontinental crown in the space of a decade at this summer's FIBA Asia Cup in Lebanon from August 10-20, it is the launch ofFIBA's Competition System 2017+ ...