TEHRAN – Iran B, consisting of youth players, will partake at the 2018 William Jones Cup in Taiwan.

The Iranian team will start the competition with a match against Lithuania on Saturday.

The team will be headed by Farzad Kouhian in the eight-day tournament.

The 2018 William Jones Cup will be the 40th staging of William Jones Cup, an international basketball tournament held in Taipei, Taiwan.

The men's tournament will be held from July 14 to 22 with participation of 11 teams.

 The women's tournament will be held from 25–29 July 2018 and will be contested by six teams.

 Both tournaments will be held at the Xinzhuang Gymnasium in New Taipei City and will follow a single round robin format.

The U.S. are the most decorated team with 15 title and the Philippines and Iran have won five titles each.