TIANJIN, China – Iran’s basketball team has been drawn in Group B of the 25th FIBA-Asia Men’s Championship on Wednesday.

In the ceremony held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Tianjin, China, the reigning FIBA-Asia champion was drawn to compete in Group B along with Taipei, Kuwait and Uzbekistan. The 2009 FIBA-Asia Championship will be held from August 6 to 16, 2009 in Tianjin, China.
Groups: A: Japan, South Korea, Sri Lanka, the Philippines B: Iran, Taipei, Kuwait, Uzbekistan C: China, Kazakhstan, Qatar, India D: Lebanon, Jordan, Indonesia, the UAE
The top three teams qualify automatically to the 2010 FIBA World Championship in Turkey, while at least three more can be selected as wild cards by FIBA to complete the 24-team cast