Iran Fails to Reach 2025 FIBA U-16 Asia Cup SF

Iran lost to New Zealand 92-69 in the FIBA U-16 Asia Cup Semi-Finals at the M Bank Arena of Mongolia’s Ulaanbaatar on Friday. The result took New Zealand to its fourth successive entry into the medal rounds and also a trip to the FIBA U-17 World Cup 2026 in Turkey. New Zealand will now take on winner of the last eight encounter between three-time former champions China and Persian Gulf qualifiers topper Bahrain, while Iran will play the loser. Noah Duncan (196-F-2009)’s 15 points with 10 rebounds led the scoring effort for New Zealand who saw five of their 10 players who took to court, scoring in double-digits. Alireza Rashidi (2009) had a consolation game-high 23 points for Iran, who now has to be content aiming for a better finish than the sixth place it achieved in Qatar two years ago.
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