NEW TAIPEI CITY (2015 FIBA Asia Championship) - Iran have hit the ground running at the William Jones Cup by rolling to victories over Korea and a Chinese Taipei B side.

Now coached by Dirk Bauermann, the former Germany and Poland coach, Iran cruised to a 77-46 triumph over Korea on Saturday with Mohammad Jamshidi pouring in 13 points and veteran point guard Mahdi Kamrani adding 10.

The Iranians, winners of three of the last four FIBA Asia Championships, then cruised to an 88-66 win over the Chinese Taipei B team on Sunday with Sajjad Mashayekhi scoring 20 points.

Hamed Haddadi and Co will go for a third straight success on Monday when they square off against Japan.

Iran have got a new look with Bauermann having taken the helm.

The team captured its third Asian title in 2013 when Memi Becirovic was coach and then took part in last year's FIBA Basketball World Cup with the Slovenian still in charge.

Iran did not progress from the Group Phase but did have some impressive moments at the tournament, where they played heavyweights Spain, Serbia, France and Brazil.

Among the sides they will compete against in Group A at the FIBA Asia Championship in Changsha, China, are Japan, Malaysia and India.

The tournament will run from 23 September to 5 October with the winner clinching a spot in the Rio de Janeiro Games.

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