Iran men's national basketball team

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Iran Iran
FIBA ranking25 Decrease 8[1]
Joined FIBA1947
FIBA zoneFIBA Asia
National federationI.R.I.B.F.
CoachGermany Dirk Bauermann
Olympic Games
Appearances2
MedalsNone
FIBA World Cup
Appearances2
MedalsNone
FIBA Asia Championship
Appearances16
Medals Gold: 2007, 2009, 2013
Bronze : 2015
Asian Games
Appearances9
Medals Silver : 2014
Bronze : 1951, 2006, 2010
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Asian Championship 3 0 1
Asian Games 0 1 3
Asian Cup 3 0 0

The Iranian national basketball team represents Iran in international basketball competitions, and is controlled by the IR Iran Basketball Federation.

As of 2013, Iran is the reigning basketball Champion of Asia. Overall, the team won three out of the last five FIBA Asia Championship tournaments.[2]

History

Photograph of the Iranian national team at the 1948 Summer Olympics.

The Iranian national team has had limited success on the international stage, with the most international experience being that of their 1948 Summer Olympics qualification, although they did not manage to make it past the group stage.

The team won the Bronze medal at the basketball competition of the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, Qatar.

2007 FIBA Asia Championship

Placed in the dreaded "Group of Death" alongside China, the Philippines, and Jordan, the Iranians won all three group matches to make it to the next round.

In the quarterfinals, Iran went 2–1, to make it to semifinals, following victories over Chinese Taipei and Qatar, and then routed Kazakhstan, 75–62, in the semifinals.

The Iranians then beat Lebanon 74–69, with Hamed Haddadi scoring 31 points.[2] Not only did it avenge an 82–60 defeat in the quarterfinals, they also became the first Western Asian team to win the tournament, and thus make it to the 2008 Beijing Olympics.[2]

2008 Beijing Olympic Games

In being crowned the 2007 Asian Champions, the Iranians qualified for the 2008 Beijing games for the first time in 60 years. The Olympic experience led to a flurry of opportunities for the Iranian players, as they traveled across the world in preparation for the games, including a visit to the US. Iran was placed in Group A, along with Lithuania, Russia, Argentina, Croatia, and Australia, suffering five defeats. The Olympic experience opened doors for players such as Hamed Haddadi, and Iranian captain Samad Nikkhah Bahrami to play in the NBA (National Basketball Association) and sign in the top French League.

2009 FIBA Asia Championship

Winning the FIBA Asia Championship 2009 at Tianjin, China, was a sign on continuing progress in basketball. Iran defeated China, by a score of 70–52 in the final.[3]

2010 FIBA World Championship

Iran's second consecutive FIBA Asia Championship gave them their first ever FIBA World Championship berth, at the 2010 FIBA World Championship. The team finished 1–4 in Group B, good for 19th place

2013 FIBA Asia Championship

Winning the 2013 FIBA Asia Championship at Manila, Philippines, was a sign that the Iranian team has forgot the tragedy of their loss to Jordan in last tournament, 2011 FIBA Asia Championship, and reclaimed the top place in the FIBA Asia. Iran defeated the charged up hosts Philippines by an 85-71 win in the final. Iranian center Hamed Haddadi, who played a stellar role in Iran’s triumph at the 27th FIBA Asia Championship, became the most accomplished individual player of the competition winning two awards, including that of the MVP. Iran was the only team with two awards in the All Stars with Oshin Sahakian named for the Power Forward position.

2014 FIBA World Championship

Iran's third FIBA Asia Championship gave them their second FIBA World Championship berth, at the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup.[4]

Tournament records

*Red border indicates that the tournament was hosted on home soil. Gold, silver, bronze backgrounds indicates 1st, 2nd and 3rd finishes respectively. Bold text indicates best finish in tournament. B or U18 indicates that the team was represented by its B or U18 team.

Summer Olympics

Main article: Basketball at the Summer Olympics
Year Rank Pld W L
Germany 1936 Did not enter – – –
United Kingdom 1948 14th place 7 2 5
Finland 1952 Did not enter – – –
Australia 1956 – – –
Italy 1960 – – –
Japan 1964 – – –
Mexico 1968 – – –
West Germany 1972 – – –
Canada 1976 – – –
Soviet Union 1980 – – –
United States 1984 – – –
South Korea 1988 – – –
Spain 1992 Did not qualify – – –
United States 1996 – – –
Australia 2000 – – –
Greece 2004 – – –
China 2008 11th place 5 0 5
United Kingdom 2012 Did not qualify – – –
Brazil 2016 – – –
Total 2/19 12 2 10

World Cup

Main article: FIBA Basketball World Cup
Year Rank Pld W L
Argentina 1950 Did not enter – – –
Brazil 1954 – – –
Chile 1959 – – –
Brazil 1963 – – –
Uruguay 1967 – – –
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1970 – – –
Puerto Rico 1974 Did not qualify – – –
Philippines 1978 Did not enter – – –
Colombia 1982 Did not qualify – – –
Spain 1986 – – –
Argentina 1990 – – –
Canada 1994 – – –
Greece 1998 – – –
United States 2002 – – –
Japan 2006 – – –
Turkey 2010 19th place 5 1 4
Spain 2014 20th place 5 1 4
Total 2/17 10 2 8

Asian Championship

Main article: FIBA Asia Championship
Year Rank Pld W L
Europe
Turkey 1959 17th place 7 1 6
Asia
Philippines 1960 Did not enter – – –
Taiwan 1963 – – –
Malaysia 1965 – – –
South Korea 1967 – – –
Thailand 1969 – – –
Japan 1971 – – –
Philippines 1973 5th place 10 4 6
Thailand 1975 Did not enter – – –
Malaysia 1977 – – –
Japan 1979 – – –
India 1981 8th place 7 3 4
Hong Kong 1983 5th place 6 5 1
Malaysia 1985 8th place 6 2 4
Thailand 1987 Did not enter – – –
China 1989 5th place 7 4 3
Japan 1991 6th place 8 4 4
Indonesia 1993 4th place 6 4 2
South Korea 1995 10th place 8 5 3
Saudi Arabia 1997 8th place 7 3 4
Japan 1999 Did not qualify – – –
China 2001 – – –
China 2003 5th place 7 4 3
Qatar 2005 6th place 8 4 4
Japan 2007 Champions 8 7 1
China 2009 Champions 9 9 0
China 2011 5th place 9 8 1
Philippines 2013 Champions 9 9 0
China 2015 3rd place 9 7 2
Total 16/28 124 82 42

Asian Games

Main article: Basketball at the Asian Games
Year Rank Pld W L
India 1951 3rd place 4 2 2
Philippines 1954 Did not enter – – –
Japan 1958 – – –
Indonesia 1962 – – –
Thailand 1966 7th place 7 3 4
Thailand 1970 7th place 8 6 2
Iran 1974 6th place 7 3 4
Thailand 1978 Did not enter – – –
India 1982 – – –
South Korea 1986 – – –
China 1990 7th place 6 3 3
Japan 1994 8th place 6 2 4
Thailand 1998 7th place 6 2 4
South Korea 2002 Did not enter – – –
Qatar 2006 3rd place 8 5 3
China 2010 3rd place 8 6 2
South Korea 2014 Runners-up 7 6 1
Total 10/17 67 38 29

Asian Cup

Main article: FIBA Asia Challenge
Year Rank Pld W L
Taiwan 2004 Qualified but withdrew – – –
Kuwait 2008 – – –
Lebanon 2010 6th place (B) 7 3 4
Japan 2012 Champions 7 7 0
China 2014 Champions 7 6 1
Iran 2016 Champions 8 8 0
Total 4/5 29 24 5

West Asian Championship

Main article: West Asian Basketball Championship
Year Rank Pld W L
Lebanon 1999 4th place 4 1 3
Lebanon 2000 4th place 4 2 2
Jordan 2001 3rd place 4 2 2
Jordan Iran 2002 Runners-up 4 3 1
Iran 2004 Champions 4 4 0
Lebanon 2005 Champions 4 4 0
Jordan 2008 Did not enter – – –
Iraq 2010 Champions (B) 3 3 0
Iraq 2011 Champions 3 3 0
Jordan 2012 Runners-up 5 4 1
Iran 2013 Champions 3 3 0
Jordan 2014 Runners-up (U18) 5 4 1
Jordan 2015 Did not enter – – –
Jordan 2016 Champions 4 4 0
Total 12/14 47 37 10

Other tournaments

Team

Current roster

Roster for the 2015 FIBA Asia Championship.

Iran men's national basketball team roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
PG 4 Sajjad Mashayekhi 21 – (1994-02-23)23 February 1994 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Mahram Iran
SG 5 Behnam Yakhchali 20 – (1995-07-12)12 July 1995 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Petrochimi Iran
SG 6 Javad Davari 32 – (1983-04-25)25 April 1983 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Azad University Iran
PG 7 Mehdi Kamrani 33 – (1982-06-01)June 1, 1982 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Jiangsu Monkey King China
SG 8 Saeid Davarpanah 28 – (1987-09-07)7 September 1987 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Petrochimi Iran
PF 9 Mohammad Hassanzadeh 24 – (1990-10-06)6 October 1990 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) Azad University Iran
SG 10 Hamed Afagh 32 – (1983-02-01)February 1, 1983 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Petrochimi Iran
PF 11 Oshin Sahakian 29 – (1986-03-21)21 March 1986 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Mahram Iran
C 12 Asghar Kardoust 29 – (1986-03-21)21 March 1986 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) Naft Abadan Iran
SF 13 Mohammad Jamshidi 24 – (1991-07-30)July 30, 1991 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) Meralco Bolts Philippines
SF 14 Samad Nikkhah Bahrami 32 – (1983-05-11)11 May 1983 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Petrochimi Iran
C 15 Hamed Haddadi 30 – (1985-05-19)19 May 1985 2.18 m (7 ft 2 in) Mahram Iran
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 23 September 2015

Head coaches

Note: The following list may not be complete

References

  1. ^ "FIBA Ranking for Men". Fiba.Com. 3 October 2015. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
  2. ^ a b c "IRN/LIB – It's Iraaaaaan!". FIBA. Retrieved 5 August 2007.
  3. ^ "Iran wins Asian Basketball Championships". WashingtonTV. Retrieved 17 August 2009.
  4. ^ "Fan Thread". PersianFootball.com. Retrieved 3 February 2014.

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