Iran national basketball team
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| FIBA ranking |
17  3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Joined FIBA | 1947 | |||||||||||||||||||
| FIBA zone | FIBA Asia | |||||||||||||||||||
| National federation | I.R.I.B.F. | |||||||||||||||||||
| Coach |
 Luka Pavićević | |||||||||||||||||||
| Olympic Games | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Appearances | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | None | |||||||||||||||||||
| FIBA World Cup | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Appearances | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | None | |||||||||||||||||||
| FIBA Asia Championship | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Appearances | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Medals |
 Gold: 2007, 2009, 2013 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Asian Games | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Appearances | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Medals |
 Silver : 2014  Bronze : 1951, 2006, 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||
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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 four FIBA Asia Championship tournaments.[1]
History
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.[1] 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.[1]
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.[2]
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.[3]
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
| Year | Rank | Pld | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|
.svg.png){kind=small} 1936 | Did not enter | – | – | – |
 1948 | 14th place | 7 | 2 | 5 |
 1952 | Did not enter | – | – | – |
 1956 | – | – | – | |
 1960 | – | – | – | |
 1964 | – | – | – | |
 1968 | – | – | – | |
 1972 | – | – | – | |
 1976 | – | – | – | |
.svg.png){kind=small} 1980 | – | – | – | |
 1984 | – | – | – | |
 1988 | – | – | – | |
 1992 | Did not qualify | – | – | – |
| 1996 | – | – | – | |
| 2000 | – | – | – | |
 2004 | – | – | – | |
 2008 | 11th place | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2012 | Did not qualify | – | – | – |
| Total | 2/18 | 12 | 2 | 10 |
World Cup
| Year | Rank | Pld | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 1950 | Did not enter | – | – | – |
 1954 | – | – | – | |
 1959 | – | – | – | |
| 1963 | – | – | – | |
 1967 | – | – | – | |
 1970 | – | – | – | |
.svg.png){kind=small} 1974 | Did not qualify | – | – | – |
.svg.png){kind=small} 1978 | Did not enter | – | – | – |
 1982 | Did not qualify | – | – | – |
| 1986 | – | – | – | |
| 1990 | – | – | – | |
| 1994 | – | – | – | |
| 1998 | – | – | – | |
| 2002 | – | – | – | |
| 2006 | – | – | – | |
 2010 | 19th place | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| 2014 | 20th place | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| Total | 2/17 | 10 | 2 | 8 |
Asian Championship
| Year | Rank | Pld | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Europe | ||||
| 1959 | 17th place | 7 | 1 | 6 |
| Asia | ||||
| 1960 | Did not enter | – | – | – |
 1963 | – | – | – | |
 1965 | – | – | – | |
| 1967 | – | – | – | |
 1969 | – | – | – | |
| 1971 | – | – | – | |
| 1973 | 5th place | 10 | 4 | 6 |
| 1975 | Did not enter | – | – | – |
| 1977 | – | – | – | |
| 1979 | – | – | – | |
 1981 | 8th place | 7 | 3 | 4 |
.svg.png){kind=small} 1983 | 5th place | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| 1985 | 8th place | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| 1987 | Did not enter | – | – | – |
| 1989 | 5th place | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| 1991 | 6th place | 8 | 4 | 4 |
 1993 | 4th place | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| 1995 | 10th place | 8 | 5 | 3 |
 1997 | 8th place | 7 | 3 | 4 |
| 1999 | Did not qualify | – | – | – |
| 2001 | – | – | – | |
| 2003 | 5th place | 7 | 4 | 3 |
 2005 | 6th place | 8 | 4 | 4 |
| 2007 | Champions | 8 | 7 | 1 |
| 2009 | Champions | 9 | 9 | 0 |
| 2011 | 5th place | 9 | 8 | 1 |
 2013 | Champions | 9 | 9 | 0 |
| 2015 | Qualified | |||
| Total | 16/28 | 115 | 75 | 40 |
Asian Games
| Year | Rank | Pld | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | 3rd place | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 1954 | Did not enter | – | – | – |
| 1958 | – | – | – | |
| 1962 | – | – | – | |
| 1966 | 7th place | 7 | 3 | 4 |
| 1970 | 7th place | 8 | 6 | 2 |
.svg.png){kind=small} 1974 | 6th place | 7 | 3 | 4 |
| 1978 | Did not enter | – | – | – |
| 1982 | – | – | – | |
| 1986 | – | – | – | |
| 1990 | 7th place | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| 1994 | 8th place | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| 1998 | 7th place | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| 2002 | Did not enter | – | – | – |
| 2006 | 3rd place | 8 | 5 | 3 |
| 2010 | 3rd place | 8 | 6 | 2 |
| 2014 | Runners-up | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| Total | 10/17 | 67 | 38 | 29 |
Asian Cup
| Year | Rank | Pld | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Qualified but withdrew | – | – | – |
 2008 | – | – | – | |
 2010 | 6th place (B) | 7 | 3 | 4 |
| 2012 | Champions | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| 2014 | Champions | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| Total | 3/5 | 21 | 16 | 5 |
West Asian Championship
| Year | Rank | Pld | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 4th place | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 2000 | 4th place | 4 | 2 | 2 |
 2001 | 3rd place | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 2002 | Runners-up | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 2004 | Champions | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 2005 | Champions | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 2008 | Did not enter | – | – | – |
 2010 | Champions (B) | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 2011 | Champions | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 2012 | Runners-up | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 2013 | Champions | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 2014 | Runners-up (U18) | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| Total | 11/12 | 43 | 33 | 10 |
Other tournaments
- FIBA Diamond Ball
- 2008 – 4th place
- West Asian Games
- 1997 – Champions
- 2002 – 5th place
- Islamic Solidarity Games
- 2005 – 3rd place
- William Jones Cup
- 2009 – Champions
- 2010 – Champions
- 2011 – Champions
- 2013 – Champions
Roster
Roster for the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup.
- Head coach:
Memi Bečirovič - Assistant coach: Mehran Shahintab
- Assistant coach: Safa Ali Kamalian
| # | Pos | Name | Club | Date of birth | Height |
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| 4 | C | Rouzbeh Arghavan | Zob Ahan Isfahan | 18 May 1988 (aged 26) | 2.14 m (7 ft 1⁄2 in) |
| 5 | G | Sajjad Mashayekhi | Mahram Tehran | 5 March 1994 (aged 20) | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| 6 | G | Behnam Yakhchali | Petrochimi Bandar Imam | 31 December 1995 (aged 18) | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) |
| 7 | G | Mehdi Kamrani | Petrochimi Bandar Imam | 1 June 1982 (aged 32) | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| 8 | F | Arsalan Kazemi | Petrochimi Bandar Imam | 22 April 1990 (aged 24) | 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) |
| 9 | F | Arman Zangeneh | Mahram Tehran | 15 June 1993 (aged 21) | 2.02 m (6 ft 7 1⁄2 in) |
| 10 | G | Hamed Afagh | Petrochimi Bandar Imam | 1 February 1983 (aged 31) | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 1⁄2 in) |
| 11 | F | Oshin Sahakian | Mahram Tehran | 21 March 1986 (aged 28) | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) |
| 12 | C | Asghar Kardoust | Kazma | 21 March 1986 (aged 28) | 2.12 m (6 ft 11 1⁄2 in) |
| 13 | F | Mohammad Jamshidi | Azad University Tehran | 30 July 1991 (aged 23) | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) |
| 14 | F | Samad Nikkhah Bahrami | Mahram Tehran | 11 May 1983 (aged 31) | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) |
| 15 | C | Hamed Haddadi | Mahram Tehran | 19 May 1985 (aged 29) | 2.18 m (7 ft 2 in) |
Head coaches
Note: The following list may not be complete
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "IRN/LIB – It's Iraaaaaan!". FIBA. Retrieved 5 August 2007.
- ↑ "Iran wins Asian Basketball Championships". WashingtonTV. Retrieved 17 August 2009.
- ↑ "Fan Thread". PersianFootball.com. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
External links
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