Iran national basketball team

Iran Iran
FIBA ranking 25 Decrease 8[1]
Joined FIBA 1947
FIBA zone FIBA Asia
National federation I.R.I.B.F.
Coach Iran Mehran Hatami
Olympic Games
Appearances 2
Medals None
FIBA World Cup
Appearances 2
Medals None
FIBA Asia Championship
Appearances 16
Medals Gold: 2007, 2009, 2013
Bronze : 2015
Asian Games
Appearances 9
Medals Silver : 2014
Bronze : 1951, 2006, 2010
Uniforms
Light
Dark

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

Year Rank Pld W L
Germany 1936Did not enter
United Kingdom 194814th place725
Finland 1952Did 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 1992Did not qualify
United States 1996
Australia 2000
Greece 2004
China 200811th place505
United Kingdom 2012Did not qualify
Brazil 2016
Total2/1912210

World Cup

Year Rank Pld W L
Argentina 1950Did not enter
Brazil 1954
Chile 1959
Brazil 1963
Uruguay 1967
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1970
Puerto Rico 1974Did not qualify
Philippines 1978Did not enter
Colombia 1982Did not qualify
Spain 1986
Argentina 1990
Canada 1994
Greece 1998
United States 2002
Japan 2006
Turkey 201019th place514
Spain 201420th place514
Total2/171028

Asian Championship

Year Rank Pld W L
Europe
Turkey 195917th place716
Asia
Philippines 1960Did not enter
Taiwan 1963
Malaysia 1965
South Korea 1967
Thailand 1969
Japan 1971
Philippines 19735th place1046
Thailand 1975Did not enter
Malaysia 1977
Japan 1979
India 19818th place734
Hong Kong 19835th place651
Malaysia 19858th place624
Thailand 1987Did not enter
China 19895th place743
Japan 19916th place844
Indonesia 19934th place642
South Korea 199510th place853
Saudi Arabia 19978th place734
Japan 1999Did not qualify
China 2001
China 20035th place743
Qatar 20056th place844
Japan 2007Champions871
China 2009Champions990
China 20115th place981
Philippines 2013Champions990
China 20153rd place972
Lebanon 2017 000
Total16/281248242

Asian Games

Year Rank Pld W L
India 19513rd place422
Philippines 1954Did not enter
Japan 1958
Indonesia 1962
Thailand 19667th place734
Thailand 19707th place862
Iran 19746th place734
Thailand 1978Did not enter
India 1982
South Korea 1986
China 19907th place633
Japan 19948th place624
Thailand 19987th place624
South Korea 2002Did not enter
Qatar 20063rd place853
China 20103rd place862
South Korea 2014Runners-up761
Total10/17673829

Asian Cup

Year Rank Pld W L
Taiwan 2004Qualified but withdrew
Kuwait 2008
Lebanon 20106th place (B)734
Japan 2012Champions770
China 2014Champions761
Iran 2016Champions880
Total4/529245

West Asian Championship

Year Rank Pld W L
Lebanon 19994th place413
Lebanon 20004th place422
Jordan 20013rd place422
Jordan Iran 2002Runners-up431
Iran 2004Champions440
Lebanon 2005Champions440
Jordan 2008Did not enter
Iraq 2010Champions (B)330
Iraq 2011Champions330
Jordan 2012Runners-up541
Iran 2013Champions330
Jordan 2014Runners-up (U18)541
Jordan 2015Did not enter
Jordan 2016Champions440
Jordan 2017Runners-up541
Total13/15524111

Other tournaments

Team

Current roster

Roster for the 2015 FIBA Asia Championship.

Iran men's national basketball team roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Age – Date of birth Ht. Club Ctr.
PG 4 Mashayekhi, Sajjad 21 – (1994-02-23)23 February 1994 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Mahram Iran
SG 5 Yakhchali, Behnam 20 – (1995-07-12)12 July 1995 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Petrochimi Iran
SG 6 Davari, Javad 32 – (1983-04-25)25 April 1983 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Azad University Iran
PG 7 Kamrani, Mehdi 33 – (1982-06-01)June 1, 1982 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Jiangsu Monkey King China
SG 8 Davarpanah, Saeid 28 – (1987-09-07)7 September 1987 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Petrochimi Iran
PF 9 Hassanzadeh, Mohammad 24 – (1990-10-06)6 October 1990 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) Azad University Iran
SG 10 Afagh, Hamed 32 – (1983-02-01)February 1, 1983 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Petrochimi Iran
PF 11 Sahakian, Oshin 29 – (1986-03-21)21 March 1986 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Mahram Iran
C 12 Kardoust, Asghar 29 – (1986-03-21)21 March 1986 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) Naft Abadan Iran
SF 13 Jamshidi, Mohammad 24 – (1991-07-30)July 30, 1991 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) Meralco Bolts Philippines
SF 14 Nikkhah Bahrami, Samad 32 – (1983-05-11)11 May 1983 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Petrochimi Iran
C 15 Haddadi, Hamed 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

  • Iran Kazem Rahbari (1948)
  • Iran Hossein Soudipour (1966)
  • Romania George Chiraleu (1974)
  • Iran Mohammad Hassan Zolfaghari (1981)
  • Iran Enayatollah Atashi (1983)
  • Iran Reza Esmaeili (1985)
  • Iran Majid Towfigh (1989)
  • Iran Asadollah Kabir (1990)
  • Soviet Union Valery Lunichkin (1991)
  • Iran Asadollah Kabir (1993)
  • Russia Vitali Zastakhov (1994)
  • Iran Manouchehr Shahamatnejad (1995)
  • Iran Ahmad Reza Elliin (1996)
  • Iran Saeid Fathi (1997)

References

  1. "FIBA Ranking for Men". Fiba.Com. 3 October 2015. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 "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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