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Iran men's national basketball team

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This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Iran women's national basketball team.

The Iran national basketball team is controlled by the Iran Basketball Federation. Overall, the team won three out of the last five FIBA Asia Championship tournaments.[2]

Iran
FIBA ranking28 Steady (26 November 2024)[1]
Joined FIBA1947
FIBA zoneFIBA Asia
National federationIRIBF
CoachGreece Sotiris Manolopoulos
Olympic Games
Appearances3
FIBA World Cup
Appearances4
FIBA Asia Cup
Appearances18
Medals Gold: (2007, 2009, 2013)
Silver: (2017)
Bronze: (2015)
Asian Games
Appearances12
Medals Silver: (2014, 2018)
Bronze: (1951, 2006, 2010)
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Asian Championship 3 1 1
Asian Games 0 2 3
FIBA Asia Challenge 3 0 0

History

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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

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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

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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.

Haddadi finished with averages of 16.6 points per game, 11.2 rebounds per game, and 2.6 blocks per game, leading the entire tournament in the latter two categories. His highlight performance was in the game against Argentina when he put up 21 points and 16 rebounds.[3]

2009 FIBA Asia Championship

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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.[4]

2010 FIBA World Championship

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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

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Iran national team in 2021, during a time out in a friendly against Spain.

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

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Iran's third FIBA Asia Championship gave them their second FIBA World Championship berth, at the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup.[5]

Tournament records

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  • 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.

Honours

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The Iran national team's all-time medal record:

Games Gold Silver Bronze Total
FIBA Asia Challenge 3 0 0 3
FIBA Asia Cup 3 1 1 5
Asian Games 0 2 3 5
Totals 6 3 4 13

Summer Olympics

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Summer Olympic Games record
Year Round Position Pld W L
  1936 Did not enter
  1948 13th place match 14th place 7 2 5
  1952 Did not enter
  1956
  1960
  1964
  1968
  1972
  1976
  1980 Boycotted the event
  1984
  1988 Did not enter
  1992 Did not qualify
  1996
  2000
  2004
  2008 Preliminary round 11th place 5 0 5
  2012 Did not qualify
  2016
  2020 Preliminary round 12th place 3 0 3
  2024 Did not qualify
  2028 Future events
  2032
Total 3/20 15 2 13

World Cup

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FIBA World Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W L
  1950 Did not enter
  1954
  1959
  1963
  1967
  1970
  1974 Did not qualify
  1978 Did not enter
  1982 Did not qualify
  1986
  1990
  1994
  1998
  2002
  2006
  2010 Preliminary round 19th of 24 5 1 4
  2014 Preliminary round 20th of 24 5 1 4
  2019 17th–32nd Classification 23rd of 32 5 2 3
    2023 17th–32nd Classification 31st of 32 5 0 5
  2027 To be determined
Total 4/20 20 4 16

FIBA Asia Cup

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Main article: FIBA Asia Cup
Year Position 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
  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 3rd place 9 7 2
  2017 Runners-up 6 5 1
  2022 5th place 4 3 1
  2025 To be determined
Total 18/31 134 90 44

Asian Games

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Main article: Basketball at the 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
  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
  2018 Runners-up 4 3 1
  2022 5th place 6 5 1
  2026 Future events
  2030
  2034
Total 12/19 77 46 31

FIBA Asia Challenge

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Main article: FIBA Asia Challenge
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
  2016 Champions 8 8 0
Total 4/6 29 24 5

West Asian Championship

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Main article: WABA 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
  2015 Did not enter
  2016 Champions 4 4 0
  2017 Runners-up 5 4 1
Total 13/15 52 41 11

Other tournaments

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Team

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Current roster

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Roster for the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup.[6][7]

Iran men's national basketball team – 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
G 3 Mohammad Sina Vahedi 22 – (2001-01-08)8 January 2001 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Kalleh  
C 4 Meisam Mirzaei 31 – (1992-04-16)16 April 1992 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Kalleh  
G 5 Sajjad Mashayekhi 29 – (1994-02-23)23 February 1994 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Zob Ahan Isfahan  
F 6 Mohammad Amini 18 – (2005-04-26)26 April 2005 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Nancy  
SF 7 Navid Rezaeifar 27 – (1996-08-23)23 August 1996 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Palayesh Naft Abadan  
PG 8 Behnam Yakhchali 28 – (1995-07-12)12 July 1995 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Gladiators Treves  
SF 10 Piter Girgoorian 21 – (2002-02-27)27 February 2002 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) Mahram Tehran  
PF 14 Arsalan Kazemi 33 – (1990-04-22)22 April 1990 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Zob Ahan Isfahan  
C 15 Hamed Haddadi (C) 38 – (1985-05-19)19 May 1985 2.18 m (7 ft 2 in) Sichuan Blue Whales  
SG 17 Matin Aghajanpour 22 – (2001-03-14)14 March 2001 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Kalleh  
PF 30 Jalal Aghamiri 22 – (2001-01-29)29 January 2001 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) Kalleh  
C 32 Hasan Aliakbari 27 – (1996-07-07)7 July 1996 2.18 m (7 ft 2 in) Parsa  
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  •   Ali Arezoomandi
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 25 August 2023

Head coaches

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Note: The following list may not be complete

References

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  1. ^ "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 26 November 2024. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "IRN/LIB – It's Iraaaaaan!". FIBA. Archived from the original on 6 December 2012. Retrieved 5 August 2007.
  3. ^ "Yao, Hamed, and Patty shined as stars from Asia & Oceania at the Olympics". FIBA. 21 July 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Iran wins Asian Basketball Championships". WashingtonTV. Archived from the original on 24 August 2009. Retrieved 17 August 2009.
  5. ^ "Fan Thread". PersianFootball.com. 3 February 2014. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
  6. ^ "Announcement of the list of players of the national basketball team for the 2023 World Cup". Iribf.ir. 21 August 2023.
  7. ^ "Team roster: Iran" (PDF). FIBA. 25 August 2023.
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