Mohammad Samad Nikkhah Bahrami ( fa, محمدصمد نیکخواه بهرامی, born 11 May 1983) is an
Iranian
Iranian may refer to:
* Iran, a sovereign state
* Iranian peoples, the speakers of the Iranian languages. The term Iranic peoples is also used for this term to distinguish the pan ethnic term from Iranian, used for the people of Iran
* Iranian lan ...
professional
basketball
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player.
Pro career
He previously played for
Saba Battery
Saba Battery Club (also Saba Battery Physical and Cultural Gym) is an Iranian sports club based in Tehran, Iran. The club was founded in 2002شود
Teams
* Saba Battery Football Club, competing in the Iran Pro League
The Persian Gulf Pro Leagu ...
as a subsidiary player, teaming with his since-deceased brother
Aidin Nikkhah Bahrami
Aidin Nikkhah Bahrami ( fa, آیدین نیکخواه بهرامی) (February 5, 1982 – December 28, 2007) was an Iranian professional basketball player. He was a member of the Iranian national basketball team along with his brother Samad Ni ...
to help the team win the
Asian Championship
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List of Championships (Summer Olympic Sports)
;Aquatics
* Asian ...
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Cholet
On August 22, 2008 Nikkhah signed a one-year deal with
French
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LNB side
Cholet Basket
Cholet Basket is a professional basketball club that is based in Cholet, France. The club plays in the French League. Their home arena is La Meilleraie. Established in 1975, Cholet won its first French championship in the 2009–10 season. In 19 ...
for an undisclosed fee. By doing so he became the first
Iran
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ian to ever play professional basketball in
France
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. He left Cholet on September 30 by mutual consent due to administrative problems.
ÉB Pau-Orthez
On October 21, 2008 Nikkhah Bahrami signed a one-year contract with another
French
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side
Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez
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.
Career statistics
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2013–14
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Fujian Sturgeons
Fujian SBS Xunxing Sturgeons (Simplified Chinese: 福建SBS浔兴鲟) or Fujian Xunxing or Fujian SBS are a Chinese professional men's basketball team in the Chinese Basketball Association, based in Jinjiang, Quanzhou, Fujian. The "SBS" reflects c ...
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2015–16
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Zhejiang Golden Bulls
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Honours
National team
*
FIBA Asia Championship
The FIBA Asia Cup (formerly the FIBA Asia Championship and ABC Championship) is an international basketball tournament which takes place every four years between the men's national teams of Asia and Oceania.
Through the 2015 edition, the tourna ...
**Gold medal:
2007
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2009
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2013
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Asian Games
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**Bronze medal:
2006
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2010
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Asian Cup
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**Gold medal:
2012
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Asian Indoor Games
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**Gold medal:
2009
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Club
*
Asian Championship
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List of Championships (Summer Olympic Sports)
;Aquatics
* Asian ...
**Gold medal:
2007
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2008
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(Saba Battery),
2009
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2010
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(Mahram)
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West Asian Championship
**Gold medal:
2003
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(Sanam),
2009
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2010
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2012
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(Mahram)
*
Iranian Super League
**Champions:
2003
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2005
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(Sanam),
2008
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2009
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2010
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2011
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2012
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(Mahram)
References
External links
Profile at 2008 Beijing Olympics
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1983 births
Living people
Asian Games bronze medalists for Iran
Asian Games medalists in basketball
Asian Games silver medalists for Iran
Basketball players at the 2006 Asian Games
Basketball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Basketball players at the 2010 Asian Games
Basketball players at the 2014 Asian Games
Basketball players at the 2018 Asian Games
Basketball players at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Cholet Basket players
Élan Béarnais players
Foolad Mahan Isfahan BC players
Fujian Sturgeons players
Guangzhou Loong Lions players
Iranian expatriate basketball people in China
Iranian expatriate basketball people in France
Iranian men's basketball players
Islamic Azad University, Central Tehran Branch alumni
Nanjing Tongxi Monkey Kings players
Mahram Tehran BC players
Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games
Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games
Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games
Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games
Olympic basketball players of Iran
Petrochimi Bandar Imam BC players
Small forwards
Zhejiang Golden Bulls players
2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup players
2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup players