The Iran men’s national basketball team (

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: تیم ملی بسکتبال مردان ایران) represents

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort ...

in international

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, and are governed by the Islamic Republic of Iran Basketball Federation (IRIBF). Iran is one of Asia’s most successful federations. Since the turn of the century, they’ve won three

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tournaments, while also claiming a silver and bronze medal at the competition. Iran has also qualified for every edition of the

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since 2010, and have participated in two

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(2008, 2020).

History

Early years

In 1948, the Iran national basketball team participated in the 1948 London Olympics, their first appearance in the competition. In 1951, Iran participated in the first

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held in

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and placed third in Asia. In 1959, Iran participated in the

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held in

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2007 FIBA Asia Championship

Placed in the dreaded "Group of Death" alongside

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, the

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, and

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, 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

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and

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, and then routed

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, 75–62, in the semifinals. The Iranians then beat

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74–69, with

Hamed Haddadi Hamed Ehdadi Haddadi (, , born May 19, 1985) is an Iranian professional basketball player for Palayesh Naft Abadan of the Iranian Basketball Super League (IBSL). He played at the center position and is tall and weighs . Haddadi was the first ...

scoring 31 points. 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

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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.They also Defeat

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(72-70) before the start of the tournaent in

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.Iran was placed in Group A, along with

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, and

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, suffering five defeats. The Olympic experience opened doors for players such as Hamed Haddadi, and Iranian

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Samad Nikkhah Bahrami Mohammad Samad Nikkhah Bahrami (, born 11 May 1983) is an Iranian peoples, Iranian former professional basketball player. Pro career He previously played for Saba Battery BC, Saba Battery as a subsidiary player, teaming with his since-deceased br ...

to play in the NBA (National Basketball Association) and sign in the top

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. 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

when he put up 21 points and 16 rebounds.

2009 FIBA Asia Championship

Winning the

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, was a sign on continuing progress in basketball.Iran won all three group matches against Chinese Taipei, Kuwait, Uzbekistan to make it to the next round.In the second round Iran Won Japan, Philippines and South Korea.In the Quarterfinals Iran wins Qatar and in Semifinals Iran wins Jordan.Iran defeated

, by a score of 70–52 in the final.

2010 FIBA World Championship

Iran's second consecutive FIBA Asia Championship gave them their first ever

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berth, at the

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.The team lost against USA, Brazil, Croatia, Slovenia and one win against Tunisia.Iran finished 1–4 in Group B, good for 19th place.

2013 FIBA Asia Championship

Winning the

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, 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 Cup

In the

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was grouped with

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and

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in Group A.

, in its first meeting in the opening game, faced

, the world's second-ranked team, and succumbed to defeat.On the sixth day of the

and in its last match of the preliminary stage,

faced the

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and succumbed to defeat, and finally ranked 21st with 4 losses and one win against

lost against

and

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with close results.

2019 FIBA World Cup

In the

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, which was held in

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for the first time, the

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team was grouped in Group C with the teams of

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and

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.The

team lost all three games and competed with the Angolan and

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teams to rank 17-32 (for the first time in this period, 32 teams participated) and won both matches, and thanks to the goal difference, they are better than

, which had lost against

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, went to the

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as the best Asian team.

2020 Tokyo Olympic Games

is in group A of the competitions along with

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, and Czech Republic, Czech.Iranian men’s basketball team conceded a 78-84 defeat against Czech Republic, Czech at the opening match of the basketball competitions of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.In their second game at the Olympics, Iranian basketball players lost to the

66-120.Iran’s national basketball team finished the campaign in the 2020 Olympics with a 79-62 loss against

at Saitama Super Arena.

, in its three appearance at the Olympics, conceded three defeats in Group A.

2023 FIBA World Cup

was only one of three teams at the World Cup 2023 to go home without a win. Finishing bottom in Group G after resounding defeats to

, Côte d'Ivoire and

. Further disappointment was to follow in the classification games against

and Lebanon. After the final play of their campaign, one man took centre stage,

, bidding a final farewell after 4 consecutive World Cup runs with

. At the other end of his career is Mohammad Amini. The 18-years-old who plays for AS Monaco Basket, played 30 minutes a game and was Iran's top tournament scorer.

Competitive record

Olympic Games

FIBA World Cup

FIBA Asia Cup

Asian Games

FIBA Asia Challenge

FIBA Diamond Ball

West Asian Championship

Other tournaments

**EuroBasket 1959, 1959 - 17th place *2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament – Turin ** 2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament – Turin, 2016 - 5th place *FIBA Stanković Continental Champions' Cup ** 2010 FIBA Stanković Continental Champions' Cup, 2010 - 4th place *Basketball at the Islamic Solidarity Games, Islamic Solidarity Games ** Basketball at the 2005 Islamic Solidarity Games, 2005 – 3rd place *William Jones Cup ** 2009 William Jones Cup, 2009 – Champions ** 2010 William Jones Cup, 2010 – Champions ** 2011 William Jones Cup, 2011 – Champions ** 2013 William Jones Cup, 2013 – Champions ** 2015 William Jones Cup, 2015 – Champions

Honours

Gold (3): 2007 FIBA Asia Championship, 2007, 2009 FIBA Asia Championship, 2009, 2013 FIBA Asia Championship, 2013 ** Silver medal asia

Silver (1): 2017 FIBA Asia Cup, 2017 ** Bronze medal asia

Bronze (1): 2015 FIBA Asia Championship, 2015 * Basketball at the Asian Games, Asian Games ** ''Silver:'' (2):Basketball at the 2014 Asian Games, 2014, Basketball at the 2018 Asian Games, 2018 ** ''Bronze:'' (3): Basketball at the 1951 Asian Games, 1951, Basketball at the 2006 Asian Games, 2006, Basketball at the 2010 Asian Games, 2010 * FIBA Asia Challenge ** Gold medal asia

Gold (3): 2012 FIBA Asia Cup, 2012, 2014 FIBA Asia Cup, 2014, 2016 FIBA Asia Cup, 2016 Individual Awards * FIBA Asia Cup MVP **

- 2007 FIBA Asia Championship, 2007, 2009 FIBA Asia Championship, 2009, 2013 FIBA Asia Championship, 2013, 2017 FIBA Asia Cup, 2017 * FIBA Asia Cup All-Tournament Team **

- 2009 FIBA Asia Championship, 2009, 2011 FIBA Asia Championship, 2011, 2013 FIBA Asia Championship, 2013, 2017 FIBA Asia Cup, 2017 **

- 2009 FIBA Asia Championship, 2009, 2011 FIBA Asia Championship, 2011, 2015 FIBA Asia Championship, 2015 ** Oshin Sahakian - 2013 FIBA Asia Championship, 2013 ** Mohammad Jamshidi - 2017 FIBA Asia Cup, 2017 * FIBA Asia Cup, FIBA Asia Cup Top Scorer **

- 2013 FIBA Asia Championship, 2013 * FIBA Asia Challenge, FIBA Asia Challenge MVP **

- 2014 FIBA Asia Cup, 2014, 2016 FIBA Asia Cup, 2016 **

- 2012 FIBA Asia Cup, 2012

Team

Current roster

Roster for the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup.

Past Rosters

Olympic Games 1948 London Ashtari, Ehsasi, Esfandiary, Hashemi, Karandish, Mohtadi, Rafati, Sadeghi, Salabi, Shademan, Soroudi, Soudipour, Zadegan, Coach: Kazem Rambari 2008 Beijing 4 Doraghi, 5 Amini, 6 Davari, 7 Kamrani, 8 Davarpanah, 9 Zandi, 10 Afagh, 11 Sohrabnejad, 12 Sahakian, 13 Nabipour, 14 Bahrami, 15 Haddadi: Coach. Rajko Toroman 2020 Paris 4 Vahedi, 5 Jalalpoor, 7 Hassanzadeh, 8 Davarpanah, 13 Jamshidi, 14 Nikkhah Bahrami, 15 Haddadi, 17 Rezaeifar, 20 Rostampour, 23 Geramipoor, 41 Kazemi, 88 Yakhchali, Coach: Mehran Shahintab FIBA Basketball World Cup 2010 turkey 4 Nabipour, 5 Davoudi, 6 Davari, 7 Kamrani, 8 Veisi, 9 Zandi, 10 Hassanzadeh, 11 Sahakian, 12 Kazemi, 13 Kardoust, 14 Davarpanah, 15 Haddadi, Coach: Veselin Matić 2014 Spain 4 Arghavan, 5 Mashayekhi, 6 Yakhchali, 7 Kamrani, 8 Kazemi, 9 Zangeneh, 10 Afagh, 11 Sahakian, 12 Kardoust, 13 Jamshidi, 14 Bahrami, 15 Haddadi, Coach: Mehmed Bečirovič 2019 China 1 Mozafari, 4 Mirzaei, 5 Mashayekhi, 6 Hosseinzadeh, 7 Hassanzadeh, 8 Yakhchali, 12 Zangeneh, 13 Jamshidi, 14 Bahrami, 15 Haddadi, 20 Rostampour, 23 Geramipoor, Coach: Mehran Shahintab 2023 Philippines, Japan, Indonesia 3 Vahedi, 4 Mirzaei, 5 Mashayekhi, 6 Amini, 7 Rezaeifar, 8 Yakhchali, 10 Girgoorian, 14 Kazemi, 15 Haddadi, 17 Aghajanpour, 30 Agha Miri, 32 Aliakbari, Coach: Hakan Demir

2003 China 4 Tajik, 5 Davari, 6 Veisi, 7 Kamrani, 8 S. Bahrami, 9 Zandi, 10 Afagh, 11 Sohrabnejad, 12 Askarnejad, 13 Ahmadian, 14 Rouzbahani, 15 Afradi, Coach: Mostafa Hashemi 2005 Qatar 4 Tajik, 5 A. Bahrami, 6 Amini, 7 Kamrani, 8 S. Bahrami, 9 Zandi, 10 Afagh, 11 Sohrabnejad, 12 Rouzbahani, 13 Shahsavand, 14 Tabeshnia, 15 Haddadi, Coach: Mohammad Mehdi Izadpanah 2007 Japan 4 Doraghi, 5 Amini, 6 Davari, 7 Kamrani, 8 A. Bahrami, 9 Akbari, 10 Afagh, 11 Rouzbahani, 12 Sahakian, 13 Nabipour, 14 S. Bahrami, 15 Haddadi, Coach: Rajko Toroman 2009 China 4 Tajik, 5 Amini, 6 Davari, 7 Kamrani, 8 Davoudi, 9 Akbari, 10 Afagh, 11 Sohrabnejad, 12 Sahakian, 13 Doraghi, 14 Bahrami, 15 Haddadi, Coach: Veselin Matić 2011 China 4 Davarpanah, 5 Davoudi, 6 Davari, 7 Kamrani, 8 Atashi, 9 Kazemi, 10 Afagh, 11 Sahakian, 12 Kardoust, 13 Sohrabnejad, 14 Bahrami, 15 Haddadi, Coach: Veselin Matić 2013 Philippines 4 Jamshidi, 5 Davoudi, 6 Davari, 7 Kamrani, 8 Veisi, 9 Sahakian, 10 Afagh, 11 Sohrabnejad, 12 Kardoust, 13 Arghavan, 14 Bahrami, 15 Haddadi, Coach: Mehmed Bečirovič 2015 China 4 Mashayekhi, 5 Yakhchali, 6 Davari, 7 Kamrani, 8 Davarpanah, 9 Hassanzadeh, 10 Afagh, 11 Sahakian, 12 Kardoust, 13 Jamshidi, 14 Bahrami, 15 Haddadi, Coach: Dirk Bauermann 2017 Lebanon 4 Mirzaei, 5 Mashayekhi, 6 Aslani, 7 Rezaeifar, 8 Yakhchali, 9 Dalirzahan, 10 Niktash, 11 Sahakian, 12 Arghavan, 13 Jamshidi, 14 Kazemi, 15 Haddadi, Coach: Mehran Hatami 2022 Indonesia 1 Mozafari, 5 Mashayekhi, 7 Hassanzadeh, 8 Yakhchali, 10 Yousof Vand, 12 Zangeneh, 13 Jamshidi, 14 Kazemi, 15 Haddadi, 17 Rezaeifar, 23 Pazrofteh, 71 Aghajanpour, Coach: Saeed Armaghani FIBA EuroBasket 1959 Turkey 3 Salabi, 4 Kamali, 5 Meshun, 6 Agakuzik, 7 Ufervizi, 9 Taçbehs, 10 Avendi, 11 Veisi, 12 Vafai, 13 Rezi, Coach: Hassan Nikli

1951 New Delhi Khaleghpour, Mashhoun, Masoumi, Mokhberi, Oshar, Razi, Safiyar, Salabi, Soroudi, Soudipour, Coach: - 2006 Doha 4 Tajik, 5 Amini, 6 Veisi, 7 Kamrani, 8 S. Bahrami, 9 Zandi, 10 Afagh, 11 Honardoust, 12 A. Bahrami, 13 Ahmadian, 14 Nabipour, 15 Haddadi, Coach: Fred Oniga 2010 Guangzhou 4 Amini, 5 Davoudi, 6 Davari, 7 Kamrani, 8 Davarpanah, 9 Sahakian, 10 Afagh, 11 Sohrabnejad, 12 Jamshidi, 13 Kardoust, 14 Bahrami, 15 Doraghi, Coach: Veselin Matić 2014 Incheon 4 Arghavan, 5 Mashayekhi, 6 Yakhchali, 7 Kamrani, 8 Zangeneh, 9 Aslani, 10 Afagh, 11 Sahakian, 12 Kardoust, 13 Jamshidi, 14 Bahrami, 15 Haddadi, Coach: Mehmed Bečirovič 2018 Jakarta 4 Mirzaei, 5 Mashayekhi, 7 Davoudi, 8 Yakhchali, 10 Dalirzahan, 12 Arghavan, 13 Jamshidi, 14 Bahrami, 15 Haddadi, 17 Rezaeifar, 41 Kazemi, 77 Hassanzadeh, Coach: Mehran Hatami 2022 Hangzhou 1 Shahrian, 3 Vahedi, 4 Mirzaei, 5 Mashayekhi, 7 Rezaeifar, 10 Girgoorian, 11 Gholizadeh, 14 Kazemi, 17 Aghajanpour, 21 Torabi, 23 Pazirofteh, 32 Aliakbari, Coach: Hakan Demir

Head coaches

Note: The following list may not be complete * Kazem Rahbari (1948) * Hassan Nikli (1959) * Hossein Soudipour (1966) * George Chiraleu (1974) * Mohammad Hassan Zolfaghari (1981) * Enayatollah Atashi (1983) * Reza Esmaeili (1985) * Majid Towfigh (1989) * Asadollah Kabir (1990) * Valery Lunichkin (1991) * Asadollah Kabir (1993) * Vitali Zastakhov (1994) * Manouchehr Shahamatnejad (1995) * Ahmad Reza Elliin (1996) * Saeid Fathi (1997) * Enayatollah Atashi (1998) * Gary LeMoine (2000–2001) * Saeed Armaghani, Saeid Armaghani (2001–2002) * Mehran Shahintab (2002) * Nenad Trajković (basketball), Nenad Trajković (2003) * Mostafa Hashemi (2003) * Vladimir Bošnjak (2004–2005) * Mohammad Mehdi Izadpanah (2005) * Fred Oniga (2006) * Rajko Toroman (2007–2008) * Veselin Matić (2009–2011) * Memi Bečirovič (2012–2014) * Dirk Bauermann (2015–2017) * Mehran Hatami (2017) * Mehran Shahintab (2018–2021) * Mostafa Hashemi (2021–2022) * Saeed Armaghani (2022–2023) * Hakan Demir (coach), Hakan Demir (2023–2024) * Sotiris Manolopoulos (2024-Present)

Notable players

Hamed Haddadi

Center

was the first Iranian to play in the NBA. Although he went undrafted in 2004, Haddadi signed with the Memphis Grizzlies in 2008. He appeared in more than 150 games for the Grizzlies and the Phoenix Suns. On the international stage, Haddadi won medals at the

, the

, and the FIBA Asia Challenge. At the FIBA Asia Cup, he won five medals, including three golds. Haddadi is one of only three players to win the FIBA Asia Cup MVP award since 2007, taking home four of the seven MVP trophies during that run. At age 38, Haddadi made his final World Cup appearance at FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023. He was named to the Iranian squad in 2010, 2014, and 2019, and was named to Iran's extended roster for 2023. The Islamic Republic of Iran Basketball Federation, Iran Basketball Federation retired

's number 15 jersey on 21 February 2025, ahead of a asia cup Qualifying game against India. It was the first jersey number retirement

in any sport.

Others

- Former LNB Élite Player, 2× Olympic Games, Olympic Stints (2008, 2020) *Mahdi Kamrani - Former Chinese Basketball Association, CBA Player, Key Member For Iran *Arsalan Kazemi - Former Chinese Basketball Association, CBA Player, 54th Overall Pick in the 2013 NBA Draft *Mohammad Jamshidi - Former Philippine Basketball Association, PBA Player, Key Member For Iran *Behnam Yakhchali - Former Basketball Bundesliga, Bundesliga Player and Current Gladiators Treves Player *Mohammad Amini - Current LNB Élite Player For The SLUC Nancy Basket, Champion 2023–24 LNB Élite season

Kit supplier

Manufacturer

2008–2009: Merooj 2010–present: Peak Sport Products, Peak

References

External links

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FIBA profile
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History

Early years

2007 FIBA Asia Championship

2008 Beijing Olympic Games

2009 FIBA Asia Championship

2010 FIBA World Championship

2013 FIBA Asia Championship

2014 FIBA World Cup

2019 FIBA World Cup

2020 Tokyo Olympic Games

2023 FIBA World Cup

Competitive record

Olympic Games

FIBA World Cup

FIBA Asia Cup

Asian Games

FIBA Asia Challenge

FIBA Diamond Ball

West Asian Championship

Other tournaments

Honours

Team

Current roster

Past Rosters

Head coaches

Notable players

Hamed Haddadi

Others

Kit supplier

Manufacturer

See also

References

External links