Iran
FIBA ranking27 Decrease 4 (15 September 2023)[1]
Joined FIBA1947
FIBA zoneFIBA Asia
National federationIRIBF
CoachHakan Demir
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

The Iran national basketball team (Persian: تیم ملی بسکتبال مردان ایران) is controlled by the IR Iran Basketball Federation. 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Honours

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

Games Gold Silver Bronze Total
FIBA World Cup 0000
FIBA Asia Cup 3115
Asian Games 0235
Totals 33410

Summer Olympics

Summer Olympic Games record
Year Round Position Pld W L
Germany 1936Did not enter
United Kingdom 194813th place match14th place725
Finland 1952Did not enter
Australia 1956
Italy 1960
Japan 1964
Mexico 1968
West Germany 1972
Canada 1976
Soviet Union 1980 Boycotted the event
United States 1984
South Korea 1988 Did not enter
Spain 1992Did not qualify
United States 1996
Australia 2000
Greece 2004
China 2008Preliminary round11th place505
United Kingdom 2012Did not qualify
Brazil 2016
Japan 2020Preliminary round12th place303
France 2024Did not qualify
United States 2028Future events
Australia 2032
Total3/2015213

World Cup

FIBA World Cup record
Year Round Position 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 2010Preliminary round19th of 24514
Spain 2014Preliminary round20th of 24514
China 2019 17th–32nd Classification23rd of 32523
PhilippinesJapanIndonesia 2023 17th–32nd Classification31st of 32505
Qatar 2027 To be determined
Total4/2020416

FIBA Asia Cup

Year Position 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 2017Runners-up651
Indonesia 20225th place431
Saudi Arabia 2025To be determined
Total18/311349044

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
Indonesia 2018Runners-up431
China 20225th place651
Japan 2026Future events
Qatar 2030
Saudi Arabia 2034
Total12/19774631

FIBA Asia Challenge

Year Rank Pld W L
Taiwan 2004Qualified but withdrew
Kuwait 2008
Lebanon 20106th place (B)734
Japan 2012Champions770
China 2014Champions761
Iran 2016Champions880
Total4/629245

West Asian Championship

Year Rank Pld W L
Lebanon 19994th place413
Lebanon 20004th place422
Jordan 20013rd place422
JordanIran 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 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup.[6][7]

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

Head coaches

Note: The following list may not be complete

References

  1. "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 15 September 2023. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 "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. 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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