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| FIBA ranking | 26 2 (15 September 2025)[1] | ||
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| JoinedFIBA | 1947 | ||
| FIBA zone | FIBA Asia | ||
| National federation | IRIBF | ||
| Coach | Sotiris Manolopoulos | ||
| Nickname(s) | Team Melli (The National Team) | ||
| Olympic Games | |||
| Appearances | 3 | ||
| FIBA World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 4 | ||
| FIBA Asia Cup | |||
| Appearances | 19 | ||
| Medals |  Gold: (2007,2009,2013) Silver: (2017) Bronze: (2015,2025) | ||
| Retired numbers | 1 (15) | ||
| First international | |||
 France 62–30Iran  (London, United Kingdom; 1 August 1948) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
 Iran 141–29Maldives  (Medina, Saudi Arabia; 10 April 2005) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 South Korea 116–54Iran  (Manila, Philippines; 4 December 1973) | |||
TheIran men’s national basketball team (Persian: تیم ملی بسکتبال مردان ایران) representsIran in internationalbasketball, and are governed by theIslamic Republic of Iran Basketball Federation (IRIBF).
Iran is one of Asia’s most successful federations. Since the turn of the century, they’ve won threeFIBA Asia Cup tournaments, while also claiming a silver and two bronze medals at the competition. Iran has also qualified for every edition of theFIBA World Cup since 2010, and have participated in twoOlympic Games (2008, 2020).
In 1948, the Iran national basketball team participated in the1948 London Olympics, their first appearance in the competition.In 1951, Iran participated in the firstAsian Games held inDelhi and placed third in Asia.In 1959, Iran participated in theEuroBasket held inTurkey.
Placed in the dreaded "Group of Death" alongsideChina, thePhilippines, andJordan, 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 overChinese Taipei andQatar, and then routedKazakhstan, 75–62, in the semifinals.
The Iranians then beatLebanon 74–69, withHamed 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 the2008 Beijing Olympics.[2]
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 DefeatSerbia (72–70) before the start of the tournament in2008 FIBA Diamond Ball.Iran was placed in Group A, along withLithuania,Russia,Argentina,Croatia, andAustralia, suffering five defeats. The Olympic experience opened doors for players such as Hamed Haddadi, and IraniancaptainSamad Nikkhah Bahrami to play in the NBA (National Basketball Association) and sign in the topFrench 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 againstArgentina when he put up 21 points and 16 rebounds.[3]
Winning theFIBA Asia Championship 2009 atTianjin,China, 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 defeatedChina, by a score of 70–52 in the final.[4]
Iran's second consecutive FIBA Asia Championship gave them their first everFIBA World Championship berth, at the2010 FIBA World Championship.The team lost against USA, Brazil, Croatia, Slovenia and one win against Tunisia.Iran finished 1–4 in Group B, good for 19th place.
Winning the2013 FIBA Asia Championship atManila,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.
In the2014 FIBA World Cup inSpain,Iran national basketball team was grouped withSpain,Egypt,Serbia,Brazil andFrance in Group A.Iran national basketball team, in its first meeting in the opening game, facedSpain, the world's second-ranked team, and succumbed to defeat.On the sixth day of the2014 FIBA World Cup and in its last match of the preliminary stage,Iran faced theFrench and succumbed to defeat, and finally ranked 21st with 4 losses and one win againstEgypt.Iran lost againstFrance andSerbia with close results.
In the2019 FIBA World Cup ofChina, which was held inAsia for the first time, theiran team was grouped in Group C with the teams ofSpain,Puerto Rico andTunisia.Theiran team lost all three games and competed with theAngolan andPhilippine 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 thanChina, which had lost againstNigeria, went to theTokyo Olympics as the best Asian team.
Iran is in group A of the competitions along withUSA,France, andCzech.Iranian men’s basketball team conceded a 78–84 defeat againstCzech at the opening match of the basketball competitions of the2020 Tokyo Olympics.In their second game at the Olympics, Iranian basketball players lost to theUSA 66–120.Iran’s national basketball team finished the campaign in the 2020 Olympics with a 79–62 loss againstFrance at Saitama Super Arena.Iran, in its three appearance at the Olympics, conceded three defeats in Group A.
Iran 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 toBrazil,Côte d'Ivoire andSpain. Further disappointment was to follow in the classification games againstFrance andLebanon. After the final play of their campaign, one man took centre stage,Hamed Haddadi, bidding a final farewell after 4 consecutive World Cup runs withIran. At the other end of his career isMohammad Amini. The 18-years-old who plays forAS Monaco Basket, played 30 minutes a game and was Iran's top tournament scorer.
| Summer Olympic Games record | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Rank | M | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Squad |
 1936 | Did not enter | ||||||||
 1948 | 13th place match | 14th place | 7 | 2 | 5 | 199 | 366 | -167 | Squad |
 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 | 323 | 464 | -141 | Squad |
| 2012 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
 2016 | |||||||||
 2020 | Preliminary round | 12th place | 3 | 0 | 3 | 206 | 283 | -77 | Squad |
 2024 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
| 2028 | Future events | ||||||||
| 2032 | |||||||||
| Total | 3/20 | 15 | 2 | 13 | 728 | 1113 | -385 | — | |
| FIBA World Cup record | Qualification record | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Rank | M | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Squad | Round | Rank | M | W | L | PF | PA | PD | |||
 1950 | Did not enter | Qualification viaWild Card | ||||||||||||||||||
 1954 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 1959 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 1963 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 1967 | Qualification viaFIBA Asia Cup | |||||||||||||||||||
 1970 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 1974 | Did not qualify | |||||||||||||||||||
 1978 | Did not enter | |||||||||||||||||||
 1982 | Did not qualify | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1986 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1990 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1994 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 2010 | Preliminary round | 19th place | 5 | 1 | 4 | 301 | 367 | -66 | Squad | |||||||||||
| 2014 | Preliminary round | 20th place | 5 | 1 | 4 | 344 | 406 | -62 | Squad | |||||||||||
| 2019 | 17th–32nd Classification | 23rd place | 5 | 2 | 3 | 379 | 372 | +7 | Squad | Second round | 3rd in group | 12 | 8 | 4 | 890 | 811 | +79 | |||
  2023 | 17th–32nd Classification | 31st place | 5 | 0 | 5 | 321 | 419 | -98 | Squad | Second round | 4th in group | 12 | 6 | 6 | 856 | 824 | +32 | |||
 2027 | To be determined | To be determined | ||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 4/19 | 20 | 4 | 16 | 1,345 | 1,564 | -219 | — | 2/2 | 24 | 14 | 10 | 1,746 | 1,635 | +111 | |||||
| FIBA Asia Cup record | Qualification record | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Rank | M | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Squad | Round | Rank | M | W | L | PF | PA | PD | ||
| 1960 | Did not enter | No qualification | |||||||||||||||||
 1963 | |||||||||||||||||||
 1965 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1967 | |||||||||||||||||||
 1969 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1971 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1973 | Championship | 5th place | 10 | 4 | 6 | 798 | 899 | -101 | Squad | ||||||||||
| 1975 | Did not enter | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1977 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1979 | |||||||||||||||||||
 1981 | Classification 7th–12th | 8th place | 7 | 3 | 4 | 653 | 648 | +5 | Squad | ||||||||||
 1983 | Classification 5th–8th | 5th place | 6 | 5 | 1 | 421 | 365 | +56 | Squad | ||||||||||
| 1985 | Classification 5th–8th | 8th place | 6 | 2 | 4 | 467 | 482 | -5 | Squad | ||||||||||
| 1987 | Did not enter | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1989 | 5th place game | 5th place | 7 | 4 | 3 | 613 | 614 | -1 | Squad | ||||||||||
| 1991 | 5th place game | 6th place | 8 | 4 | 4 | 680 | 650 | +30 | Squad | ||||||||||
| 1993 | 4th place game | 4th place | 6 | 4 | 2 | 489 | 465 | +24 | Squad | ||||||||||
| 1995 | 9th place game | 10th place | 8 | 5 | 3 | 594 | 505 | +89 | Squad | ||||||||||
 1997 | 7th place game | 8th place | 7 | 3 | 4 | 510 | 579 | -69 | Squad | ||||||||||
| 1999 | Did not qualify | Qualification viaWABA Championship orFIBA Asia Challenge | |||||||||||||||||
| 2001 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2003 | 5th place game | 5th place | 7 | 4 | 3 | 538 | 577 | -19 | Squad | ||||||||||
| 2005 | 5th place game | 6th place | 8 | 4 | 4 | 562 | 512 | +50 | Squad | ||||||||||
| 2007 | Final | Champions | 8 | 7 | 1 | 592 | 555 | +37 | Squad | ||||||||||
| 2009 | Final | Champions | 9 | 9 | 0 | 767 | 581 | +186 | Squad | ||||||||||
| 2011 | 5th place game | 5th place | 9 | 8 | 1 | 947 | 516 | +431 | Squad | ||||||||||
| 2013 | Final | Champions | 9 | 9 | 0 | 781 | 489 | +292 | Squad | ||||||||||
| 2015 | 3rd place game | 3rd place | 9 | 7 | 2 | 774 | 542 | +232 | Squad | ||||||||||
 2017 | Final | Runners-up | 6 | 5 | 1 | 494 | 418 | +76 | Squad | ||||||||||
| 2022 | Quarterfinals | 5th place | 4 | 3 | 1 | 340 | 294 | +46 | Squad | Qualifiers | 1st in group | 6 | 5 | 1 | 484 | 351 | +133 | ||
| 2025 | 3rd place game | 3rd place | 6 | 5 | 1 | 442 | 405 | +37 | Squad | Qualifiers | 1st in group | 6 | 5 | 1 | 453 | 305 | +148 | ||
| Total | 3 titles | 19/31 | 140 | 95 | 45 | 11,462 | 10,066 | +1,396 | — | 2/2 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 937 | 656 | +281 | |||
| Asian Games record | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Rank | M | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Squad |
| 1951 | Round-robin | 3rd place | 4 | 2 | 2 | 222 | 195 | +27 | Squad |
| 1954 | Did not enter | ||||||||
| 1958 | |||||||||
| 1962 | |||||||||
| 1966 | 7th place game | 7th place | 7 | 3 | 4 | 543 | 575 | -32 | Squad |
| 1970 | 7th place game | 7th place | 8 | 6 | 2 | 740 | 668 | +72 | Squad |
| 1974 | 5th place game | 6th place | 7 | 3 | 4 | 643 | 580 | +63 | Squad |
| 1978 | Did not enter | ||||||||
| 1982 | |||||||||
| 1986 | |||||||||
| 1990 | 7th place game | 7th place | 6 | 3 | 3 | 466 | 499 | -33 | Squad |
| 1994 | 7th place game | 8th place | 6 | 2 | 4 | 498 | 530 | -32 | Squad |
| 1998 | 7th place game | 7th place | 6 | 2 | 4 | 452 | 465 | -13 | Squad |
 2002 | Did not enter | ||||||||
| 2006 | Bronze medal game | 3rd place | 8 | 5 | 3 | 632 | 581 | +51 | Squad |
| 2010 | Bronze medal game | 3rd place | 8 | 6 | 2 | 566 | 461 | +105 | Squad |
 2014 | Gold medal game | Runners-up | 7 | 6 | 1 | 565 | 456 | +109 | Squad |
| 2018 | Gold medal game | Runners-up | 4 | 3 | 1 | 313 | 274 | +39 | Squad |
| 2022 | Classification 5th–6th | 5th place | 6 | 5 | 1 | 512 | 409 | +103 | Squad |
| 2026 | Future events | ||||||||
| 2030 | |||||||||
| 2034 | |||||||||
| Total | 12/19 | 77 | 46 | 31 | 6,152 | 5,693 | +459 | — | |
| FIBA Asia Challenge record (Defunct) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Rank | M | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Squad |
| 2004 | Qualified but withdrew | ||||||||
 2008 | |||||||||
| 2010 | 5th place game | 6th place | 7 | 3 | 4 | 500 | 504 | -4 | Squad[a] |
| 2012 | Final | Champions | 7 | 7 | 0 | 519 | 422 | +97 | Squad |
| 2014 | Final | Champions | 7 | 6 | 1 | 496 | 410 | +86 | Squad |
| 2016 | Final | Champions | 8 | 8 | 0 | 670 | 402 | +268 | Squad |
| Total | 3 titles | 4/6 | 29 | 24 | 5 | 2,185 | 1,738 | +447 | — |
| FIBA Diamond Ball record (Defunct) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Rank | M | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Squad |
 2000 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
 2004 | |||||||||
| 2008 | 3rd place game | 4th place | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Squad |
| Total | 1/3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 189 | 226 | -37 | — | |
| WABA Championship record (Defunct) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Rank | M | W | L | Squad | |||
| 1999 | Round-robin | 4th place | 4 | 1 | 3 | Squad | |||
| 2000 | Round-robin | 4th place | 4 | 2 | 2 | Squad | |||
 2001 | Round-robin | 3rd place | 4 | 2 | 2 | Squad | |||
| 2002 | Round-robin | Runners-up | 4 | 3 | 1 | Squad | |||
| 2004 | Round-robin | Champions | 4 | 4 | 0 | Squad | |||
| 2005 | Round-robin | Champions | 4 | 4 | 0 | Squad | |||
| 2008 | Did not enter | ||||||||
 2010 | Round-robin | Champions | 3 | 3 | 0 | Squad[a] | |||
| 2011 | Round-robin | Champions | 3 | 3 | 0 | Squad | |||
| 2012 | Round-robin | Runners-up | 5 | 4 | 1 | Squad | |||
| 2013 | Round-robin | Champions | 3 | 3 | 0 | Squad | |||
| 2014 | Round-robin | Runners-up | 5 | 4 | 1 | Squad[b] | |||
| 2015 | Did not enter | ||||||||
| 2016 | Round-robin | Champions | 4 | 4 | 0 | Squad | |||
| 2017 | Round-robin | Runners-up | 5 | 4 | 1 | Squad | |||
| Total | 6 titles | 13/15 | 52 | 41 | 11 | — | |||
| Competition |  |  |  | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FIBA Asia Cup | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| Asian Games | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| FIBA Asia Challenge | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 6 | 3 | 4 | 14 |
Individual Awards
Roster for the2025 FIBA Asia Cup.[5][6]
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1948 LondonAshtari, 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 Tokyo4 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
2010 turkey4 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 Spain4 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 China1 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, Indonesia3 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 China4 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 Qatar4 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 Japan4 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 China4 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 China4 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 Philippines4 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 China4 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 Lebanon4 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 Indonesia1 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
1959 Turkey3 Salabi, 4 Kamali, 5 Meshun, 6 Agakuzik, 7 Ufervizi, 9 Taçbehs, 10 Avendi, 11 Veisi, 12 Vafai, 13 Rezi, Coach: Hassan Nikli
1951 New DelhiKhaleghpour, Mashhoun, Masoumi, Mokhberi, Oshar, Razi, Safiyar, Salabi, Soroudi, Soudipour, Coach: –
2006 Doha4 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 Guangzhou4 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 Incheon4 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 Jakarta4 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 Hangzhou1 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
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)Saeid Armaghani (2001–2002)Mehran Shahintab (2002)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 (2023–2024)Sotiris Manolopoulos (2024–present)
CenterHamed Haddadi was the first Iranian to play in theNBA. Although he went undrafted in 2004, Haddadi signed with theMemphis Grizzlies in 2008. He appeared in more than 150 games for the Grizzlies and thePhoenix Suns.
On the international stage, Haddadi won medals at theFIBA Asia Cup, theAsian Games, and theFIBA Asia Challenge. At the FIBA Asia Cup, he won five medals, including three golds. Haddadi is one of only three players to win theFIBA 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 atFIBA 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.
TheIran Basketball Federation retiredHamed Haddadi'snumber 15 jersey on 21 February 2025, ahead of an Asia Cup qualifying game against India. It was the first jersey number retirement in Iran for any sport.[7]
2008–2009:Merooj
2010–present:Peak
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