Iran national basketball team

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.^[1] 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.^[1]

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.

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.^[2]

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

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.^[3]

Summer Olympics

Year	Rank	Pld	W	L
1936	Did not enter	–	–	–
1948	14th place	7	2	5
1952	Did not enter	–	–	–
1956		–	–	–
1960		–	–	–
1964		–	–	–
1968		–	–	–
1972		–	–	–
1976		–	–	–
1980		–	–	–
1984		–	–	–
1988		–	–	–
1992	Did not qualify	–	–	–
1996		–	–	–
2000		–	–	–
2004		–	–	–
2008	11th place	5	0	5
2012	Did not qualify	–	–	–
2016		–	–	–
Total	2/19	12	2	10

World Cup

Year	Rank	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	19th place	5	1	4
2014	20th place	5	1	4
2019	To be determined
2023	To be determined
Total	2/17	10	2	8

Asian Championship

Year	Rank	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	2nd place	6	5	1
Total	16/28	124	82	42

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
Total	11/18	71	41	30

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	4/5	29	24	5

West Asian 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

• FIBA Diamond Ball
  • 2008 – 4th place
• West Asian Games
  • 1997 – Champions
  • 2002 – 5th place
• Islamic Solidarity Games
  • 2005 – 3rd place
• William Jones Cup
  • 2009 – Champions
  • 2010 – Champions
  • 2011 – Champions
  • 2013 – Champions
  • 2015 – Champions

Current roster

Roster for the 2017 FIBA Asia Cup.^[4]

Iran men's national basketball team – 2017 FIBA Asia Cup roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. C 4 Meisam Mirzaei 7003924600000000000♠25 – (1992-04-15)April 15, 1992 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) PG 5 Sajjad Mashayekhi 7003856700000000000♠23 – (1994-02-23)February 23, 1994 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Naft Abadan PG 6 Farid Aslani 7004106270000000000♠29 – (1988-07-04)July 4, 1988 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Naft Abadan SG 7 Navid Rezaeifar 7003765500000000000♠20 – (1996-08-23)August 23, 1996 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Mahram SG 8 Behnam Yakhchali 7003806300000000000♠22 – (1995-07-12)July 12, 1995 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Petrochimi SF 9 Vahid Dalirzahan 7003816900000000000♠22 – (1995-03-28)March 28, 1995 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Army PF 10 Navid Niktash 7003970000000000000♠26 – (1991-01-17)January 17, 1991 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) London Lions F 11 Oshin Sahakian 7004114630000000000♠31 – (1986-03-21)March 21, 1986 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Petrochimi C 12 Rouzbeh Arghavan 7004106740000000000♠29 – (1988-05-18)May 18, 1988 2.14 m (7 ft 0 in) Petrochimi SF 13 Mohammad Jamshidi 7003950600000000000♠26 – (1991-07-30)July 30, 1991 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Petrochimi SF 14 Arsalan Kazemi 7003997000000000000♠27 – (1990-04-22)April 22, 1990 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) Army C 15 Hamed Haddadi 7004117690000000000♠32 – (1985-05-19)May 19, 1985 2.18 m (7 ft 2 in) Petrochimi	Head coach Mehran Hatami Legend (C) Team captain (NP) Naturalized player Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 8 August 2017

Head coaches

Note: The following list may not be complete