Iran men's national basketball team

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]

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.

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.[3]

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

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.

Iran's third FIBA Asia Championship gave them their second FIBA World Championship berth, at the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup.[4]

• 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

Roster for the 2017 FIBA Asia Cup.[5]

Iran national basketball team – 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. C 4 Mirzaei, Meisam 27 – (1992-04-15)April 15, 1992 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Petrochimi PG 5 Mashayekhi, Sajjad 25 – (1994-02-23)February 23, 1994 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Petrochimi SG 6 Hosseinzadeh, Hamed 28 – (1990-10-06)October 6, 1990 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) Chemidor SG 8 Yakhchali, Behnam 21 – (1997-12-31)December 31, 1997 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Nanjing Monkey PG 9 Mozaffari, Rasoul 25 – (1994-07-22)July 22, 1994 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) Naft Abadan SF 13 Jamshidi, Mohammad 23 – (1996-07-30)July 30, 1996 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) Chemidor SF 14 Nikkhah Bahrami, Samad (C) 36 – (1983-05-11)May 11, 1983 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Petrochimi C 15 Haddadi, Hamed 34 – (1985-05-19)May 19, 1985 2.18 m (7 ft 2 in) Nanjing Monkey PF 19 Zangeneh, Arman 26 – (1993-06-16)June 16, 1993 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Chemidor PF 20 Rostampour, Mike 27 – (1991-12-20)December 20, 1991 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) Naft Abadan C 23 Geramipoor, Aaron 26 – (1992-09-11)September 11, 1992 2.14 m (7 ft 0 in) San Lorenzo de Almagro PF 77 Hassanzadeh, Mohammad 28 – (1990-10-06)October 6, 1990 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in) Naft Abadan	Head coach Mehran Shahintab Assistant coach(es) Farzad Kouhian Mohammad Abedini Legend (C) Team captain Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 31 August 2019

Note: The following list may not be complete