Iran national basketball team
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| FIBA ranking | 33rd | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Joined FIBA | 1947 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| FIBA zone | FIBA Asia | ||||||||||||||||||||
| National federation | I.R.I.B.F. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach |  Rajko Toroman |
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| Olympic Games | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Appearances | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | None | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Appearances | None | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | None | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Asian Championships | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Appearances | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | Gold 2007 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Appearances | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | Bronze 1951, 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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The Iran national basketball team represents Iran in international basketball competitions and is controlled by IR Iran Basketball Federation. It is one of the strongest teams in Asia, the current champions at the FIBA Asia Championship.[1]
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[edit] History
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 pass the group stage.
The team won the Bronze Medal at the basketball competition of the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, Qatar.
[edit] 2007 FIBA Asia Championship
Its most recent success was winning the 2007 Asian Championship at Tokushima, Japan.[1]
Placed in the dreaded "Group of Death" alongside China, Philippines and Jordan, the Iranians won all three group matches to make 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 would then beat Lebanon, 74-69 with Hamed Haddadi scoring 31 points.[1] Not only it avenged an 82-60 defeat in the quarterfinals, they also became the first Western Asian team to win the tournament and thus making it to the 2008 Beijing Olympics.[1]
[edit] Tournament records
[edit] Olympic Games Record
[edit] FIBA Asia Championship Record
- 1973: 5th
- 1981: 8th
- 1983: 5th
- 1985: 8th
- 1989: 5th
- 1991: 6th
- 1993: 4th
- 1995: 10th
- 1997: 8th
- 2003: 5th
- 2005: 6th
- 2007: Gold Medal
[edit] Asian Games Record
[edit] Roster
[edit] Provisional Olympic squad
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[edit] Games
[edit] Previous games
Italy 77 - 56 Iran , friendly match, May 26, 2008, Alba Adriatica, Italy[2]- Italy 84 - 67 Iran , friendly match, May 27, 2008, Campli, Italy[3]
- Iran 76 - 66 Croatia
, friendly match, May 29, 2008, Roseto degli Abruzzi, Italy[4] - Iran 80 - 78 Algeria
, friendly match, May 30, 2008, Roseto degli Abruzzi, Italy[5] - Italy 79 - 86 Iran , friendly match, May 31, 2008, Roseto degli Abruzzi, Italy[6]
[edit] Forthcoming games
NOTE:This list does not include any club fixtures that Iran has whilst in Croatia, Slovenia and Lithuania.
Australia - Iran , friendly match, June 16, 2008, Perth, Australia[7]- Australia - Iran , friendly match, June 18, 2008, Adelaide, Australia[8]
- Australia - Iran , friendly match, June 20, 2008, Melbourne, Australia[9]
Slovenia - Iran , friendly match, July 8, 2008, Maribor, Slovenia
New Zealand - Iran , friendly match, July 9, 2008, Maribor, Slovenia
Puerto Rico - Iran , friendly match, July 10, 2008, Maribor, Slovenia
Lithuania - Iran , friendly match, July 13, 2008, Vilnius, Lithuania
Argentina - Iran , FIBA Diamond Ball for Men, July 29, 2008, Nanjing, China[10]- Iran - Serbia , FIBA Diamond Ball for Men, July 30, 2008, Nanjing, China[11]
[edit] Head Coaches
- Mohammad Hassan Zolfaghari (1981)
- Enayatollah Atashi (1983)
- Reza Esmaeili (1985)
- Majid Towfigh (1989)
- Asadollah Kabir (1990)
Valery Lunichkin (1991)- Asadollah Kabir (1993)
Vitaly Astakhov (1994)- Manouchehr Shahamatnejad (1995)
- Saeid Fathi (1997)
- Enayatollah Atashi (1998)
- Saeid Armaghani (1999 - 2000)
Gary LeMoine (2000 - 2001)- Nenad Trajković (2001 - 2003)
- Vladimir Bošnjak (2003 - 2005)
- Mohammad Mehdi Izadpanah (2005)
Fredrick Femi Onica (2005 - 2007)- Rajko Toroman (2007 - present)
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d IRN/LIB - It's Iraaaaaan!. FIBA. Retrieved on 2007-08-05.
- ^ International matches details. IranBasketball.org. Retrieved on 2008-05-26.
- ^ International matches details. IranBasketball.org. Retrieved on 2008-05-26.
- ^ International matches details. IranBasketball.org. Retrieved on 2008-05-26.
- ^ International matches details. IranBasketball.org. Retrieved on 2008-05-26.
- ^ International matches details. IranBasketball.org. Retrieved on 2008-05-26.
- ^ Boomers v Iran: Get your tickets NOW. Basketball.net.au. Retrieved on 2008-05-26.
- ^ Boomers v Iran: Get your tickets NOW. Basketball.net.au. Retrieved on 2008-05-26.
- ^ Boomers v Iran: Get your tickets NOW. Basketball.net.au. Retrieved on 2008-05-26.
- ^ New schedule for the 3rd FIBA Diamond Ball for Men. FIBA.com. Retrieved on 2008-05-26.
- ^ New schedule for the 3rd FIBA Diamond Ball for Men. FIBA.com. Retrieved on 2008-05-26.
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| Preceded by Kazakhstan |
Asian Games Bronze Medalists 2006 |
Succeeded by TBA |
| Preceded by China |
FIBA Asia Champions 2007 |
Succeeded by TBA |
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