Iran men's national basketball team

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Iran women's national basketball team.

Iran

FIBA ranking	28 (25 February 2025)[1]
Joined FIBA	1945
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)
Home Away
First international
France 62–30 Iran  (London, United Kingdom; 1 August 1948)
Biggest win
Iran 141–29 Maldives  (Medina, Saudi Arabia; 10 April 2005)
Biggest defeat
China 103–47 Iran  (Kobe, Japan; 27 August 1991)
Medal record FIBA Asia Cup 2007 Japan 2009 China 2013 Philippines 2017 Lebanon 2015 China 2025 Saudi Arabia Asian Games 2014 Incheon Team 2018 Jakarta Team 1951 New Delhi Team 2006 Doha Team 2010 Guangzhou Team FIBA Asia Challenge 2012 Tokyo 2014 Wuhan 2016 Tehran

The Iran men’s national basketball team (Persian: تیم ملی بسکتبال مردان ایران) represents Iran in international basketball, and are governed by the Islamic Republic of Iran Basketball Federation (IRIBF).

Iran is one of Asia’s most successful federations. Since the turn of the century, they’ve won three FIBA Asia Cup tournaments, while also claiming a silver and two bronze medals at the competition. Iran has also qualified for every edition of the FIBA World Cup since 2010, and have participated in two Olympic Games (2008, 2020).

History

iran team in 1948 summer Olympic

Early years

In 1948, the Iran national basketball team participated in the 1948 London Olympics, their first appearance in the competition. In 1951, Iran participated in the first Asian Games held in Delhi and placed third in Asia. In 1959, Iran participated in the EuroBasket held in Turkey.

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.They also Defeat Serbia (72–70) before the start of the tournament in 2008 FIBA Diamond Ball.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 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 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 lost against USA, Brazil, Croatia, Slovenia and one win against Tunisia.Iran 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 Cup

In the 2014 FIBA World Cup in Spain, Iran national basketball team was grouped with Spain, Egypt, Serbia, Brazil and France in Group A.Iran national basketball team, in its first meeting in the opening game, faced Spain, the world's second-ranked team, and succumbed to defeat.On the sixth day of the 2014 FIBA World Cup and in its last match of the preliminary stage, Iran faced the French and succumbed to defeat, and finally ranked 21st with 4 losses and one win against Egypt. Iran lost against France and Serbia with close results.

2019 FIBA World Cup

In the 2019 FIBA World Cup of China, which was held in Asia for the first time, the iran team was grouped in Group C with the teams of Spain, Puerto Rico and Tunisia.The iran team lost all three games and competed with the Angolan and Philippine 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 than China, which had lost against Nigeria, went to the Tokyo Olympics as the best Asian team.

2020 Tokyo Olympic Games

Iran national team in 2021, during a time out in a friendly against Spain.

Iran is in group A of the competitions along with USA, France, and Czech.Iranian men’s basketball team conceded a 78–84 defeat against Czech at the opening match of the basketball competitions of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.In their second game at the Olympics, Iranian basketball players lost to the USA 66–120.Iran’s national basketball team finished the campaign in the 2020 Olympics with a 79–62 loss against France at Saitama Super Arena.Iran, in its three appearance at the Olympics, conceded three defeats in Group A.

2023 FIBA World Cup

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 to Brazil, Côte d'Ivoire and Spain. Further disappointment was to follow in the classification games against France and Lebanon. After the final play of their campaign, one man took centre stage, Hamed Haddadi, bidding a final farewell after 4 consecutive World Cup runs with Iran. At the other end of his career is Mohammad Amini. The 18-years-old who plays for AS Monaco Basket, played 30 minutes a game and was Iran's top tournament scorer.

Competitive record

Olympic Games

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

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 via Wild Card
1954
1959
1963
1967											Qualification via FIBA 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

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 via WABA Championship or FIBA 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

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

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

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	—

West Asian Championship

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	—

Other tournaments

• EuroBasket
  • 1959 – 17th place
• 2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament – Turin
  • 2016 – 5th place
• FIBA Stanković Continental Champions' Cup
  • 2010 – 4th place
• Islamic Solidarity Games
  • 2005 – 3rd place
• William Jones Cup
  • 2009 – Champions
  • 2010 – Champions
  • 2011 – Champions
  • 2013 – Champions
  • 2015 – Champions

Honours

• FIBA Asia Cup
  • Gold (3): 2007, 2009, 2013
  • Silver (1): 2017
  • Bronze (2): 2015, 2025

• Asian Games
  • Silver: (2):2014, 2018
  • Bronze: (3): 1951, 2006, 2010

• FIBA Asia Challenge
  • Gold (3): 2012, 2014, 2016

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

• FIBA Asia Cup MVP
  • Hamed Haddadi – 2007, 2009, 2013, 2017
• FIBA Asia Cup All-Tournament Team
  • Hamed Haddadi – 2009, 2011, 2013, 2017
  • Samad Nikkhah Bahrami – 2009, 2011, 2015
  • Oshin Sahakian – 2013
  • Mohammad Jamshidi – 2017
  • Mohammad Sina Vahedi - 2025
• FIBA Asia Cup Top Scorer
  • Hamed Haddadi – 2013
• FIBA Asia Challenge MVP
  • Hamed Haddadi – 2014, 2016
  • Samad Nikkhah Bahrami – 2012

Team

Current roster

Roster for the 2025 FIBA Asia Cup.^[5][6]

Iran men's national basketball team – 2025 FIBA Asia Cup roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. G 3 Mohammad Sina Vahedi 24 – (2001-01-08)8 January 2001 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Tabiat Eslamshahr PG 5 Mobin Sheikhi 28 – (1997-03-15)15 March 1997 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Shahrdari Gorgan F 6 Mohammad Amini 20 – (2005-04-26)26 April 2005 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) SLUC Nancy Basket F 7 Navid Rezaeifar 28 – (1996-08-23)23 August 1996 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Shimidor G 11 Mohammad Mehdi Heydari 19 – (2006-04-28)28 April 2006 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Mahgol Alborz PF 12 Arman Zangeneh 32 – (1993-06-15)15 June 1993 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) Tabiat Eslamshahr PF 14 Arsalan Kazemi (C) 35 – (1990-04-22)22 April 1990 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) Shahrdari Gorgan F 17 Matin Aghajanpour 24 – (2001-03-14)14 March 2001 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Kalleh Mazandaran PF 23 Mohammad Mehdi Rahimi 22 – (2003-06-24)24 June 2003 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) Palayesh Naft Abadan C 32 Hassan Aliakbari 29 – (1996-07-07)7 July 1996 2.18 m (7 ft 2 in) Tabiat C 51 Salar Monji 28 – (1997-04-10)10 April 1997 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) Shimidor PG 55 Mehdi Jafari 21 – (2003-10-04)4 October 2003 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) Mahgol Alborz	Head coach Sotiris Manolopoulos Assistant coach(es) Mohammad Kasaeepour Farzad Kouhian Legend (C) Team captain Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 5 August 2025

Past rosters

Olympic Games

1948 London Ashtari, 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 Tokyo 4 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

FIBA Basketball World Cup

2010 turkey 4 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 Spain 4 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 China 1 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, Indonesia 3 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

FIBA Asia Cup

2003 China 4 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 Qatar 4 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 Japan 4 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 China 4 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 China 4 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 Philippines 4 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 China 4 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 Lebanon 4 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 Indonesia 1 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

FIBA EuroBasket

1959 Turkey 3 Salabi, 4 Kamali, 5 Meshun, 6 Agakuzik, 7 Ufervizi, 9 Taçbehs, 10 Avendi, 11 Veisi, 12 Vafai, 13 Rezi, Coach: Hassan Nikli

Asian Games

1951 New Delhi Khaleghpour, Mashhoun, Masoumi, Mokhberi, Oshar, Razi, Safiyar, Salabi, Soroudi, Soudipour, Coach: –

2006 Doha 4 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 Guangzhou 4 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 Incheon 4 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 Jakarta 4 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 Hangzhou 1 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

Head coaches

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)

Notable players

Hamed Haddadi

Hamed Haddadi in 2020

Center Hamed Haddadi was the first Iranian to play in the NBA. Although he went undrafted in 2004, Haddadi signed with the Memphis Grizzlies in 2008. He appeared in more than 150 games for the Grizzlies and the Phoenix Suns.

On the international stage, Haddadi won medals at the FIBA Asia Cup, the Asian Games, and the FIBA Asia Challenge. At the FIBA Asia Cup, he won five medals, including three golds. Haddadi is one of only three players to win the FIBA 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 at FIBA 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.

The Iran Basketball Federation retired Hamed Haddadi's number 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]

Others

• Samad Nikkhah Bahrami – Former LNB Élite Player, 2× Olympic Stints (2008, 2020)
• Mahdi Kamrani – Former CBA Player, Key Member For Iran
• Arsalan Kazemi – Former CBA Player, 54th Overall Pick in the 2013 NBA Draft
• Mohammad Jamshidi – Former PBA Player, Key Member For Iran
• Behnam Yakhchali – Current Bundesliga Player For The Gladiators Treves
• Mohammad Amini – Current LNB Élite Player For The SLUC Nancy Basket, Champion 2023–24 LNB Élite season

Kit supplier

Manufacturer

2008–2009: Merooj

2010–present: Peak

See also

• Iran men's national under-19 basketball team
• Iran men's national under-17 basketball team
• Iran men's national 3x3 team
• Iran women's national basketball team
• Iran women's national under-16 basketball team
• Iran women's national 3x3 team
• Iranian Basketball Super League

Notes

1. Iran played with their "B" team.
2. Iran played with their "U18" team.

References

1. "FIBA World Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 25 February 2025. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
2. "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. "Manolopoulos names Iran's roster for 2025 FIBA Asia Cup". tehrantimes.com. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
6. "Team roster: Iran" (PDF). fiba.basketball. p. 6. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
7. "Hamed Haddadi thrilled in his retirement ceremony". tehrantimes.com. Retrieved 22 February 2025.

External links

• Official website (in Persian)
• FIBA profile