Iran National Team 2014

[Kings]

Roster Player

4 Rouzbeh Arghavan 210-C-88 Zob Ahan
5 Sajjad Mashayekhi 180-PG-94 Mahram
6 Behnam Yakhchali 190-SG-95 Petrochimi
7 Mehdi Kamrani 185-PG-82 Petrochimi
8 Arman Zangeneh 195-SF-93 Mahram
9 Farid Aslani 178-PG-88 Mahram
10 Hamed Afagh 190-SG-83 Petrochimi
11 Oshin Sahakian 194-PF-86 Mahram
12 Asghar Kardoust 205-C-86 Kazma
13 Mohammad Jamshidi 190-SF-91 Azad
14 Samad Nikkhah Bahrami 198-SF-83 Mahram
15 Hamed Haddadi 218-C-85 Mahram

Friendly Games

01/08 Iran 58 Sweden 75
02/08 Iran 69 Portugal 55
03/08 Iran 70 Poland 83
05/08 Iran 57 Slovak Republic 64
07/08 Iran 89 Slovak Republic 77
21/08 Iran 69 Slovenia 77
22/08 Iran 67 Lithuania 80
23/08 Iran 52 Brazil 92

5th FIBA Asia Cup

11/07 Iran 66 Japan 56
12/07 Iran 51 China 64
13/07 Iran 77 Indonesia 47
15/07 Iran 62 India 49
17/07 Iran 75 Jordan 60
18/07 Iran 76 Philippines 55
19/07 Iran 89 Chinese Taipei 79

1st FIBA World Cup

30/08 Iran 60 Spain 90
31/08 Iran 50 Brazil 79
01/09 Iran 70 Serbia 83
03/09 Iran 88 Egypt 73
04/09 Iran 76 France 81

17th Asian Games

24/09 Iran 76 India 41
25/09 Iran 68 Philippines 63
26/09 Iran 82 Japan 59
27/09 Iran 107 Mongolia 69
28/09 Iran 75 China 67
01/10 Iran 80 Kazakhstan 78
03/10 Iran 77 South Korea 79

[CKR13]

After Sichuan (CBA) ends their campaign, Hamed Haddadi was reported to have signed with Mahram.

[mohsena2631]

for updating the thread

we got France, Spain, Serbia, Brazil and Egypt ! Group of death lol

with all those 4 giants, looks like there is no realistic chance for us to advance from this group but our coach thinks we have a chance

The Group is very similar to what we had in 2010, probably even tougher ! but at least this time we can have a better preparation. both Samad and Haddadi will join Mahram after the end of their job in China. and since fortunately/unfortunately all of our top players play in Iran, we can have all of them for the whole preparation period (for the first time after many years) I just hope no injuries happen during these camps (or before that, during the league) we missed Samad and Afagh badly in Istanbul in 2010.

They will form two teams this year A and B.

[CKR13]

Can we expect Kazemi back for Iran? I remember 2010 where he had a good showing against USA. He surprised me about his mobility.

[mohsena2631]

Can we expect Kazemi back for Iran? I remember 2010 where he had a good showing against USA. He surprised me about his mobility.

of course why not ? I think it was one of the reasons he came back to play in Iran, to be available for the national team this year. even last year he personally wanted to play for the team but it was Becirovic's decision. He doesn't accept players join the team late. they have to be there from the start of preparation.

[CKR13]

of course why not ? I think it was one of the reasons he came back to play in Iran, to be available for the national team this year. even last year her personally wanted to play for the team but it was Becirovic's decision. He doesn't accept players join the team late. they have to be there from the start of preparation.

Thanks for the confirmation. I look forward in watching Iran with Kazemi this year.

[Buran]

very though group indeed!
But I'm still optimistic. if preparation goes well and without any injury setbacks, we have a good chance of beating Egypt and perhaps Serbia! (if we have a very good day and the Serbs have a lousy performance) after all we have beaten Serbia once in Diamond cup 2008 prior to the Olympic games. Same goes for a younger Brasil! (without the experienced players), but that is probably expecting too much!
In any case, we can probably advance to the next stage with two wins!
I have full faith in our team this year! in my years of watching basketball, I have seen many underdog teams with great chemistry and hungry for the win, overcoming much tougher adversaries on the court!

[mohsena2631]

Samad had his debut with Mahram today. he and Haddadi helped Mahram to came from behind to beat Zob Ahan in Tehran. boxscore

for Haddadi it was his 2nd game with Mahram. they also got Sam Daghlas will play from the next game. the super league final will be interesting between Mahram and Petrochimi. almost all of our NT key players are in these two teams. Oshin, Samad and Haddadi for Mahram, and Kamrani, Arsalan and Afagh for Petro.

[CKR13]

Iran anticipates making second round of FIBA World Cup, coach says

TEHRAN – Iranian national basketball team coach Mehmed Becirovic said that the Iranian team has been pitted with the strong teams in the 2014 FIBA World Cup in Spain, but they are anticipating reaching the next stage.

The Iranian outfit has been drawn with London Olympics silver medalist Spain in Group A as well as the European champion France, Brazil, Serbia, and Egypt.

“Iran has been drawn in a tough group but we will do our best to book a place in the next round. I always like to compete with the best teams. Iran has high-quality players and could advance from the group stage. That’s why we will be participating in the competitions,” Becirovic said.

“Spain is the host and one of the best basketball teams. France is European champion, and Brazil has several NBA players. Serbia will participate in the tournament with its good young players, but we want to qualify for the next round,” the Slovenian stated.

“Iran will hold a pre-tournament training camp in a European country. In the training camp, we will prepare to face the strong teams. I am looking forward to playing friendlies with the big teams as well,” he said.


The 2014 FIBA World Cup will be held in Spain from August 30 to September 14.
Iran is scheduled to face host Spain in Granada on August 30.

The top four teams from each group will advance to the next round, where the 16 remaining teams will play a typical bracket-style series of do-or-die games until a champion is crowned.

-Tehran Times

[mohsena2631]

Mahram and Petrochimi in WABA Champions Cup final

http://www.fibalivestats.com/matches/24857/11/08/24/46DrwVY6wispU/

great game for Haddadi, specially in 2nd half , with 33pts and 17 rebounds. Samad also had 31pts for Mahram.
not a good game for A. Kazemi, he had some nice dunks but he was controlled by Oshin the whole game.

[bballcrazy]

for updating the thread

we got France, Spain, Serbia, Brazil and Egypt ! Group of death lol

with all those 4 giants, looks like there is no realistic chance for us to advance from this group but our coach thinks we have a chance

The Group is very similar to what we had in 2010, probably even tougher ! but at least this time we can have a better preparation. both Samad and Haddadi will join Mahram after the end of their job in China. and since fortunately/unfortunately all of our top players play in Iran, we can have all of them for the whole preparation period (for the first time after many years) I just hope no injuries happen during these camps (or before that, during the league) we missed Samad and Afagh badly in Istanbul in 2010.

They will form two teams this year A and B.

You guys can beat Egypt easily, you all did that in the 2013 Jones cup. Brazil is also a wild card, they are seriously under-performing and went 0-4 for the Fiba Americas 2013 so, yes you guys might advance to second round.

[mohsena2631]

Becirovic called up 32 players for the 1st training camp. for national teams A and B, he will separate them later. he also invited 9 players for the next camp right now, it means Becirovic only gave them a little rest and they are in his list

1. Arman Zangeneh (Mahram)
2. Farid Aslani (Mahram)
3. Sajjad Mashayekhi (Mahram)
4. Mohammad Ojaghi (Mahram)
5. Mohammad Hassanzadeh (Azad)
6. Mohammad Jamshidi (Azad)
7. Meisam Mirzaei (Azad)
8. Hamed Hosseinzadeh (Azad)
9. Ashkan Khalilnejad (Azad)
10. Saleh Foroutan (Afra)
11. Vahid Dalirzahan (Afra)
12. Rasoul Mozaffari (Afra)
13. Hossein Rahmati (Afra)
14. Soren Derboghoasian (UCLA - NCAA)
15. Farbod Farman (Hawaii - NCAA)
16. Amir Sedighi (Niroo Zamini)
17. Arsalan Kazemi (Petrochimi)
18. Behnam Yakhchali (Petrochimi)
19. Erfan Nasajpour (Petrochimi)
20. Mohammad Reza Amel-Khabbazan (Petrochimi)
21. Masoud Soleimani (Petrochimi)
22. Younes Lalehzadeh (Sanaye Petrochimi)
23. Javad Davari (Foolad Mahan)
24. Mehdi Shirjang (Foolad Mahan)
25. Mohammad Reza Akbari (Foolad Mahan)
26. Mohammad Amjad (Foolad Mahan)
27. Mohammad Reza Falahat (Foolad Mahan)
28. Mohammad Torabi (Foolad Mahan)
29. Rouzbeh Arghavan (Zob Ahan)
30. Aren Davoudi (Zanjan)
31. Sasoon Abramian (Gorgan)
32. Reza Ranjbar (Haft Almas)

those 9 players for the next camp
1. Samad Nikkhah-Bahrami (Mahram)
2. Saeid Davarpanah (Mahram)
3. Hamed Haddadi (Mahram)
4. Oshin Sahakian (Mahram)
5. Asghar Kardoust (Kazma - Kuwait)
6. Mehdi Kamrani (Petrochimi)
7. Hamed Afagh (Petrochimi)
8. Hamed Sohrabnejad (Petrochimi)
9. Saman Veisi (Zanjan)

[mohsena2631]

Interesting article about American player Jonathan Gibson who expressed his wish to play for the Iranian national team by going to IRIBF office and asking Mashhoon directly !

Link

Gibson joined Petrochimi during the Iranian superleague playoffs and played great games for them. he was final series MVP.

[lemo]

Becirovic called up 32 players for the 1st training camp. for national teams A and B, he will separate them later. he also invited 9 players for the next camp right now, it means Becirovic only gave them a little rest and they are in his list

1. Arman Zangeneh (Mahram)
2. Farid Aslani (Mahram)
3. Sajjad Mashayekhi (Mahram)
4. Mohammad Ojaghi (Mahram)
5. Mohammad Hassanzadeh (Azad)
6. Mohammad Jamshidi (Azad)
7. Meisam Mirzaei (Azad)
8. Hamed Hosseinzadeh (Azad)
9. Ashkan Khalilnejad (Azad)
10. Saleh Foroutan (Afra)
11. Vahid Dalirzahan (Afra)
12. Rasoul Mozaffari (Afra)
13. Hossein Rahmati (Afra)
14. Soren Derboghoasian (UCLA - NCAA)
15. Farbod Farman (Hawaii - NCAA)
16. Amir Sedighi (Niroo Zamini)
17. Arsalan Kazemi (Petrochimi)
18. Behnam Yakhchali (Petrochimi)
19. Erfan Nasajpour (Petrochimi)
20. Mohammad Reza Amel-Khabbazan (Petrochimi)
21. Masoud Soleimani (Petrochimi)
22. Younes Lalehzadeh (Sanaye Petrochimi)
23. Javad Davari (Foolad Mahan)
24. Mehdi Shirjang (Foolad Mahan)
25. Mohammad Reza Akbari (Foolad Mahan)
26. Mohammad Amjad (Foolad Mahan)
27. Mohammad Reza Falahat (Foolad Mahan)
28. Mohammad Torabi (Foolad Mahan)
29. Rouzbeh Arghavan (Zob Ahan)
30. Aren Davoudi (Zanjan)
31. Sasoon Abramian (Gorgan)
32. Reza Ranjbar (Haft Almas)

those 9 players for the next camp
1. Samad Nikkhah-Bahrami (Mahram)
2. Saeid Davarpanah (Mahram)
3. Hamed Haddadi (Mahram)
4. Oshin Sahakian (Mahram)
5. Asghar Kardoust (Kazma - Kuwait)
6. Mehdi Kamrani (Petrochimi)
7. Hamed Afagh (Petrochimi)
8. Hamed Sohrabnejad (Petrochimi)
9. Saman Veisi (Zanjan)

I have a Q please.

Which roster among the above 32 players will participate in WABA competition in Jordan?

[mohsena2631]

I have a Q please.

Which roster among the above 32 players will participate in WABA competition in Jordan?

none of them, Iran U18 team will participate