Iran beat Saudi Arabia at FIBA Asia Cup qualifier

Iran’s national basketball team defeated Saudi Arabia 71-64 at Window 2 of FIBA Asia Cup 2021 Qualifiers on Saturday. Iran guard Behnam Yakhchali finished with 27 points, and Mohammed Alsuwailem scored 13 points for Saudi Arabia at the Al-Gharafa Sports Club Multi-Purpose Hall in Doha, Qatar. Iran will meet Syria on Monday. 24 teams are…

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Shahrdari Qazvin tabs Waverly Austin

Iranian team Shahrdari Qazvin has signed Waverly Austin (211 cm, C). The American Center, who also has a German passport, is no stranger to Iran since he also played there last season (Chemidor). Back in the days, Waverly Austin was one of the best junior college players in the US before moving on to the…

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Malique Trent will play in Iran

Malique Trent (189 cm, G) has signed with Mahram Tehran from Iran. Trent graduated from Hampton University in 2018, where he posted 13.4 ppg and 3.3 aspg. He then landed his first professional job in Ukraine with BC Zaporizhye. Last season Malique Trent moved to another Ukrainian club (SC Prometey Kamianske) but left in March…

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Norville Carey on his way to Iran

Norville Carey (200 cm, F) will be playing in Iran this season. He has signed with Mes Kerman, a newcomer in the Superleague (top tier league in Iran). Norville Carey was born in the British Virgin Islands but went to the US early on and played college basketball there for the University of Southern Mississippi.…

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Hamed Haddadi back to China

Hamed Haddadi (218 cm, C) has reached an agreement with the Chinese team Sichuan Blue Waves for this season. The 35-year-old Iranian center already played in China before. In fact, in the last six seasons, he has been back and forth between the Iranian Superleague and the Chinese CBA, plus a short sidestep to the…

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Eloy Vargas agrees with Chemidor Tehran

Eloy Vargas (211 cm, C) has agreed terms with Chemidor Tehran from Iran. The center of the national team of the Dominican Republic is a seasoned veteran who has played in many countries. Last season Eloy Vrags playe in Brazil and before that he had stints in Argentina, Venezuela, France, Uruguay, Greece, and the G…

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FIBA: Iran Falls to Greece in Pre-World Cup Friendly

With the 2019 FIBA World Cup just around the corner, many national teams have engaged in friendly games as part of their preparation for the much-awaited tournament. In one recent friendly game, Iran faced off against Greece. Iran is in Group C, while Greece is in Group F, so there was no spilling of strategies,…

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China Tops Iran 84-72, Claims Gold At Asian Games

 Jakarta, Indonesia – Both the Chinese and Iranian squads did not disappoint as they put up an impressive effort in the Asian Games final, but in the end, China prevailed 84-72 to claim the gold. Iran held a commanding 16 point lead in the second quarter in Saturday’s game. But after some key rotation adjustments by…

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Iran, China Reach Asian Games Finals

 Jakarta, Indonesia – The 18th Asian Games are drawing to a close but there is still a lot of sports action to enjoy. In basketball, Iran and China advance to the Men’s Basketball Final, which will be held on September 1st. Both squads easily dispatched their opponents in the semifinals. Hamed Haddadi powered Iran with…

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