FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers: Iran Outclasses Qatar
TEHRAN– Iran defeated Qatar 65-39 on Day 4 of the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 Asian Qualifiers on Monday. In the match held in Tehran’s Azadi Stadium, Arsalan Kazemi ruled the boards with 17 rebounds to prop up Iran’s cause, while the scoring cudgels fell on the shoulders of Meisam Mirzaei, Sajjad Mashayekhi and Vahid […]
Iran Incredibly Loses to Iraq at FIBA Basketball World Cup Qualifier
Iran national basketball team lost to Iraq at the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 Qualifiers on Friday. In the match held at the Prince Hamza Arena, in Amman, Jordan, Iraqi team defeated Iran 74-66. Naturalized player Demario Mayfield torched Iran for 24 points to go along with 10 rebounds, 5 assists and 5 steals in […]
Petrochimi Overpowers Sareyyet Ramallah
TEHRAN – Petrochimi Iran crashed Sareyyet Ramallah Palestine 108-45 on Day 3 of the FIBA Asia Champions Cup 2017 on Sunday. The Iranians led by 5 at the end of the first quarter and never looked back, building a 25-point lead at the half and proceeding to continue pounding Sareyyet Ramallah’s hapless defense. 25-year-old Meysam […]
Iran win WABA U17 Championship
Iran claimed the title of the 16th edition of the West Asian Basketball Association (WABA) U17 Championship on Thursday. The Iranian team overpowered Lebanon 81-40 to claim the title. Earlier in the day, Syria had defeated Jordan in the bronze-medal match. Iran started the campaign with a victory over Iraq and also defeated Syria and […]
Iran’s Naft Abadan Basketball Club Signs Steven Burtt
TEHRAN – Naft Abadan basketball team of Iran has signed 33-year-old guard Steven Burtt. Burtt is a dual citizen owning American and Ukrainian passport. He played this summer at Gallitos de Isabela in Puerto Rican BSN league. In three BSN games he recorded 12.7ppg, 1.7rpg, 9.0apg and 1.7spg. Burtt is quite experienced player. He managed […]