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Iranian Center Hamed Haddadi Joins Champville Basketball Club

reporter 1222 — Sat, 23 Feb 2019 08:40:00 +0000

Iran international center Hamed Haddadi has joined Lebanese basketball club Champville.

The 218-cm former NBA center had also been linked with a move to Homenetmen but opted to join Champville.

Haddadi was without a team after parting company with his Chinese club Xinjiang Flying Tigers.

He was Iran’s big absent against Japan, where Team Melli lost to the East Asian team 97-89 in the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 Asian qualifier on Thursday.

Haddadi started his playing career in Iranian club Shahin Ahvaz in 1999 and joined Memphis Grizzlies in 2008 and played in the NBA team for five years.

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Lebanese Giant Champville Interested in Signing Iran’s Hamed Haddadi

reporter 1222 — Sat, 17 Mar 2018 09:10:12 +0000

Champville Maristes Sports and Basketball Club has sowed interest in signing Iran national team captain Hamed Haddadi.

The former Memphis Grizzlies center is currently in Lebanon to participate at the West Asia Basketball League as a member of Iranian team Petroshemi.

Four teams Al Riyadi of Lebanon, Syria’s Al Jaish, Petroshemi and Sariya Ramallah from Palestine participate in the West Asia Basketball League.

Champville Maristes is a Lebanese sports club most known for its basketball program. It is affiliated to Collège Maristes Champville in Deek el Mehdi, a renowned school in Lebanon, but has its own independent administration.

The team is based within the sporting complex of the school. Champville SC competes in the Lebanese Basketball League, and in 2011–12 won its first-ever Lebanese title.

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Playing in the NBA was my boyhood dream: Hamed Haddadi

reporter 1222 — Sun, 11 Mar 2018 06:10:40 +0000

TEHRAN – Iran national basketball center Hamed Haddadi says that playing in the National Basketball Association (NBA) was once his dream.

Then came the year 2008, when the Memphis Grizzlies signed free-agent Haddadi, and he remained a member of the NBA team for five years.
“Playing in the NBA was my boyhood’s dream. I recall waking up at 6 am to watch the NBA matches. One day my coach told me that he has received a three-year contract from the Memphis Grizzlies for me. I couldn’t believe that my dream had come true. My first year in America was spent in a perplexed state of mind. I could not believe that I was living my dream, playing against my childhood’s super stars,” Haddadi said.
Iran basketball team have yet to win the Asian Games, however, Team Melli have already claimed one silver and three bronze medals in those games.
“There is no guarantee to win the gold medal, but we are determined to end the title drought in the Asian Games,” Haddadi stated.
“We lost to South Korea in the final match of the 2014 Asian Games. This time, though, we want to collect the title in Jakarta,” the 2.18m Iranian basketball player noted.
Haddadi has also played in Chinese basketball club Sichuan Blue Whales in the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA).
“Basketball is the first sport in China, nevertheless, the Chinese football clubs are among the highest-paid teams,” Hadaddi concluded.

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Hamed Haddadi ready to play for Iran at FIBA World Cup qualifiers

reporter 1222 — Thu, 16 Nov 2017 10:30:26 +0000

Iran national basketball team captain Hamed Haddadi has announced his readiness to participate in the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification.

Haddadi, who currently plays for Sichuan Jinqiang Blue Whales, has called Iran basketball coach Mehran Hatami and said he will join the training camp on Friday.

Iran are in Group D with Iraq, Kazakhstan and Qatar. They play Iraq on Nov. 24 at the Prince Hamza Arena before hosting Qatar at the Azadi Gym on 27 November.

Team Melli have a good mix of youth and veterans on this roster. They have nine players who are 23 years or younger, including rising stars Behnam Yakhchali, Sajjad Masjayekhi and Vahid Dalirzahan.

Seasoned international campaigners like Rouzbeh Arghavan, Oshin Sahakian and Arsalan Kazemi are also among the players in the pool, and they are sure to use their experience in tempering the talents of their younger teammates.

The 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification (Asia) process will determine the six teams from FIBA Asia and/or FIBA Oceania that will participate at the 2019 FIBA World Cup.

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