Mahram Tehran Basketball Club is an Iranian professional basketball club based in Tehran, Iran. They compete in the Iranian Basketball Super League. Mahram is considered one of the giants of Iranian Basketball and were Champions of Asia in 2009 and 2010. Mahram has won the Iranian Basketball Super League championship a total of six times.
| Mahram Tehran | |||
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| Leagues | Iranian Super League | ||
| Founded | 1999 | ||
| Arena | Azadi Basketball Hall | ||
| Capacity | 3,000 | ||
| Location | Tehran, Iran | ||
| Team colors | White and Red | ||
| President | Amir Mohammad Ganji | ||
| Championships | 2 Asian Cup 4 West Asian Cup 6 Iranian Championships | ||
| Website | mahramclub.ir | ||
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They are owned and sponsored by Mahram Food Company, Which is a recognised food processing company located in Tehran.
History
editMahram was founded in 1999 and is owned by the Mahram Food Company. Mahram won its first Iranian Basketball Super League championship in 2008 and won the next four editions as well, Mahram won its first Asian Champions Cup in 2009 and repeated the feat in 2010. Mahram's streak was broken in 2012 when they finished in second place in the Super League, Mahram won the Iranian Super League for the sixth time in 2015 after a two year absence. Notable national team players such as Hamed Haddadi and Mehdi Kamrani have played for Mahram over the years.
Tournament records
edit- 2004–05: 13th place
- 2005–06: 11th place
- 2006–07: 3rd place
- 2007–08: Champions
- 2008–09: Champions
- 2009–10: Champions
- 2010–11: Champions
- 2011–12: Champions
- 2012–13: 2nd place
- 2013–14: 2nd place
- 2014–15: Champions
- 2017–18: 2nd place
- 2019–20: Cancelled
- 2020–21: 2nd place
- 2009: Champions
Dubai International Tournament
edit- 2007: Champions
- 2008: 5th place
- 2009: 6th place
- 2010: Champions
Coaches
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Hassan Negahdari (2004–2005)- Mohammad Mehdi Izadpanah (2005–2006)
Radenko Orlović (2006–2007)- Mostafa Hashemi (2007–2010)
- Mehran Shahintab (2010–2011)
- Mostafa Hashemi (2011–2012)
Memi Bečirovič (2012–2013)- Mostafa Hashemi (2013–2015, 2017–2018, 2019-)
Players
editFIBA Hall of Famers
edit| Mahram Tehran BC Hall of Famers | |||||
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| Players | |||||
| No. | Nat. | Name | Position | Tenure | Inducted |
| 11 |  |
Pero Cameron | PF | 2005 | 2017[1] |
Notable players
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Squads
edit- 2009 FIBA Asia Champions Cup
- Mehrad Atashi, Saman Veisi, Kaveh Nourafza, Mehdi Kamrani, Kaveh Gharieh, Aidin Kabir, Hamed Afagh, Hamed Sohrabnejad, Jackson Vroman, Houman Rezaei, Samad Nikkhah Bahrami, Priest Lauderdale. Coach: Mostafa Hashemi
- 2010 FIBA Asia Champions Cup
- Mehrad Atashi, Jackson Vroman, Kaveh Nourafza, Mehdi Kamrani, Loren Woods, Aidin Kabir, Hamed Afagh, Hamed Sohrabnejad, Mehdi Esmaeili, Mohammad Reza Dargi, Samad Nikkhah Bahrami, Saman Veisi. Coach: Mostafa Hashemi
References
edit- ^ "FIBA.basketball". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 20 August 2019.