TEHRAN (2016 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournaments) -Hamed Haddadiwill lead the charge forIranat the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament (OQT) in Turin this summer but other famous faces in the country's basketball programwill be missing. There will be noSamad Nikkhah, noMahdi Kamrani, noHamed Afaghand noJavad Davari. The absences, head coach Dirk ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - The Filipino basketball team Kia Sorento showed interest in signing Iran's center Hamed Haddadi as the team's import for their upcoming PBA Commissioner's Cup campaign. Haddadi is currently playing for the Qingdao Eagles in the Chinese Basketball Association. The 7-foot-2 center led Iran to the 2013 FIBA Asia Mens Championship held ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) Iranian iconic basketball player Hamed Haddadi will join Chinese basketball club Qingdao Double Star. Qingdao Double Star reached an agreement in principle with Iranian center Hamed Haddadi, sportando.com reported. The Iranian Big Man will play in Chinese Basketball Association next season too. Last season he averaged 14.2 points ...

MANILA, PhilippinesPerhaps he had an eye on one of two spots open in the New York Knicks roster. For whatever reason, Iranian Hamed Hadadi was on the court in the fourth quarterSaturdayafternoon even with Jordan no longer in the same zip code as Iran in the Fiba Asia Championship as far as their quarterfinal showdown was concerned. Thats when a ...

Iran will be heading to the quarterfinals without a single defeat in the group stages as they rolled over an overmatched Kazakhstan team 85-53, Wednesday at the MOA Arena. As the top seed in Group F, they'll face Jordan come the quarterfinals, which begin on Friday, in a rematch of their 2011 FIBA Asia Championship meeting, also in the quarters. Even ...

The Iranian national mens basketball team has recorded another impressive victory at the William Jones Cup in Taiwan, and defeated the United States. The Iranian sportsmen earned their sixth straight victory in the competitions on Friday, and overcame their American rivals 86-62. Towering Hamed Haddadi scored 25 points for Iran to stand on top ...

TEHRAN,July. 1 (MNA) The Phoenix Suns have waived Hamed Haddadi, paying him $200,000 rather than letting a $1.4 salary for 2013-14. Haddadi was acquired February 21 along with a second-round pick from the Toronto Raptors for Sebastian Telfair. I think its normal. It also happens to the big NBA names, Haddadi told Tehran Times correspondent in ...

A young Iranian playing in the NBA. Among the things I never thought I would see in my lifetime, thats one. But hes here. Hamed Haddadi, a 7-foot-2 center for the Phoenix Suns, has joined the long list of foreign-born players who have come to the United States to play basketball at its highest level. None of the others, however, come from ...

Hamed Haddadi is the only Iranian to play in the NBA and joined the Phoenix Suns in a trade deadline deal with theToronto Raptors, who he joined but didn't play for as part of the Rudy Gay trade.The(Phoenix)Arizona Republic's Paul Coro sat down with the 7-2 center, who has played well in 16.0 minutes a game for the Suns. Q. How were you introduced ...

Hamed Haddadi won't forget how to call home any time soon. The recently twice-traded center went with a number switch as he joined the Phoenix Suns. Haddadi, who wore No. 15 during his five seasons with the Memphis Grizzlies, now will wear No. 98. And, perESPN's Arash Markazi, the number is a tribute to his homeland as 98 is Iran's country code ...