Roster of Iranian national basketball team

The list of 12 Iranian basketball players who are to compete in the 2014 FIBA World Cup released.

The 12 men Mehmed Becirovic, the Slovenian coach of Iran’s national basketball team, has picked for the 2014 FIBA World Cup include: Samad Nikkhah Bahrami, Hamed Haddadi, Mehdi Kamrani, Oshin Sahakian, Hamed Afagh, Arsalan Kazemi, Mohammad Jamshidi, Asghar Kardoust, Sajjad Mashayekhi, Behnam Yakhchali, and Arman Zanganeh.

Iran’s World Cup opener pits them against hosts Spain on Saturday August 30.

Emad Askarieh

Emad Askarieh has worked as a journalist since 2002. The main focus of his work is foreign policy and world diplomacy. He started his career at Iran Front Page Media Group, and is currently serving as the World Editor and the Vice-President for Executive Affairs at the Iran Front Page (IFP) news website.

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