HADDADI Hamed

Islamic Republic of Iran
Basketball
19 May 1985
36
Male
2.18/7'1''
AHVAZ
 
Islamic Republic of Iran

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
BKB Basketball Men
IRI
Islamic Rep. of Iran
 12

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Saitama Super Arena
Men's Preliminary Round Group A
#01
IRI
Islamic Rep. of Iran
78
CZE
Czech Republic
84
Finished
Saitama Super Arena
Men's Preliminary Round Group A
#14
USA
United States
120
IRI
Islamic Rep. of Iran
66
Finished
Saitama Super Arena
Men's Preliminary Round Group A
#25
IRI
Islamic Rep. of Iran
62
FRA
France
79
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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Olympic Games
RankEventYearLocation
11Men2008Beijing, CHN

World Cup
RankEventYearLocation
19Men2010Turkey
20Men2014Spain
23Men2019People's Republic of China

Asian Games
RankEventYearLocation
2Men2018Indonesia

Asia Cup
RankEventYearLocation
2Men2017Beirut, LIB
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Athlete
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English, Farsi
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Sichuan Blue Whales [People's Republic of China] since 2020
:
Zhou Jinli [club]; Mehran Shahintab [national], IRI
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Centre (asia-basket.com, 18 Dec 2019)
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In July 2020 he injured his ankle while playing for the Nanjing Monkey Kings in the Chinese Basketball Association. (shahraranews.ir, 13 Jul 2020; borna.news, 09 Jul 2020)

In 2018 he tore his Achilles and was out of action for seven weeks. (fartakvarzeshi.com, 01 Jul 2018)

He missed the end of the 2004/05 season when he damaged his arm and hand after smashing a window in frustration at fouling out of a game. (asia-basket.com, 15 Feb 2008)
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Chinese Basketball Association [CHN] (xinhuanet.com, 17 Apr 2021)
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He began playing basketball in 2000 in Ahvaz, Islamic Republic of Iran. (NOC, 06 Aug 2007)
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He was initially drawn to the sport because of his height. "I am very fond of football and everyone loved football in Ahvaz, where I was born. As a kid I was a goalkeeper, but I wanted to be a goal scorer. My school teacher selected me for the basketball team because of my height. I did not know what basketball was and I wrote 'goalkeeper' in the position option. For the first six months, I played basketball with men's shoes or barefoot. I always had a size problem as a child." (varzesh3.com, 10 Mar 2018; NOC, 06 Aug 2007)
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His mother. (varzesh3.com, 10 Mar 2018)
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He was named in the All-Star Five at the 2019 Asia Champions Cup in Nonthaburi, Thailand. (fiba.basketball, 29 Sep 2019)

He received the Most Valuable Player [MVP] award at the Asia Cup in 2007, 2009, 2013, and 2017. (tasnimnews.com, 21 Aug 2017)

General Interest

General
NBA EXPERIENCE
He played in the NBA between 2008 and 2013. He competed for the Memphis Grizzlies for four seasons before representing the Phoenix Suns and the Toronto Raptors. "Playing in the NBA was my childhood dream. I used to wake up at 06:00 in the morning to watch NBA games. The day my coach told me that I had received a three-year offer from Memphis, I could not believe it. I thought I was dreaming. The first year I was in the United States, I was confused and could not believe that I was playing against the superstars I saw on TV. Now [speaking in 2018] that I think about it, I wish I had tried harder to play more." (irna.ir, 22 Oct 2019; varzesh3.com, 10 Mar 2018; nba.com, 30 Apr 2013)

TV ROLE
He played the part of Yahya ibn Zamzam in the Iranian history television series 'Mokhtarnameh'. "I was 17 years old when I appeared in the show. I wanted to become famous by playing a role in 'Mokhtarnameh', but it was released late [in 2010]. In general, I was deceived to play in it because I was told that I would get to kill Mukhtar [the main character], but this was not the case." (mehrnews.com, 18 Sep 2020)

Legend
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Gold Medal Event
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Silver Medal Event
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Bronze Medal Event
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