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Hamed Haddadi, born on May 19, 1985 in Ahvaz, a city in western Iran, is an Iranian professional basketball player who plays as a center and plays for the Sichuan Jinqiang Team.

Extended information:

Hamad Haddadi is the first Iranian athlete to enter the NBA, and also the first Iranian athlete to enter the NBA after Behdad Sami (Behdad Sami is an Iranian-American) The second Iranian athlete to play in the NBA. In 2013, he joined the CBA League Sichuan Jinqiang Team and became the second Iranian foreign player to play in the CBA.

National team career:

Hadadi won a bronze medal in the 2006 Asian Games, and played in the 2007 FIBA ??Men's Basketball Asian Championship and the 2009 FIBA ??Men's Basketball Asian Championship. Won a gold medal. He was also nominated for MVP in both events. When Haddadi played for the Iranian national youth team, he won a silver medal in the 2002 Asian Under-18 Championship and a gold medal in the 2004 Asian Under-20 Champions League.

He won two gold medals on behalf of the Iranian national team in the 2004 and 2005 West Asian Championships. This also brought Haddadi, who was only 20 years old at the time, to prominence. At the age of 23, he became a member of Japan's Tokushima Asian Championship championship team. In the 2007 Asian Championships, the team suddenly emerged. In the final, they almost single-handedly defeated the powerful Lebanese Army and helped the Iranian team win the Asian championship for the first time in history.

Personal anecdotes

After the Iranian Super League finals, Haddadi led the Mahram team to complete a huge comeback (0-2 behind) and won the championship with a total score of 3-2 . It also created the history of the Iranian League's first comeback to win the championship. Originally, the Mahram team lost two games first, and Azad team could win the championship as long as they win one more game. However, the series dragged all the way to Game 5.

The Mahram team, which had won two games in a row, did not give its opponent another chance and won the fifth game 95-92 in overtime. Haddadi scored 13 points, 14 rebounds and 2 assists, helping the team win the Iranian Super League championship. The situation was similar to that in 2014. After Haddadi ended his time in the CBA, he chose to return to Iran to join the Mahram team.

Last year's finals were also five games. In the decisive battle, Haddadi scored a super double-double of 52 points and 16 rebounds, but the team unfortunately lost and missed the championship. Helping the team win the championship can be regarded as making up for last year's regrets. It is worth mentioning that this is already the sixth championship in the history of Mahram Club. In September 2009, Haddadi hosted a weekend basketball camp for children at the University of California, Northridge.

The training camp is mainly for Iranian American groups. The coaches include Haddadi himself, his manager Mayar Zokaei, Los Angeles Lakers forward Ron Artest, and Iranian professional basketball players Behdad Sami and Benny Koochoie. The training camp attracted 120 children and was the first training camp initiated by Iranian athletes.

Hadadi is also the leader of the Hamed Haddadi Javanan Foundation, a charitable organization that awards university scholarships to students with athletic talents throughout the country.

Reference: Hamad Haddadi—Baidu Encyclopedia