Zob Ahan Esfahan BC
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Zob Ahan Basketball Club is an Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...

ian basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...

 club based in Isfahan, Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...

. They compete in the Iranian Basketball Super League
Iranian Basketball Super League
The Iranian Basketball Super League is a professional basketball league in Iran founded in 1998.-2011–12 teams:*Azad University Tehran*Bank Saman Tehran*Foolad Mahan Isfahan*Hamyari Shahrdari Zanjan*Jahesh Tarabar Qom*Louleh a.s Shiraz*Mahram Tehran...

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It is sponsored by the Isfahan Steel Company, which also goes by the name Zob Ahan
Esfahan Steel Company
Esfahan Steel Company is the first Iranian steel maker opened in late 1960s, based close to the cities of Fooladshahr and Zarrinshahr, Esfahan Province....

. Zob Ahan basketball team is the basketball club of the multisport Zob Ahan Cultural and Sport Club
Zob Ahan Cultural and Sport Club
Zob Ahan Cultural and Sport Club is an Iranian multisport club based in Isfahan, Iran. The club was founded in 1969. It is sponsored by the Isfahan Steel Company, which also goes by the name Zob Ahan....

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Iranian Super League
Iranian Basketball Super League
The Iranian Basketball Super League is a professional basketball league in Iran founded in 1998.-2011–12 teams:*Azad University Tehran*Bank Saman Tehran*Foolad Mahan Isfahan*Hamyari Shahrdari Zanjan*Jahesh Tarabar Qom*Louleh a.s Shiraz*Mahram Tehran...

  • 1991–92: Champions
  • 1992–93: Champions
  • 1993–94: Champions
  • 1994–95: Champions
  • 1995–96: 2nd place
  • 1996–97: Champions
  • 1997–98: 2nd place
  • 1998–99: Champions
  • 1999–00: Champions
  • 2000–01: Champions
  • 2001–02: Champions
  • 2003–04: 3rd place
  • 2004–05: 3rd place
  • 2005–06: 6th place
  • 2006–07: 4th place
  • 2007–08: 4th place
  • 2008–09: 2nd place
  • 2009–10: 2nd place
  • 2010–11
    2010–11 Iranian Basketball Super League
    The following is the results of the Iran Super League 2010/11 basketball season, Persian Gulf Cup.-Standings:-Results:-Relegation:-Playoffs:-Semifinals:Mahram vs. Towzin ElectricZob Ahan vs. Petrochimi-Final:...

    : 2nd place

WABA Champions Cup
WABA Champions Cup
The WABA Champions Cup is the West Asian club championship for basketball organized by West Asia Basketball Association, and takes place every year, the tournament also serves as a qualifying tournament for the FIBA Asia Champions Cup.-Champions:...

  • 1998: 3rd place
  • 2000
    2000 WABA Champions Cup
    The WABA Champions Cup 2000 was the 3rd staging of the WABA Champions Cup, the basketball club tournament of West Asia Basketball Association. The tournament was held in Damascus, Syria between May 2 and May 4. The winner qualify for the 2000 ABC Champions Cup....

    : 2nd place
  • 2002: 4th place
  • 2003: 3rd place
  • 2010: 3rd place
  • 2011
    2011 WABA Super League
    The WABA Champions Cup 2011 was the 14th staging of the WABA Champions Cup, the basketball club tournament of West Asia Basketball Association.-Group A:-Group B:-Quarterfinals:-Semifinals:-Finals:...

    : 4th place

Asian Champions Cup
FIBA Asia Champions Cup
The FIBA Asia Champions Cup is the Asian club championship for basketball organized by FIBA Asia, and takes place every year.-Summary:- Titles by team :- Titles by country :-References:*...

  • 1990: 4th place
  • 1995: 7th place
  • 1997: 8th place
  • 2000: 7th place
  • 2001: 9th place

Roster

Number Player Position Height (m)
4   Ali Baheran SG
Shooting guard
The shooting guard , also known as the two or off guard, is one of five traditional positions on a basketball team. Players of the position are often shorter, leaner, and quicker than forwards. A shooting guard's main objective is to score points for his team...

1.88
5   Emad Salmani SG
Shooting guard
The shooting guard , also known as the two or off guard, is one of five traditional positions on a basketball team. Players of the position are often shorter, leaner, and quicker than forwards. A shooting guard's main objective is to score points for his team...

1.87
6   Mohammad Reza Akbari
Mohammad Reza Akbari
Mohammad Reza Akbari Bisheh, is a professional Iranian basketball player who currently plays for Zob Ahan Esfahan BC of the Iranian Super League and also for the Iranian national basketball team. He is a six-foot-four-inch shooting guard....

SF
Small forward
The small forward, or colloquially known as three, is one of the five positions in a regulation basketball game. Small forwards are typically somewhat shorter, quicker, and leaner than power forwards and centers, but on occasion are just as tall...

1.96
7   Aren Davoudi
Aren Davoudi
Aren Davoudi Chegani is a professional Iranian basketball player who currently plays for Zob Ahan Isfahan of the Iranian Super League and also for the Iranian national basketball team...

PG
Point guard
Point guard , also called the play maker or "the ball-handler", is one of the standard positions in a regulation basketball game. A point guard has perhaps the most specialized role of any position – essentially, he is expected to run the team's offense by controlling the ball and making sure that...

1.80
8   Carlos Powell
Carlos Powell
Ricardo Auturo "Carlos" Powell is an American basketball player for Maccabi Haifa B.C. of the Israeli Basketball Super League. He is notable for receiving the NIT Most Valuable Player award, in the NIT tournament. Other honors he has received include 2003-2004 All SEC, 2004-2005 Preseason All SEC,...

SF
Small forward
The small forward, or colloquially known as three, is one of the five positions in a regulation basketball game. Small forwards are typically somewhat shorter, quicker, and leaner than power forwards and centers, but on occasion are just as tall...

2.01
9   Mohammad Reza Falahat PG
Point guard
Point guard , also called the play maker or "the ball-handler", is one of the standard positions in a regulation basketball game. A point guard has perhaps the most specialized role of any position – essentially, he is expected to run the team's offense by controlling the ball and making sure that...

1.80
10   Hamed Afagh
Hamed Afagh
Hamed Afagh Eslamieh is a professional Iranian basketball player who plays for Zob Ahan Isfahan of the Iranian Super League and also for the Iranian national basketball team...

SG
Shooting guard
The shooting guard , also known as the two or off guard, is one of five traditional positions on a basketball team. Players of the position are often shorter, leaner, and quicker than forwards. A shooting guard's main objective is to score points for his team...

1.94
11   Oshin Sahakian
Oshin Sahakian
Oshin Sahakian is a professional Iranian basketball player who plays for Zob Ahan of the Iranian Super League and also the Iranian national basketball team...

 (C)
PF
Power forward (basketball)
Power forward is a position in the sport of basketball. The position is referred to in playbook terms as the four position and is commonly abbreviated "PF". It has also been referred to as the "post" position. Power forwards play a role similar to that of center in what is called the "post" or "low...

2.00
12   Mohammad Amjad SG
Shooting guard
The shooting guard , also known as the two or off guard, is one of five traditional positions on a basketball team. Players of the position are often shorter, leaner, and quicker than forwards. A shooting guard's main objective is to score points for his team...

1.85
13   Karam Ahmadian SF
Small forward
The small forward, or colloquially known as three, is one of the five positions in a regulation basketball game. Small forwards are typically somewhat shorter, quicker, and leaner than power forwards and centers, but on occasion are just as tall...

1.98
14   Mehdi Esmaeili C
Center (basketball)
The center, colloquially known as the five or the post, is one of the standard positions in a regulation basketball game. The center is normally the tallest player on the team, and often has a great deal of strength and body mass as well...

2.06
15   Ousmane Barro
Ousmane Barro
Ousmane Barro is a Senegalese basketball center. He formerly played college basketball for the Marquette Golden Eagles in the United States from 2004-2008....

C
Center (basketball)
The center, colloquially known as the five or the post, is one of the standard positions in a regulation basketball game. The center is normally the tallest player on the team, and often has a great deal of strength and body mass as well...

2.08
16   Ramin Honarmand PG
Point guard
Point guard , also called the play maker or "the ball-handler", is one of the standard positions in a regulation basketball game. A point guard has perhaps the most specialized role of any position – essentially, he is expected to run the team's offense by controlling the ball and making sure that...

1.75
17   Farhad Sabouri PF
Power forward (basketball)
Power forward is a position in the sport of basketball. The position is referred to in playbook terms as the four position and is commonly abbreviated "PF". It has also been referred to as the "post" position. Power forwards play a role similar to that of center in what is called the "post" or "low...

20   Chris Monroe PG
Point guard
Point guard , also called the play maker or "the ball-handler", is one of the standard positions in a regulation basketball game. A point guard has perhaps the most specialized role of any position – essentially, he is expected to run the team's offense by controlling the ball and making sure that...

1.91
21   Amir Samani PF
Power forward (basketball)
Power forward is a position in the sport of basketball. The position is referred to in playbook terms as the four position and is commonly abbreviated "PF". It has also been referred to as the "post" position. Power forwards play a role similar to that of center in what is called the "post" or "low...

2.02

Position Name
Head Coach   Farzad Kouhian
Assistant Coach   Hamid Akhtar
Manager   Saeed Armaghani
Saeed Armaghani
Saeed Armaghani is an Iranian-Hungarian professional basketball coach and former player. Armaghani is married to Hungarian women's national team player Judith Balogh....


Notable former players

Nestoras Kommatos
Nestoras Kommatos
Nestoras Kommatos is a Greek professional basketball player. He is 6'8" in height and he plays at the small forward position. His father is Greek and his mother is from Guyana....

 Reza Abdollahi Javad Davari
Javad Davari
Javad Davari is an Iranian professional basketball player, currently playing as a point guard for Mahram Tehran in the Iranian Basketball Super League. He is 6'1" in height. He is also a member of the Iranian national basketball team and competed at the 2008 Olympic Basketball Tournament. Davari...

 Arsalan Kazemi
Arsalan Kazemi
Arsalan Kazemi Naeini is an Iranian basketball player who currently plays for Rice University and the Iran national basketball team.He was the captain of the Iranian under-18 national basketball team and has previously played for the main team of Zob Ahan Isfahan at the age of 17 before travelling...

 Hamid Kolasangiani Babak Nezafat Jaber Rouzbahani
Jaber Rouzbahani
Jaber Rouzbahani Darrehsari |Isfahan]], Iran) is an Iranian professional basketball player who currently plays for Mahram Tehran in the Iranian Super League. He is a center known for his large size, with a height of 7 feet 4 inches, a weight of 260 pounds, and with an 8-foot armspan...

 Mohsen Sadeghzadeh Iman Zandi
Iman Zandi
Iman Zandi Mashhady is a professional Iranian basketball player who plays for Rah & Tarabari Qom of the Iranian Super League and also for the Iranian national basketball team...

Tomas Nagys
Tomas Nagys
Tomas Nagys is a Lithuanian professional basketball player. From 1999 to 2003 he played for Clemson Tigers men's basketball...

 Petar Arsić
Petar Arsic
Petar Arsić is a Serbian former professional basketball player.-External links:*...

 Chris Cameron Marlon Garnett
Marlon Garnett
Marlon Garnett is an Belizean professional basketball player who grew up in the United States. He is a 6'2" and 186 lbs guard....

 Kevin Johnson Mike Jones Calvin Warner Roger Washington

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