Mahram Tehran Basketball Club is an Iranian professional basketball club based in Tehran, Iran. They compete in the Iranian Basketball Super League. Mahram is considered one of the giants of Iranian Basketball and were Champions of Asia in 2009 and 2010. Mahram has won the Iranian Basketball Super League championship a total of six times.
They are owned and sponsored by Mahram Food Company, Which is afood processing company located in Tehran.
History Mahram was founded in 1999 and is owned by the Mahram Food Company. Mahram won its first Iranian Basketball Super League championship in 2008 and won the next four editions as well, Mahram won its first Asian Champions Cup in 2009 and repeated the feat in 2010. Mahram's streak was broken in 2012 when they finished in second place in the Super League, Mahram won the Iranian Super League for the sixth time in 2015 after a two year absence. Notable national team players such as Hamed Haddadi and Mehdi Kamrani have played for Mahram over the years.
Tournament records
Iranian Super League 2004–05: 13th place 2005–06: 11th place 2006–07: 3rd place 2007–08: Champions 2008–09: Champions 2009–10: Champions 2010–11: Champions 2011–12: Champions 2012–13: 2nd place 2013–14: 2nd place 2014–15: Champions 2017–18: 2nd place 2019–20: Cancelled 2020–21: 2nd place
WABA Champions Cup 2009: Champions 2010: Champions 2011: 3rd place 2012: Champions 2014: Champions
Asian Champions Cup 2009: Champions 2010: Champions 2011: 2nd place 2012: 2nd place
ABA Club Championship 2009: Champions
Dubai International Tournament 2007: Champions 2008: 5th place 2009: 6th place 2010: Champions
Coaches Hassan Negahdari (2004–2005) Mohammad Mehdi Izadpanah (2005–2006) Radenko Orlović (2006–2007) Mostafa Hashemi (2007–2010) Mehran Shahintab (2010–2011) Mostafa Hashemi (2011–2012) Memi Bečirovič (2012–2013) Mostafa Hashemi (2013–2015, 2017–2018, 2019-)
Players FIBA Hall of Famers Mahram Tehran BC Hall of FamersPlayers No. Nat. Name Position Tenure Inducted 11 Pero Cameron PF 2005 2017
Notable players Marlon Garnett Priest Lauderdale Nikoloz Tskitishvili Hamed Afagh Javad Davari Hamed Haddadi Mehdi Kamrani Samad Nikkhah Bahrami Jaber Rouzbahani Hamed Sohrabnejad Saman Veisi Rasheim Wright Kaspars Kambala Jackson Vroman Nebojša Bogavac Francisco Elson Pero Cameron Jaime Lloreda Cheikh Samb Pape Sow Marko Milič Óscar Yebra Marlon Garnett Rashard Griffith Art Long Tony Madison Arnett Moultrie Lee Nailon Jacob Pullen DaJuan Summers Chris Williams Loren Woods
Squads 2009 FIBA Asia Champions Cup Mehrad Atashi, Saman Veisi, Kaveh Nourafza, Mehdi Kamrani, Kaveh Gharieh, Aidin Kabir, Hamed Afagh, Hamed Sohrabnejad, Jackson Vroman, Houman Rezaei, Samad Nikkhah Bahrami, Priest Lauderdale. Coach: Mostafa Hashemi 2010 FIBA Asia Champions Cup Mehrad Atashi, Jackson Vroman, Kaveh Nourafza, Mehdi Kamrani, Loren Woods, Aidin Kabir, Hamed Afagh, Hamed Sohrabnejad, Mehdi Esmaeili, Mohammad Reza Dargi, Samad Nikkhah Bahrami, Saman Veisi. Coach: Mostafa Hashemi
References
External links page on Asia-Basket Official website