Mehran Hatami

Mehran Hatami is an Iranian basketball coach of the Iranian national team, which he coached at the 2017 FIBA Asia Cup. A former member of Team Melli in the Asian Games and FIBA Championships during the 1990s, Hatami succeeded Dirk Bauermann as head coach of the Iranian national team. Career Summary Mehran Hatami is a professional basketball coach with over 27 years of coaching at national and club levels, as well as a 10-year career as a national team player. Hatami has coached teams at the Olympic Games, as well as World Cups and Asian Championships.

Playing Career

National Basketball Team Player (10 Years)

Competitions Participated

Asian Games: Beijing 1990, Hiroshima 1994, Bangkok 1998 Asian Basketball Championships: Beijing 1989, Kobe 1991, Jakarta 1993, Seoul 1995, Riyadh 1997 Asian Interclub Basketball Championship: 4th Place, Jakarta (1990)

Coaching Experience

National Team Coaching

Head Coach, Junior National Team, Kuwait (2002) – 2nd Place, 17th ABC Asian

Senior National Team Coach, Iran

West Asian Cup (2004) 23rd FIBA Asia Championship, Doha, Qatar (2005) Asian Olympic Games, Qatar (2006) – 3rd Place Asian Cup, Tokushima, Japan (2007) – 1st Place FIBA Diamond Ball, Haining, China (2008) – 3rd Place Beijing Olympics (2008) FIBA World Cup, Istanbul, Turkey (2010) Asian Games, Guangzhou, China (2010) – 3rd Place ABC Tournament, China (2011) – 3rd Place FIBA Asia Cup, Lebanon (2018) – Finalist World Cup Qualification, Bahrain (2021) – Winner

Head Coach, University National Team, Iran

23rd Summer Universiade Games, Izmir, Turkey (2005) Asian University Games, Taiwan (2008) – 1st Place 24rd Summer Universiade Games, Belgrade, Serbia (2005)

Head Coach, Junior National Teams

U19 Tournament, Italy (2012) – 2nd Place U18 Asian Championship, Mongolia (2012) – 3rd Place U19 world cup, Czech republic, Prage(2013)

Club Coaching

Pegah Team – Iran Super League (2004–2007): 5th Place Azad University – Iran Super League (2007–2011): 4th Place thumbPetroshimi Bandar Imam - Iran Super League (2012–2015): Champion (2012–13), 3rd Place (2014–15) , Asian Club Championship, Thailand (2018): Champion Samen Club – Iran Super League (2015–2016): 5th Place Tabriz Municipality – Iran Super League (2016–2018): Champion (2017–2018) Zob Ahan Club – Iran Super League (2019–2020) Gorgan Municipality – Iran Super League (2021–2023): Champion (three consecutive seasons) FIBA West Asia WASL Cup, Lebanon (2022–2023): Finalist Zob Ahan Club – Iran Super League (2023–2024): 3rd Place thumbKalleh Club – Iran Super League (2024–2025): 3rd Place

International Coaching Clinics & Education

Olympic Solidarity Courses, International Olympic Committee, Tehran (1998) Olympic Solidarity Technical Course for Coaches, Tehran (2002) Periodization Workshop for Conditioning Coaches, Tehran (2004) University Coaching Clinic, Villanova University, USA (2010) International Coaching Enrichment Certificate Program (ICECP), USA (2010)

FIBA Coaching Clinics

Istanbul, Turkey (2010) Prague, Czech Republic (2013) 11th International Coaching Clinic, Istanbul, Turkey (2018) Advanced Basketball Coaching Clinic, Tehran (2015) American Youth Basketball Development Camp, Istanbul, Turkey (2018)