Chemidor Tehran (Superleague) tabbed 31-year old Dominican center Eloy Vargas (211-113kg-88, college: Kentucky ). He played last season at Al Shamal in Qatari D1 league. The most of previous (2019) summer Vargas spent at, (Dominican Rep. LNB) In 16 games he recorded 13.1ppg, 9.6rpg, 1.0apg, and 1.8bpg in the 2019 season. He was also named the MVP of the latter three tournaments. During the 2011 NBA lockout, Haddadi signed a short-term contract with his hometown team, Melli Haffari Ahvaz. In September 2009, Haddadi hosted a weekend basketball camp for children on the campus of California State University, Northridge. The other team Vargas played shortly was. The previous (18-19) season he played at Elite in U.S. semi-pro league ABA. Haddadi won a silver medal at the 2002 Asian Under-18 Championship and a gold medal at the 2004 Asian U20 Championship while playing on Iran's junior national teams. He is familiar with European, Latin American, and of course North American leagues. [2] In 2008, he won the Asian Club Championship with Saba Battery. He would help the Blue Whales sweep the Zhejiang Lions in the first round and the Xinjiang Flying Tigers in the second round before playing in the championship series against the Liaoning Flying Leopards. Since Queiroz's role as manager of the Iranian national team, he has been renowned for introducing players from the Iranian diaspora to the national squad. At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, he led the tournament with the highest average blocked shots per game and rebounds per game, the latter by a wide margin. He is the second import player in the roster as USA Waverly Austin signed here earlier. In 40 games he recorded 14.5ppg, 14.4rpg (#4 in the league), 4.9apg and 2.4bpg last season. It later led to the outcome of the championship where Iran won despite having a 6–2 standing while Jordan had a 7–1 record. [22], In September 2013, Haddadi signed with the Sichuan Blue Whales of the Chinese Basketball Association as the bonus foreign Asian player that's allowed to be on the expansion CBA team.[23]. Haddadi played most recently at Nanjing Tongxi Monkey Kings in Chinese CBA league. Tournament records Asian Cup for Women. Great year indeed as he was voted to Asia-Basket.com All-Chinese CBA Honorable Mention.... Chemidor Tehran (Superleague) tabbed 31-year old Dominican center Eloy Vargas (211-113kg-88, college: Kentucky ). Subscribe now. Haddadi led team Iran to back-to-back FIBA Asia championships, where they beat Jordan in the semifinals 77–75, and defeated tournament favorite and host China, 70–52. On Tuesday, December 23, 2008, Haddadi was recalled by the Grizzlies. Kosay Hatem named as new head coach of Iraqi National Team!! Kevin Galloway (ex Al Arabi) joins Champville. He helped them to win the regular season and make it to the final. [6] However, he went undrafted in the draft and therefore became a free agent who is free to sign with any NBA team. By Eurobasket Data Center Tags : ELOY VARGAS, CHEMIDOR TEHRAN, IRANIAN BASKETBALL, IRANIAN TRANSACTIONS, Shahrdari Qazvin (Superleague) strengthened their roster with addition of 32-year old American point guard Malcolm Grant (185-88, college: Miami, FL). [15], On December 31, 2011, he re-signed with the Memphis Grizzlies a one-year $1.3 million contract. Subscribe: Basketball job openings in 435 leagues around the World Vargas also played 14 games in NBB where he had 7.4ppg and 4.7rpg. By Eurobasket Data Center. in the Brazilian NBB league. In 9 games he had very impressive stats: 18.1ppg, 6.3rpg and 6.9apg. During his second stint in Sichuan, Haddadi would help the team reach their first playoff stint in CBA history. He played most recently at Flamengo in the Brazilian NBB league. Haddadi was the first Iranian to play in the National Basketball Association when he debuted with the Memphis Grizzlies in 2008. He can count that season as a very successful as was awarded Latinbasket.com All-Dominican Rep. LNB Center of the Year, selected to 1st Team and League Player of the Week (2 times). You see it because you are not a subscriber. In 5 Liga Americas games, he averaged 11.2ppg and 6.4rpg last season. He'd also continue playing with the Grizzlies there until 2013, where he'd get traded to … Williams comes back to Al Kahraba, ex McKinnon C. 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Haddadi also won a bronze medal at the 2006 Asian Games and gold medals at the 2007 FIBA Asia Championship, 2009 FIBA Asia Championship, and the 2013 FIBA Asia Championship. The camp catered mainly to the Iranian American community, and coaches included Haddadi himself, his manager, Mayar Zokaei, Los Angeles Lakers forward Ron Artest (now known as Metta World Peace), and Iranian professional basketball players Behdad Sami and Benny Koochoie, amongst others. [14] Haddadi scored a then career-high 10 points, with 8 rebounds and a block in less than 10 minutes to key a 12–0 run in the 4th quarter, sparking the Grizzlies to a come-from-behind victory at the Golden State Warriors on March 30, 2009. Haddadi scored four points in 17 minutes of action in his first NBA preseason game, an October 7, 2008 loss at the Houston Rockets. Al Shurtah sign a second USA player, ex Ashab A. 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Haddadi did not play for the Suns until March 6, 2013, in a game against the Raptors, the team that Haddadi was first traded to. Mitchell contributed to his team making it to the semifinals. During his time in Qingdao, Haddadi would average 20.4 points, 13.9 rebounds, 3.7 assists, and 2.3 blocks for the team's surprise rise.