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2012-13 Statistics
Born:
May 19, 1985
Height:
7-2 / 2.18
Weight:
265 lbs. / 120.2 kg.
Prior to NBA / Country:
Saba Battery / Iran
Years Pro:
4
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Born on May 19, 1985 in Ahvaz, Iran… 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… Became the first Iranian to play in the NBA when he debuted on Dec. 30, 2008 vs. Phoenix… Is fluent in Farsi and Arabic… One of two Grizzlies to participate in the 2008 Olympics, along with Spain’s Marc Gasol… Holds summer basketball camps in Washington D.C., New York, San Francisco and Los Angeles… His 2009 Los Angeles summer camp at Cal State-Northridge, the first ever sports camp by an Iranian athlete in the U.S., featured a visit from the Los Angeles Lakers forward Ron Artest… Organized the Hamed Haddadi Javanan Foundation, a charity organization formed with the intention of awarding college scholarships to student athletes across the nation… Along with his Grizzlies teammates, dedicated a new playground to the students at Bruce Elementary School in Memphis in April 2009… During the 2011 NBA lockout, signed a short-term contract with his hometown team, Melli Haffari Ahvaz. |
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