TEHRAN – Iran’s Azadi Basketball Hall will be named after the country’s late basketball legend Mahmoud Mashhoun.

Mashhoun passed away in December 2023 at the age of 82.

He served as President of the Iranian Basketball Federation (IRIBF) from 2002 to 2017, during which time the Iran men's national team rose to prominence in Asia.

This includes winning FIBA Asia Cups in 2007, 2009, and 2013, making their first appearance at the FIBA Basketball World Cup in 2010, which they have yet to miss since, and returning to the Olympic Games for the first time in 60 years in 2008.