Azad University Tehran Basketball Club is an Iranian professional

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club based in

Tehran Tehran (; , ''Tehrân'') is the capital and largest city of Iran. It is the capital of Tehran province, and the administrative center for Tehran County and its Central District (Tehran County), Central District. With a population of around 9. ...

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. They compete in the Iranian Basketball Super League. The club is sponsored by and represents Azad University.

History

Azad University Basketball Club was founded in 1991 in

and represents in the

Islamic Azad University The Islamic Azad University (IAU; , ''Dāneshgāh-e Āzād-e Eslāmi'') is a Private university, private university system Headquarters, headquartered in Tehran, Iran. It is one of the largest comprehensive systems of university, universities in ...

in Tehran. Azad finished in fourth place in the 2011–12 season.

Tournament records

Iranian Super League

* 2005–06: 13th place * 2006–07: 11th place * 2007–08: 11th place * 2008–09: 9th place * 2009–10: 5th place * 2010–11: 5th place * 2011–12: 4th place * 2012–13: 6th place

Roster

Notable former players

* Amir Amini * Asghar Kardoust * Ejike Ugboaja * {{flagicon, ISV Kevin Sheppard
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