Oshin Sahakian retires from Iran national team
TEHRAN (Asia) - After more than a decade of service to the Iran national team, power forward Oshin Sahakian has decided to hang up his Team Melli kits for good.
TEHRAN (Asia) - After more than a decade of service to the Iran national team, power forward Oshin Sahakian has decided to hang up his Team Melli kits for good.
Sahakian has been a mainstay of Team Melli since first playing for Iran's senior national team at the FIBA Asia Cup 2007. With Sahakian as one of the team's frontliners, Iran won three FIBA Asia Cups (2007, 2009, 2013) and three FIBA Asia Challenges (2012, 2014, 2016). He was also a member of the All-Star-Five in 2013, averaging around 8 points and 7 rebounds per game.
The 6ft 7in (2.00m) forward also saw action in two FIBA Basketball World Cups (2010, 2014) and one edition of the Olympics (2012).
Sahakian had 2 points and 2 rebounds in his final game for Iran - an 88-56 win over Kazakhstan at the Asian Qualifiers.
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