Behdad Sami

Infobox NBA Player


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position = Point Guard
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height_ft = 5
height_in = 11
weight_lb = 190
team = Georgia Gwizzlies
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nationality = Iranian - American
birth_date = birth date and age|1986|06|20
birth_place = flagicon|IRN Tehran, Iran
highschool = Southridge (Beaverton, Oregon)
college = Linn-Benton College
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career_start = 2007
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awards = Best Defensive Player

Behdad Sami (born in 20 June 1986) is an Iranian-American professional basketball player. He plays point guard for the Georgia Gwizzlies in the American Basketball Association (ABA). Behdad played one season off an athletic full ride scholarship at Linn Benton College in Albany, Oregon prior to turning Pro.

Sami is currently 1 of 2 pro Iranian basketball players playing in the United States but is noted for being the first professional Iranian basketball player to ever play in the United States, Hamed Haddadi being the second. [cite web|url=http://www.usbasket.com/team.asp?Cntry=USA&Team=6903|title=USBASKET OFFICIAL TEAM ROSTER|accessdate=10-07-2008] [cite web|url=http://slamonline.com/online/2007/11/the-big-league|title=SLAM MAGAZINE ARTICLE|Slamonline.com|accessdate=11-01-2007] [cite web|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFKAtTEQ0BI|title=BEHDAD SAMI SUMMER 2008 MIAMI WORKOUT TAPE|accessdate=10-07-2008] [cite web|url=http://abalive.com/news/releases/?newsid=2008060906002|title=GEORGIA GWIZZLIES RENEW CONTRACT WITH IRANIAN PLAYER|ABAlive.com|accessdate=06-09-2008]

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