IRI - Kazemi a man with the plan
Courtesy of FIBA.com EUGENE (FIBA Asia Championship/ FIBA Basketball World Cup ) - Arsalan Kazemi 's recent transfer from Rice to the Oregon Ducks could hardly have gone any better. Players are often required to sit out an entire academic year before they play for another school, but the 22-year-old Iranian received clearance from the NCAA to play this season. He´s wearing the Oregon green, yellow and black and putting smiles on the faces of the Ducks faithful at the Matthew Knight Arena. A 2.01m small forward who played for Iran's national side at the 2010 FIBA World Championship and at the 2011 FIBA Asia Championship , Kazemi is proving to be an all-rounder. In Saturday's 80-59 triumph over Arkansas-Pine Bluff, a win that improved the Ducks to 7-1 - their best start since 2007 when they won eight of their first nine games - Kazemi had game-highs in rebounds (13) and steals (five).