East University Men's Basketball Team lost in the finals to Persia in 2009, marking the first time since 1975 that they had been defeated in the Asian Championships.
Now, it was not just a matter of losing games, but they had lost in the quarterfinals, not even making it into the top four.
This was not only an ugly loss, but more importantly, it directly resulted in East University Men's Basketball Team losing the qualification to participate in the first Men's World Cup in 2014.
If previously losing to Iran was only somewhat shocking to the fans, now it was absolutely devastating.
This huge blame certainly affected many.
First and foremost was the head coach, Yanakis.
