Qatar national basketball team

Qatar Qatar
FIBA ranking 66 Decrease 16 [1]
Joined FIBA 1977[2]
FIBA zone FIBA Asia
National federation QBF
Coach Kousay Hatem Khalaf
FIBA World Cup
Appearances 1
Medals None
FIBA Asia Cup
Appearances 10
Medals Bronze: (2003, 2005)
Uniforms
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The Qatar national basketball team represents Qatar in international basketball competitions. It is administrated by the Qatar Basketball Federation. (Arabic: الاتحاد القطري لكرة السلة‎)[3]

The team won two bronze medals at the Asian Basketball Championship and belongs to the major contenders among Arab nations.

Competitions

Erfan Saeed has been a member of Team Qatar for more than a decade.

World Championships

Year Position Tournament Host
200621st2006 FIBA World ChampionshipJapan
2019To Be Determined2019 FIBA Basketball World CupChina
2023To Be Determined2023 FIBA Basketball World CupPhilippines, Japan and Indonesia

Asia Championship

Year Position Tournament Host
199116th1991 ABC ChampionshipKobe, Japan
20015th2001 ABC ChampionshipShanghai, China
20033rd, bronze medalist(s)2003 ABC ChampionshipHarbin, China
20053rd, bronze medalist(s)2005 FIBA Asia ChampionshipDoha, Qatar
20077th2007 FIBA Asia ChampionshipTokushima, Japan
20096th2009 FIBA Asia ChampionshipTianjin, China
201116th2011 FIBA Asia ChampionshipWuhan, China
20136th2013 FIBA Asia ChampionshipManila, Philippines
20157th2015 FIBA Asia ChampionshipChangsha, China
201713th2017 FIBA Asia CupBeirut, Lebanon

Team

Current Roster

Roster for the 2017 FIBA Asia Cup.[4]

Qatar men's national basketball team – 2017 FIBA Asia Cup roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
SG 4 Abdulrahman Saad 21 – (1996-07-02)July 2, 1996 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Al Gharafa Doha Qatar
G/F 5 Ahmad Al-Darwish 27 – (1990-04-12)April 12, 1990 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) Al-Wakrah Qatar
PG 6 Mansour El Hadary 27 – (1990-04-12)April 12, 1990 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) El Jaish Qatar
G/F 9 Hassan Mohamed 26 – (1991-08-03)August 3, 1991 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Al Rayyan Doha Qatar
G 10 Abdulrahman Al-Muftah 22 – (1994-10-30)October 30, 1994 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) Al-Ahli Qatar
PF 11 Erfan Ali 33 – (1983-12-20)December 20, 1983 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) El Jaish Qatar
PF 12 Abdelrahman Abdelhaleem 21 – (1996-06-26)June 26, 1996 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) Al Rayyan Doha Qatar
F/C 13 Mohammed Yousuf 34 – (1982-09-09)September 9, 1982 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) El Jaish Qatar
C 15 Omer Abdelqader 33 – (1983-10-01)October 1, 1983 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) Al Gharafa Doha Qatar
PG 16 Mohamed Abdelaziz 21 – (1995-11-23)November 23, 1995 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) Al Rayyan Doha Qatar
C 42 Nasser Al-Rayes 22 – (1994-09-06)September 6, 1994 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Caltech Beavers United States
Head coach
  • Iraq Kousay Hatem Khalaf
Assistant coach(es)
  • Egypt Yaser Abdelrehim Abdelwahab Mohamed
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (NP) Naturalized player
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 8 August 2017

Notable players

Other current notable players from Qatar:

Qatar roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
G Trey Johnson 32 – (1984-08-30)30 August 1984 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Free agent
Legend
  • Club – describes current club
  • Age – describes age on 15 April 2017

Head coach history

Past rosters

2006 FIBA World Championship squad:

Head coach: Joseph Stiebing

# Pos Name Year Born Team
4GuardKhalid Masoud Al Nasr1980Qatar Al Arabi
5GuardMalek Saleem Abdullah1985Qatar Al Rayyan
6GuardSaad Abdulrahman Ali1985Qatar As Saad
7GuardDaoud Musa1982Qatar Qatar Club
8ForwardKhaled Suleyman1987Qatar As Saad
9ForwardAli Turki1982Qatar Al Jaysh
10ForwardBaker Ahmad Mohammed1986Qatar Al Rayyan
11ForwardErfan Ali Saeed1983Qatar Al Rayyan
12CenterMohammed Saleem Abdulla1982Qatar Al Rayyan
13ForwardHammam Ismail1983Free agent
14CenterHashim Zaidan1980Qatar Al-Ahli
15CenterOmer Abgader Salem1983Qatar Al Rayyan

2013 FIBA Asia Championship squad:

Head coach: Thomas Wisman[6]

# Pos Name Height Team
4GuardMansour El Hadary5 ft 9Al Arabi
5ForwardJarvis Hayes6 ft 7Elizur Ashkelon
6GuardAbdulrahman Saad6 ft 4Al Sadd
7GuardDaoud Musa6 ft 4Al Sadd
8ForwardKhalid Suliman6 ft 6Al Sadd
9ForwardAli Turki Ali6 ft 7El Jaish
10CenterYasseen Ismail Musa6 ft 8Al Rayyan
11ForwardErfan Ali Saeed6 ft 6Al Rayyan
12CenterMohammed Saleem Abdulla6 ft 9Al Rayyan
13CenterMohammed Yousef6 ft 8El Jaish
14ForwardMalek Saleem6 ft 4Al Rayyan
15ForwardBaker Ahmad Mohammed6 ft 7El Jaish

2014 Asian Games squad:

Qatar men's national basketball team – 2014 Asian Games roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClub
PG 4 Watson, Boney Harold 36 – (1978-03-26)March 26, 1978 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Al Rayyan Basketball Team Qatar
PG 5 El Hadary, Mansour Atif 24 – (1990-04-12)April 12, 1990 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Al-Arabi SC (Qatar) Qatar
PG 6 Mohamed, Mohamed Hassan 23 – (1991-08-03)August 3, 1991 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Al Rayyan Basketball Team Qatar
G/F 7 Musa, Daoud 32 – (1982-02-02)February 2, 1982 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Al Sadd Basketball Team Qatar
SF 8 Suliman, Khalid 27 – (1987-02-07)February 7, 1987 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Al Sadd Basketball Team Qatar
SF 9 Mohamed, Baker Ahmad 28 – (1986-08-11)August 11, 1986 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) El Jaish SC Qatar
PF 10 Ismail, Yasseen (C) 34 – (1980-08-12)August 12, 1980 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Al Rayyan Basketball Team Qatar
PF 11 Ali, Erfan 30 – (1983-12-20)December 20, 1983 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Al Sadd Basketball Team Qatar
PF 12 Abdulla, Mohammed Seleem 32 – (1982-07-17)July 17, 1982 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Al Rayyan Basketball Team Qatar
C 13 Mohamed, Mohd Yousuf 32 – (1982-09-09)September 9, 1982 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) El Jaish SC Qatar
F 14 Al Darwish, Ahmad Yousif 24 – (1990-04-12)April 12, 1990 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
PF 15 Salem, Omar Abdelkader 30 – (1983-10-01)October 1, 1983 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Al-Gharafa Sports Club Qatar
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Greece Georgios Bitzanis
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on September 19, 2014
  • Source: incheon2014ag.org[7]

2015 FIBA Asia Championship squad:

Qatar men's national basketball team – 2015 FIBA Asia Championship roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClub
C 4 Abdelrahman Yehia Abdelhaleem 19 – (1996-06-26)June 26, 1996 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Al Rayyan Basketball Team Qatar
PG 5 Trey Johnson 31 – (1984-08-30)August 30, 1984 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Marinos de Anzoátegui Venezuela
SG 6 Saad Abdulrahman Ali 30 – (1985-05-02)May 2, 1985 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Al Sadd Basketball Team Qatar
G/F 7 Daoud Musa 33 – (1982-02-02)February 2, 1982 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Al Sadd Basketball Team Qatar
SF 8 Khalid Suliman 28 – (1987-02-07)February 7, 1987 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
SG 9 Mohamed Hasaan A Mohamed 24 – (1991-08-03)August 3, 1991 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Al Rayyan Basketball Team Qatar
G 10 Abdulrahman Mohamed Saad 19 – (1996-07-02)July 2, 1996 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Al Gharafa Doha Qatar
PF 11 Erfan Ali 31 – (1983-12-20)December 20, 1983 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Al Sadd Basketball Team Qatar
C 12 Mohamed Saleem Abdulla 29 – (1986-06-16)June 16, 1986 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Al Rayyan Basketball Team Qatar
C 13 Mohd Yousuf Mohamed 33 – (1982-09-09)September 9, 1982 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) El Jaish SC (basketball) Qatar
F 14 Abduallah Shaher Matalkeh 24 – (1991-03-08)March 8, 1991 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Al Rayyan Basketball Team Qatar
C 15 Khalid Abdalla Adam 22 – (1993-02-27)February 27, 1993 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) Al Gharafa Doha Qatar
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Greece Georgios Bitzanis
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on September 19, 2014

2016 FIBA Asia Challenge squad: [8]

Qatar men's national basketball team – 2016 FIBA Asia Challenge roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClub
G 4 Abdulrahman Mohamed Saad 20 – (1996-07-02)July 2, 1996 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Al Gharafa Doha Qatar
SG 5 Malek Saleem Abdullah 31 – (1985-05-13)May 13, 1985 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Al Rayyan Doha Qatar
G 6 Boney Harold Watson 38 – (1978-03-26)March 26, 1978 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Al-Wakrah Sport Club (basketball) Qatar
SG 7 Abdulrahman Ibrahim Al-Muftah 21 – (1994-10-30)October 30, 1994 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) Qatar SC Qatar
F 8 Yassin Mahdi Taha 24 – (1992-01-01)January 1, 1992 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Qatar SC Qatar
SG 9 Mohamed Hassan A Mohamed 25 – (1991-08-03)August 3, 1991 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Al Rayyan Doha Qatar
F 10 Abduallah Shaher Matalkeh 25 – (1991-03-08)March 8, 1991 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Al Rayyan Doha Qatar
F 11 Erfan Ali 32 – (1983-12-20)December 20, 1983 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Al Sadd Basketball Team Qatar
C 12 Abdelrahman Yehia Abdelhaleem 20 – (1996-06-26)June 26, 1996 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Al Rayyan Doha Qatar
C 13 Mohd Yousuf Mohamed 34 – (1982-09-09)September 9, 1982 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) El Jaish SC (basketball) Qatar
C 14 Khalid Abdalla Adam 23 – (1993-02-27)February 27, 1993 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) Al-Shamal Sports Club Qatar
G 15 Mohamed Abdelaziz Abdelkawy 20 – (1995-11-23)November 23, 1995 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) Al Rayyan Doha Qatar
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Greece Georgios Bitzanis
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on September 9, 2016

See also

References

  1. ↑ "FIBA Ranking for Men". Fiba.Com. 3 October 2015. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
  2. ↑ "نبذة تاريخية - الاتحاد القطري لكرة السلة". Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  3. ↑ FIBA National Federations – Qatar, fiba.com, accessed 16 June 2013.
  4. ↑ 2017 FIBA Asia Cup roster
  5. ↑ "Qatar National Team Coach Vassilis Fragkias settled the final Formation of the 17th Asian Games Players". Qatar Basketball Federation. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
  6. ↑ Ants coach quits to take job abroad | The Journal Gazette Archived 21 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine.
  7. ↑ "2014 Asian Games Basketball Men – Qatar Team Roster". The 17th Incheon Asian Games Organizing Committee. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
  8. ↑ Qatar – FIBA Asia Challenge 2016, FIBA.COM. Accessed 13 February 2017.

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