Khalid Boukichou

Khalid Boukichou (born 17 September 1992) is a Belgian-Moroccan basketball player, who currently plays for Spirou Basket.[1] Boukichou usually plays as center. He represents Belgium in international FIBA competitions.

Khalid Boukichou
Boukichou with Élan Chalon in 2017
No. 30 – Spirou
PositionCenter
LeaguePro Basketball League
Personal information
Born (1992-09-17) 17 September 1992
Nador, Morocco
NationalityBelgian / Moroccan
Listed height2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)
Listed weight120 kg (265 lb)
Career information
NBA draft2014 / Undrafted
Playing career2008–present
Career history
2008–2010Atomia Brussels
2010–2011Royal Anderlecht
2011Chabab Rif Al Hoceima
2011–2017Oostende
2017Élan Béarnais Pau-Lacq-Orthez
2017–2018Élan Chalon
2018–2019Prishtina
2019–presentSpirou
Career highlights and awards

Professional career

In 2008, Boukichou started his career with Atomia Brussels in the Belgian third division. After two seasons in Brussels, he left for Royal Anderlecht of the same division. Later in the 2010–11 season, he played for Chabab Rif Al Hoceima of the Moroccan Nationale 1 for a short period.

In 2011, Boukichou signed with Telenet Oostende. On March 12, 2016, he was named the Belgian Basketball Cup MVP after he scored 15 points and had 8 rebounds in the Final against Antwerp Giants.[2]

On 2 November 2017, Boukichou signed with the defending French champion Élan Chalon of the Pro A.[3]

In September 2018, he signed a one-year contract with KB Prishtina, national champions of Kosovo.[4] Boukichou became the first Belgian player to play in the Kosovo Basketball Superleague. On 21 September, Boukichou scored 7 points and had 8 rebounds in his debut in an 84–64 win over Donar Groningen.[5]

References
  1. "Khalid Boukichou Basketball Player Profile". Eurobasket.com. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
  2. "Khalid Boukichou is MVP van vierde cup op een rij: "Ik bedank mijn ploegmaats"" (in Dutch). Nieuwsblad.be. 14 March 2016. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
  3. "Khalid Boukichou tekent bij Franse basketbalkampioen Elan Chalon" (in Dutch). Gva.be. 2 November 2017. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
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