Qatar national basketball team

Qatar Qatar
FIBA ranking 50 Steady [1]
Joined FIBA 1973
FIBA zone FIBA Asia
National federation QBF
Coach Vasilis Fragkias
Olympic Games
Appearances None
FIBA World Cup
Appearances 1 (2006)
Medals None
FIBA Asia Championship
Appearances 9
Medals Bronze: 2003, 2005
Uniforms
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The Qatar national basketball team represents Qatar in international competitions. It is administrated by the Qatar Basketball Federation. (Arabic: الاتحاد القطري لكرة السلة‎‎)[2]

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.

Summer Olympics

yet to qualify

World Championships

Year Position Tournament Host
2006 21st 2006 FIBA World Championship Japan
2019 To Be Determined 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup China

Asia Championship

Year Position Tournament Host
1991 16th 1991 ABC Championship Kobe, Japan
2001 5th 2001 ABC Championship Shanghai, China
2003 3rd, bronze medalist(s) 2003 ABC Championship Harbin, China
2005 3rd, bronze medalist(s) 2005 FIBA Asia Championship Doha, Qatar
2007 7th 2007 FIBA Asia Championship Tokushima, Japan
2009 6th 2009 FIBA Asia Championship Tianjin, China
2011 16th 2011 FIBA Asia Championship Wuhan, China
2013 6th 2013 FIBA Asia Championship Manila, Philippines
2015 7th 2015 FIBA Asia Championship Changsha, China
2017 Qualified 2017 FIBA Asia Cup Beirut, Lebanon

Team

Current Roster

At 2016 FIBA Asia Challenge: [3]

Qatar men's national basketball team - 2016 FIBA Asia Challenge roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Age – Date of birth Ht. Club
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

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2 Bench 3
C Mohd Yousuf Mohamed Khalid Abdalla Adam
PF Abdelrahman Yehia Abdelhaleem Yassin Mahdi Taha
SF Erfan Ali Abduallah Shaher Matalkeh
SG Mohamed Hasaan A Mohamed Malek Saleem Abdullah Mohamed Abdelaziz Abdelkawy Abdulrahman Ibrahim Al-Muftah
PG Boney Harold Watson Abdulrahman Mohamed Saad

Notable players

Other current notable players from Qatar:

Qatar roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Age – Date of birth Ht. Club Ctr.
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

Past rosters

2013 FIBA World Championship squad:

Qatar at the 2013 Fiba Asia Championship:

Head coach: Thomas Wisman[4]

# Pos Name Height Team
4 Guard Mansour El Hadary 5 ft 9 Al Arabi
5 Forward Jarvis Hayes 6 ft 7 Elizur Ashkelon
6 Guard Abdulrahman Saad 6 ft 4 Al Sadd
7 Guard Daoud Musa 6 ft 4 Al Sadd
8 Forward Khalid Suliman 6 ft 6 Al Sadd
9 Forward Ali Turki Ali 6 ft 7 El Jaish
10 Center Yasseen Ismail Musa 6 ft 8 Al Rayyan
11 Forward Erfan Ali Saeed 6 ft 6 Al Rayyan
12 Center Mohammed Saleem Abdulla 6 ft 9 Al Rayyan
13 Center Mohammed Yousef 6 ft 8 El Jaish
14 Forward Malek Saleem 6 ft 4 Al Rayyan
15 Forward Baker Ahmad Mohammed 6 ft 7 El Jaish

2014 Asian Games Roster

Qatar men's national basketball team - 2014 Asian Games roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Age – Date of birth Ht. Club
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[5]

Roster for the 2015 FIBA Asia Championship.

Qatar men's national basketball team - 2015 FIBA Asia Championship roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Age – Date of birth Ht. Club
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

Head coach history

See also

References

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

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