Qatar national basketball team

Qatar Qatar
FIBA ranking 50 Decrease 2[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

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 To Be Determined 2017 FIBA Asia Championship To Be Determined

Asian Games

See also: Basketball at the Asian Games
  • 1974 : Did Not Qualify
  • 1978 : 14th
  • 1982-98 : Did Not Qualify
  • 2002 : 9th
  • 2006 : 2nd, silver medalist(s)
  • 2010 : 5th
  • 2014 : 6th
  • 2018 : To Be Determined

Islamic Solidarity Games

See also: Basketball at the Islamic Solidarity Games

Never Participated

Pan Arab Games

See also: Basketball at the Pan Arab Games
  • 1953 : ?
  • 1957 : ?
  • 1961 : ?
  • 1965 : ?
  • 1976 : ?
  • 1985 : ?
  • 1992 : ?
  • 1997 : ?
  • 1999 : ?
  • 2004 : ?
  • 2007 : 3rd, bronze medalist(s)
  • 2011 : 1st, gold medalist(s)

Team

Current Roster

Roster for the 2015 FIBA Asia Championship.

Qatar men's national basketball team - 2015 FIBA Asia Championship roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Age 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 Musa, Daoud 33 – (1982-02-02)February 2, 1982 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Al Sadd Basketball Team Qatar
SF 8 Suliman, Khalid 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 Sports Club Qatar
PF 11 Ali, Erfan 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 Mohamed, Mohd Yousuf 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 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

Depth chart

Pos. Starter Bench Bench Inactive
C Mohd Yousuf Mohamed Mohamed Saleem Abdulla
PF Erfan Ali Abduallah Shaher Matalkeh
SF Saad Abdulrahman Ali Khalid Abdalla Adam Abdelrahman Yehia Abdelhaleem
SG Khalid Suliman Saad Abdulrahman Ali
PG Trey Johnson Daoud Musa

Notable players

Other current notable players from Qatar:

Qatar roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Age – Date of birth Ht. Club Ctr.
F Ahmad Hamdy Mohamed 20 – (1995-07-15)15 July 1995 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) VCU Rams men's basketball United States
Legend
  • Club – describes current club
  • Age – describes age on 4 June 2016

Past rosters

Scroll down to see more.

2014 Asian Games Roster

Qatar men's national basketball team - 2014 Asian Games roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Age 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

2013 FIBA World Championship squad:A

Qatar at the 2013 Fiba Asia Championship:

Head coach: Thomas Wisman[3]

# 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

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. ↑ Ants coach quits to take job abroad | The Journal Gazette Archived 21 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine.
  4. ↑ "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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