Qatar men's national basketball team

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This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Qatar women's national basketball team.

Qatar Qatar
Qatar Basketball Federation.png
FIBA ranking71 Increase 2 (9 August 2021)[1]
Joined FIBA1977[2]
FIBA zoneFIBA Asia
National federationQBF
CoachKousay Hatem Khalaf
FIBA World Cup
Appearances1
MedalsNone
FIBA Asia Cup
Appearances10
MedalsBronze medal asia.svg Bronze: (2003, 2005)

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
2006 21st 2006 FIBA World Championship Japan
2019 Did not qualify 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup China
2023 Did not qualify 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup Philippines, Japan and Indonesia

Asian Championship[]

Main article: FIBA Asia Cup
Year Rank P W L PF PA PD
Philippines 1960 – – – – – –
China 1963 – – – – – –
Malaysia 1965 – – – – – –
South Korea 1967 – – – – – –
Thailand 1969 – – – – – –
Japan 1971 – – – – – –
Philippines 1973 – – – – – –
Thailand 1975 – – – – – –
Malaysia 1977 – – – – – –
Japan 1979 – – – – – –
India 1981 – – – – – –
Hong Kong 1983 – – – – – –
Malaysia 1985 – – – – – –
Thailand 1987 – – – – – –
China 1989 – – – – – –
Japan 1991 – – – – – –
Indonesia 1993 – – – – – –
South Korea 1995 – – – – – –
Saudi Arabia 1997 – – – – – –
Japan 1999 – – – – – –
China 2001 – – – – – –
China 2003 – – – – – –
Qatar 2005 – – – – – –
Japan 2007 – – – – – –
China 2009 – – – – – –
China 2011 – – – – – –
Philippines 2013 – – – – – –
China 2015 – – – – – –
Lebanon 2017 – – – – – –
Total /29

Asia Championship[]

Year Position Tournament Host
1991 16th 1991 ABC Championship Kobe, Japan
2001 5th 2001 ABC Championship Shanghai, China
2003 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 2003 ABC Championship Harbin, China
2005 3rd place, 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 13th 2017 FIBA Asia Cup Beirut, Lebanon

Team[]

Current roster[]

2021 FIBA Asia Cup qualification[]

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the FIBA Executive Committee decided that for the 2020 November window games will be held at a single venue under a bubble format.[4]

Venue: , Doha

Opposition: Syria (28 November)
Opposition: Saudi Arabia (30 November)[5]

Qatar national basketball team – 2021 FIBA Asia Cup qualification roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
PG 0 23 – (1997-09-15)15 September 1997 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Al Sadd Qatar
G 4 Abdulrahman Saad 24 – (1996-07-02)2 July 1996 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Al-Gharafa SC Qatar
PF 5 21 – (1999-05-10)10 May 1999 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Al Ahli SC Qatar
F 6 22 – (1998-01-19)19 January 1998 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Al-Gharafa SC Qatar
G 7 21 – (1999-01-25)25 January 1999 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Al Sadd Qatar
PF 11 Abdelrahman Abdelhaleem 24 – (1996-06-26)26 June 1996 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Al-Rayyan Qatar
C 12 22 – (1998-03-25)25 March 1998 2.12 m (6 ft 11 in) Al-Rayyan Qatar
C 18 Mohammed Yousuf 38 – (1982-09-09)9 September 1982 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) Qatar SC Qatar
SG 20 30 – (1990-04-12)12 April 1990 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Al-Wakrah SC Qatar
G 23 23 – (1997-09-17)17 September 1997 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Al Sadd Qatar
PF 33 Erfan Ali Saeed 36 – (1983-12-20)20 December 1983 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Al-Wakrah SC Qatar
F 44 23 – (1997-01-27)27 January 1997 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Qatar
Head coach
  • Serbia
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (NP) Naturalized player
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 28 November 2020

Past rosters[]

2021 FIBA Asia Cup qualification[]

Opposition: Saudi Arabia (20 February)
Venue: King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah
Opposition: Iran (23 February)
Venue: Azadi Basketball Hall, Tehran[5]

Qatar national basketball team – 2021 FIBA Asia Cup qualification roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
PG 0 22 – (1997-09-15)15 September 1997 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Al Sadd Qatar
SG 1 Mohamed Hasaan A Mohamed 28 – (1991-08-03)3 August 1991 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Al-Rayyan Qatar
PG 3 Mohamed Abdelaziz 24 – (1995-11-23)23 November 1995 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Al-Rayyan Qatar
G 4 Abdulrahman Saad 23 – (1996-07-02)2 July 1996 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Al-Gharafa SC Qatar
G 7 21 – (1999-01-25)25 January 1999 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Al Sadd Qatar
PF 11 Abdelrahman Abdelhaleem 23 – (1996-06-26)26 June 1996 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Al-Rayyan Qatar
C 12 21 – (1998-03-25)25 March 1998 2.12 m (6 ft 11 in) Al-Rayyan Qatar
C 18 Mohammed Yousuf 37 – (1982-09-09)9 September 1982 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) Qatar SC Qatar
G 23 22 – (1997-09-17)17 September 1997 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Al Sadd Qatar
G 25 22 – (1997-06-10)10 June 1997 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Al-Arabi SC Qatar
C 33 22 – (1997-08-11)11 August 1997 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in) Al-Wakrah SC Qatar
F 44 23 – (1997-01-27)27 January 1997 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Qatar
Head coach
  • Serbia
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (NP) Naturalized player
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 20 February 2020

2017 FIBA Asia Cup[]

Roster for the 2017 FIBA Asia Cup.[6]

Qatar men's national basketball team – 2017 FIBA Asia Cup roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
SG 4 Abdulrahman Saad 21 – (1996-07-02)2 July 1996 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Al Gharafa Doha Qatar
G/F 5 27 – (1990-04-12)12 April 1990 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) Al-Wakrah Qatar
PG 6 27 – (1990-04-12)12 April 1990 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) El Jaish Qatar
G/F 9 Hassan Mohamed 26 – (1991-08-03)3 August 1991 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Al Rayyan Doha Qatar
G 10 22 – (1994-10-30)30 October 1994 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) Al-Ahli Qatar
PF 11 Erfan Ali 33 – (1983-12-20)20 December 1983 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) El Jaish Qatar
PF 12 Abdelrahman Abdelhaleem 21 – (1996-06-26)26 June 1996 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) Al Rayyan Doha Qatar
F/C 13 Mohammed Yousuf 34 – (1982-09-09)9 September 1982 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) El Jaish Qatar
C 15 Omer Abdelqader 33 – (1983-10-01)1 October 1983 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) Al Gharafa Doha Qatar
PG 16 Mohamed Abdelaziz 21 – (1995-11-23)23 November 1995 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) Al Rayyan Doha Qatar
C 42 22 – (1994-09-06)6 September 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

2016 FIBA Asia Challenge[]

2016 FIBA Asia Challenge squad:[7]

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

2015 FIBA Asia Championship[]

2015 FIBA Asia Championship squad:

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

2014 Asian Games[]

2014 Asian Games squad:

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

2013 FIBA Asia Championship[]

2013 FIBA Asia Championship squad:

Head coach: Thomas Wisman[9]

# Pos Name Height Team
4 Guard 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 6 ft 7 El Jaish
10 Center 6 ft 8 Al Rayyan
11 Forward Erfan Ali Saeed 6 ft 6 Al Rayyan
12 Center 6 ft 9 Al Rayyan
13 Center 6 ft 8 El Jaish
14 Forward Malek Saleem 6 ft 4 Al Rayyan
15 Forward 6 ft 7 El Jaish

2006 FIBA World Championship[]

2006 FIBA World Championship squad:

Head coach: Joseph Stiebing

# Pos Name Year Born Team
4 Guard 1980 Qatar Al Arabi
5 Guard Malek Saleem Abdullah 1985 Qatar Al Rayyan
6 Guard Saad Abdulrahman Ali 1985 Qatar As Saad
7 Guard Daoud Musa 1982 Qatar Qatar Club
8 Forward 1987 Qatar As Saad
9 Forward 1982 Qatar Al Jaysh
10 Forward 1986 Qatar Al Rayyan
11 Forward Erfan Ali Saeed 1983 Qatar Al Rayyan
12 Center 1982 Qatar Al Rayyan
13 Forward 1983 Free agent
14 Center Hashim Zaidan 1980 Qatar Al-Ahli
15 Center 1983 Qatar Al Rayyan

Notable players[]

Other current notable players from Qatar:

Qatar roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height 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

Head coach history[]

  • United States – 2003–2006
  • United States – 2006
  • United States Joseph Stiebing – 2007
  • United States Eric Gardow - 2007-2008
  • Iraq – 2011
  • United States/United Kingdom Thomas Wisman – 2012–13
  • Greece Vassilis Fragkias – 2014[10]–2017
  • Iraq Kosay Hatem – 2017
  • Cyprus Panayiotis Yiannaras – 2018–2020
  • Serbia Miodrag Perišić – 2020–present

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 9 August 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "نبذة تاريخية - الاتحاد القطري لكرة السلة". Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  3. ^ FIBA National Federations – Qatar, fiba.com, accessed 16 June 2013.
  4. ^ "FIBA Asia Cup 2021 Qualifiers November window host cities confirmed". FIBA. 25 October 2020.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b "Qatar at the FIBA Asia Cup 2021 Qualifiers". FIBA.basketball.
  6. ^ 2017 FIBA Asia Cup roster
  7. ^ Qatar – FIBA Asia Challenge 2016, FIBA.COM. Accessed 13 February 2017.
  8. ^ "2014 Asian Games Basketball Men – Qatar Team Roster". The 17th Incheon Asian Games Organizing Committee. Retrieved 23 September 2014.[permanent dead link]
  9. ^ Ants coach quits to take job abroad | The Journal Gazette Archived 21 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  10. ^ "Qatar National Team Coach Vassilis Fragkias settled the final Formation of the 17th Asian Games Players". Qatar Basketball Federation. 3 September 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2018.

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