Mehdi Cheriet

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Mehdi Cheriet
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Cheriet with Boulazac in 2012
Personal information
Born (1987-04-12) April 12, 1987 (age 36)
Tarare, France
NationalityFrench / Algerian
Listed height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High schoolAlbert Thomas (Roanne, France)
College Arizona Western (2006–2008)
San Diego State (2008–2011)
NBA draft 2011: undrafted
Playing career2011–2019
Position Power forward
Career history
2011–2013 Boulazac Dordogne
2013–2014 SOMB
2014–2015 ESSM Le Portel
2015–2017 Chorale Roanne
2017-2019 SO Maritime Boulogne
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-ACCAC (2008)

Mehdi Cheriet (born April 12, 1987) is a French-Algerian former professional basketball player.

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Collegiate career

After completing his years at Albert Thomas School in Roanne, France, Cheriet enrolled in Arizona Western College in Yuma, Arizona. He helped the team win their third consecutive JUCO Region I championship and the NJCAA district finals in his freshman season. As a sophomore, Cheriet was known as a premier NJCAA basketball player and was ranked the 17th-best junior college player by Rivals.com. By the end of the season, he garnered All-Arizona Community College Athletic Conference (ACCAC) honors as his team finished with a 26-3 record. [1]

International career

On July 20, 2015, it was announced that Cheriet would join Algeria for the AfroBasket 2015. He was called up by team head coach Ali Filali despite not being in the preliminary squad. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ "Mehdi Cheriet bio". GoAztecs.com. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
  2. ↑ "Cheriet to join Algeria for AfroBasket 2015". FIBA . Archived from the original on August 3, 2015. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
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