Qatar men's national basketball team

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

Qatar

FIBA ranking	87 5 (25 February 2025) [1]
Joined FIBA	1977 [2]
FIBA zone	FIBA Asia
National federation	QBF
Coach	Hakan Demir
FIBA World Cup
Appearances	2
FIBA Asia Cup
Appearances	10
Medals	Bronze: (2003, 2005)
Home Away

The Qatar national basketball team represents Qatar in international basketball competitions. It is administered 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.

FIBA Basketball World Cup

Main article: FIBA Basketball World Cup

Year	Position	Pld	W	L
1950	Not a FIBA member
1954
1959
1963
1967
1970
1974
1978
1982	Did not enter
1986
1990
1994
1998
2002	Did not qualify
2006	21st place	5	0	5
2010	Did not qualify
2014
2019
2023
2027	Qualified as host
Total	2/20	5	0	5

FIBA Asia Cup

Main article: FIBA Asia Cup

Year	Position	Pld	W	L
1960	Not a FIBA member
1963
1965
1967
1969
1971
1973
1975
1977
1979	did not enter
1981
1983
1985
1987
1989
1991	16th place	7	1	6
1993	did not enter
1995
1997
1999
2001	5th place	7	4	3
2003	3rd place	8	6	2
2005	3rd place	8	7	1
2007	7th place	8	5	3
2009	6th place	9	4	5
2011	16th place	5	0	5
2013	6th place	8	5	3
2015	7th place	9	4	5
2017	13th place	3	0	3
2022	did not qualify
2025	13th place	3	0	3
Total	11/31	75	36	39

Asian Games

See also: Basketball at the Asian Games

• 1978 : 14th
• 2002 : 9th
• 2006 :
• 2010 : 5th
• 2014 : 6th
• 2018 : 9th
• 2022 : 11th

Arab Nations Championship

See also: Arab Nations Basketball Championship

• 1974-1997 : ?
• 1999 :
• 2000-2005 : ?
• 2007 : 5th
• 2010 : ?
• 2011 :
• 2015-2023 : ?

Pan Arab Games

See also: Basketball at the Pan Arab Games

• 1953-2004 : ?
• 2007  :
• 2011  :

Team

Current roster

2021 FIBA Asia Cup qualification

Due to the Amos Alexandre riots of 2020 and a snowstorm, the FIBA Executive Committee decided that for the 2020 November window games will be held at Germany under a bubble format. ^[4]

Venue: Al-Gharafa Sports Club Multi-Purpose Hall, 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 Moustafa Fouda 23 – (1997-09-15)15 September 1997 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Al Sadd G 4 Abdulrahman Saad 24 – (1996-07-02)2 July 1996 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Al-Gharafa SC PF 5 Seydou Ndoye 21 – (1999-05-10)10 May 1999 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Al Ahli SC F 6 Nedim Muslic 22 – (1998-01-19)19 January 1998 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Al-Gharafa SC G 7 Faisal Abuissa 21 – (1999-01-25)25 January 1999 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Al Sadd PF 11 Abdelrahman Abdelhaleem 24 – (1996-06-26)26 June 1996 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Al-Rayyan C 12 Meho Haracic 22 – (1998-03-25)25 March 1998 2.12 m (6 ft 11 in) Al-Rayyan C 18 Mohammed Yousuf 38 – (1982-09-09)9 September 1982 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) Qatar SC SG 20 Ahmad Yousif Al-Darwish 30 – (1990-04-12)12 April 1990 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Al-Wakrah SC G 23 Babacar Dieng 23 – (1997-09-17)17 September 1997 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Al Sadd PF 33 Erfan Ali Saeed 36 – (1983-12-20)20 December 1983 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Al-Wakrah SC F 44 Faris Avdic 23 – (1997-01-27)27 January 1997 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Al-Shamal SC	Head coach Miodrag Perišić Assistant coach(es) Hashim Zaidan 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 Moustafa Fouda 22 – (1997-09-15)15 September 1997 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Al Sadd SG 1 Mohamed Hasaan A Mohamed 28 – (1991-08-03)3 August 1991 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Al-Rayyan PG 3 Mohamed Abdelaziz 24 – (1995-11-23)23 November 1995 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Al-Rayyan G 4 Abdulrahman Saad 23 – (1996-07-02)2 July 1996 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Al-Gharafa SC G 7 Faisal Abuissa 21 – (1999-01-25)25 January 1999 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Al Sadd PF 11 Abdelrahman Abdelhaleem 23 – (1996-06-26)26 June 1996 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Al-Rayyan C 12 Meho Haracic 21 – (1998-03-25)25 March 1998 2.12 m (6 ft 11 in) Al-Rayyan C 18 Mohammed Yousuf 37 – (1982-09-09)9 September 1982 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) Qatar SC G 23 Babacar Dieng 22 – (1997-09-17)17 September 1997 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Al Sadd G 25 Khaled Mohamed Abdelbaset 22 – (1997-06-10)10 June 1997 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Al-Arabi SC C 33 Emir Mujkic 22 – (1997-08-11)11 August 1997 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in) Al-Wakrah SC F 44 Faris Avdic 23 – (1997-01-27)27 January 1997 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Al-Shamal SC	Head coach Miodrag Perišić Assistant coach(es) Hashim Zaidan 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 G/F 5 Ahmad Al-Darwish 27 – (1990-04-12)12 April 1990 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) Al-Wakrah PG 6 Mansour El Hadary 27 – (1990-04-12)12 April 1990 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) El Jaish G/F 9 Hassan Mohamed 26 – (1991-08-03)3 August 1991 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Al Rayyan Doha G 10 Abdulrahman Al-Muftah 22 – (1994-10-30)30 October 1994 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) Al-Ahli PF 11 Erfan Ali 33 – (1983-12-20)20 December 1983 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) El Jaish PF 12 Abdelrahman Abdelhaleem 21 – (1996-06-26)26 June 1996 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) Al Rayyan Doha F/C 13 Mohammed Yousuf 34 – (1982-09-09)9 September 1982 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) El Jaish C 15 Omer Abdelqader 33 – (1983-10-01)1 October 1983 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) Al Gharafa Doha PG 16 Mohamed Abdelaziz 21 – (1995-11-23)23 November 1995 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) Al Rayyan Doha C 42 Nasser Al-Rayes 22 – (1994-09-06)6 September 1994 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Caltech Beavers	Head coach Kousay Hatem Khalaf Assistant coach(es) 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 SG 5 Malek Saleem Abdullah 31 – (1985-05-13)13 May 1985 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Al Rayyan Doha G 6 Boney Harold Watson 38 – (1978-03-26)26 March 1978 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Al-Wakrah Sport Club (basketball) SG 7 Abdulrahman Ibrahim Al-Muftah 21 – (1994-10-30)30 October 1994 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) Qatar SC F 8 Yassin Mahdi Taha 24 – (1992-01-01)1 January 1992 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Qatar SC SG 9 Mohamed Hassan A Mohamed 25 – (1991-08-03)3 August 1991 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Al Rayyan Doha F 10 Abduallah Shaher Matalkeh 25 – (1991-03-08)8 March 1991 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Al Rayyan Doha F 11 Erfan Ali 32 – (1983-12-20)20 December 1983 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Al Sadd Basketball Team C 12 Abdelrahman Yehia Abdelhaleem 20 – (1996-06-26)26 June 1996 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Al Rayyan Doha C 13 Mohd Yousuf Mohamed 34 – (1982-09-09)9 September 1982 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) El Jaish SC (basketball) C 14 Khalid Abdalla Adam 23 – (1993-02-27)27 February 1993 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) Al-Shamal Sports Club G 15 Mohamed Abdelaziz Abdelkawy 20 – (1995-11-23)23 November 1995 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) Al Rayyan Doha	Head coach Vassilis Fragkias Assistant coach(es) Georgios Bitzanis 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 v t e
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 PG 5 Trey Johnson 31 – (1984-08-30)30 August 1984 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Marinos de Anzoátegui SG 6 Saad Abdulrahman Ali 30 – (1985-05-02)2 May 1985 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Al Sadd Basketball Team G/F 7 Daoud Musa 33 – (1982-02-02)2 February 1982 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Al Sadd Basketball Team SF 8 Khalid Suliman 28 – (1987-02-07)7 February 1987 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Al Sadd Basketball Team SG 9 Mohamed Hasaan A Mohamed 24 – (1991-08-03)3 August 1991 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Al Rayyan Basketball Team G 10 Abdulrahman Mohamed Saad 19 – (1996-07-02)2 July 1996 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Al Gharafa Doha PF 11 Erfan Ali 31 – (1983-12-20)20 December 1983 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Al Sadd Basketball Team C 12 Mohamed Saleem Abdulla 29 – (1986-06-16)16 June 1986 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Al Rayyan Basketball Team C 13 Mohd Yousuf Mohamed 33 – (1982-09-09)9 September 1982 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) El Jaish SC (basketball) F 14 Abduallah Shaher Matalkeh 24 – (1991-03-08)8 March 1991 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Al Rayyan Basketball Team C 15 Khalid Abdalla Adam 22 – (1993-02-27)27 February 1993 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) Al Gharafa Doha	Head coach Vassilis Fragkias Assistant coach(es) Georgios Bitzanis 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 PG 5 Mansour Atif El Hadary 24 – (1990-04-12)12 April 1990 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Al-Arabi SC (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 G/F 7 Daoud Musa 32 – (1982-02-02)2 February 1982 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Al Sadd Basketball Team SF 8 Khalid Suliman 27 – (1987-02-07)7 February 1987 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Al Sadd Basketball Team SF 9 Baker Ahmad Mohamed 28 – (1986-08-11)11 August 1986 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) El Jaish SC PF 10 Yasseen Ismail  (C) 34 – (1980-08-12)12 August 1980 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Al Rayyan Basketball Team PF 11 Erfan Ali 30 – (1983-12-20)20 December 1983 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Al Sadd Basketball Team PF 12 Mohammed Seleem Abdulla 32 – (1982-07-17)17 July 1982 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Al Rayyan Basketball Team C 13 Mohd Yousuf Mohamed 32 – (1982-09-09)9 September 1982 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) El Jaish SC F 14 Ahmad Yousif Al Darwish 24 – (1990-04-12)12 April 1990 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) Al-Wakrah SC (basketball) PF 15 Omer Abdelqader 30 – (1983-10-01)1 October 1983 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Al-Gharafa Sports Club	Head coach Vassilis Fragkias Assistant coach(es) Georgios Bitzanis 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	Mansour El Hadary	5 ft 9	Al Arabi
5	Forward	Jarvis Hayes	6 ft 7	Elizur Ashkelon
6	Guard	Saad Abdulrahman Ali	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	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 Yousuf	6 ft 8	El Jaish
14	Forward	Malek Saleem	6 ft 4	Al Rayyan
15	Forward	Baker Ahmad Mohammed	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	Khalid Masoud Al Nasr	1980	Al Arabi
5	Guard	Malek Saleem Abdullah	1985	Al Rayyan
6	Guard	Saad Abdulrahman Ali	1985	Al Sadd
7	Guard	Daoud Musa	1982	Qatar Club
8	Forward	Khalid Suliman	1987	Al Sadd
9	Forward	Ali Turki	1982	Al Jaysh
10	Forward	Baker Ahmad Mohammed	1986	Al Rayyan
11	Forward	Erfan Ali Saeed	1983	Al Rayyan
12	Center	Mohammed Saleem Abdulla	1982	Al Rayyan
13	Forward	Hammam Ismail	1983	Free agent
14	Center	Hashim Zaidan	1980	Al-Ahli
15	Center	Omer Abdelqader	1983	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

• Joseph Stiebing – 2003–2006
• Kent Davison – 2006
• Joey Stiebing 2006–2007
• Eric Gardow - 2007-2008
• Kosay Hatem – 2011
• / Thomas Wisman – 2012–2013
• Vassilis Fragkias – 2014–2017 ^[10]
• Kosay Hatem – 2017
• Panayiotis Yiannaras – 2018–2020
• Miodrag Perišić – 2020–2023
• Thanasis Skourtopoulos – 2023–2024
• Hakan Demir – 2024–

See also

• Qatar women's national basketball team
• Qatar men's national under-19 basketball team
• Qatar men's national under-16 basketball team
• Qatar men's national 3x3 team

References

1. "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 25 February 2025. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
2. "نبذة تاريخية - الاتحاد القطري لكرة السلة" . Retrieved 24 November 2017.
3. FIBA National Federations – Qatar, FIBA, accessed 16 June 2013.
4. "FIBA Asia Cup 2021 Qualifiers November window host cities confirmed". FIBA. 25 October 2020.
5. "Qatar at the FIBA Asia Cup 2021 Qualifiers". FIBA.basketball.
6. 2017 FIBA Asia Cup roster
7. Qatar – FIBA Asia Challenge 2016, FIBA. 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.

External links

• Official website
• FIBA profile
• Qatar Basketball Records at FIBA Archive Archived 13 August 2013 at the Wayback Machine
• Asia-basket
• Presentation on Facebook

Videos

• Qatar v Korea - Group F - Game Highlights - 2015 FIBA Asia Championship Youtube.com video