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Al-Gharafa SC (basketball)

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Al Gharafa Doha
NicknameAl Fuhud (The Cheetahs)
LeaguesQatari Basketball League
Founded1979
LocationDoha, Qatar
Head coachKosay Hatem
ChampionshipsQatari Championship (2)
WebsitePresentation at Asia-basket.com

Al Gharafa Doha is a Qatari professional basketball club. The club competes in the Qatari Basketball League.

The club has traditionally provided Qatar's national basketball team with key players.[1]

History

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The team originally competed under the name Al-Ittihad and changed its name to Al-Gharafa before the 2005 season.

The team won the Qatari League in 2014.[2]

Players

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Current roster

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Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

Al Gharafa roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht.
F 0 Qatar Ahmad Osman 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
F/C 1 United States C. J. Aiken 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)
F 6 Qatar Nedim Muslic 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)
G 7 Qatar Azzam Abuisneenah 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
G 8 United States Kenny Brown 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
SG 10 Qatar Raslan Abdulla 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
G 12 United States Antonio Wade 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
C 18 Qatar Mohammed Yousuf 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)
G 21 Qatar Amr Elgohary 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
F 22 Qatar Marlen Issaybayev 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
F 24 Senegal Ousseynou Mbow 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
F 38 Qatar Mohammed Ouiri 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Head coach

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured

Notable players

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ |tab=roster 2015 FIBA Asia Championship – Qatar Roster, FIBA.com, accessed 16 February 2016.
  2. ^ "Al Gharafa Doha - Team History". Asia-Basket.com. Retrieved December 10, 2018.
  3. ^ "Big wins for Gharafa, Qatar Sports Club". Gulf Times. December 5, 2017. Retrieved December 10, 2018.
  4. ^ Madwar, Ahmad (December 7, 2018). "Nemanja Besovic agreed terms with Al Gharafa". Asia-Basket.com. Eurobasket Data Center. Retrieved December 10, 2018.
  5. ^ Lupo, Nicola (September 28, 2018). "Franklin Session signs with Al Gharafa". Sportando.com. NanoPress. Retrieved December 8, 2018.
  6. ^ "Justin volgt Wesley naar Qatar". svthetitans.nl (in Dutch). February 21, 2018. Archived from the original on August 22, 2018. Retrieved August 22, 2018.
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