Mehdi Cheriet

Mehdi Cheriet
	Cheriet with Boulazac in 2012
Personal information
Born	April 12, 1987 (age 37); Tarare, France
Nationality	French / Algerian
Listed height	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight	220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school	Albert Thomas (Roanne, France)
College	Arizona Western (2006–2008) ; San Diego State (2008–2011)
NBA draft	2011: undrafted
Playing career	2011–2019
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.

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]

References

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

External links

[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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