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Al Sadd Basketball Team

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Al Sadd
Al Sadd logo
NicknameAl-Zaeem (The Boss)
Al-Dheeb (The Wolf)
LeaguesQatari Basketball League
Founded21 October 1969
ArenaJassim bin Hamad Indoor Hall
Capacity4,000
LocationDoha, Qatar
Team colorsBlack and White
   
PresidentMohammed Al Thani
Head coachVassilis Bratsiakos
ChampionshipsQatari Championship (6)
Emir of Qatar Cup (6)
Qatar Crown Prince Cup (1)
WebsiteOfficial website
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Athletics

Al Sadd Basketball Team (Arabic: فريق السد لكرة السلة) is a Qatari professional basketball team based in Doha, Qatar. Al Sadd Basketball Team is a branch of Sadd Sports Club, which is the most successful team in all of Qatar. The basketball team has won the Qatari Basketball League six times, its last in 2022, and the Emir of Qatar Cup six times.

Honours

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Domestic

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Winners (6): 1970, 1978, 1979, 1980, 2013, 2022
Winners (6): 1980, 1981, 1989, 1991, 1996, 1999
Winners (1): 2004

Players

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

Al Sadd roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht.
PG 1 Qatar Omar Saad (C) 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
SG 2 United States Vander Blue 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
F 3 Qatar Mohamed Abed 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
F 5 Qatar Babacar Dieng 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
SG 6 Qatar Faisal Abuissa 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
PG 8 Qatar Ahmed Mohamud 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
G 9 Qatar Fahad Alojan 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
SG 10 Libya Mohamed Sadi 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
C 12 Qatar Sultan Abuissa 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
G 17 Qatar Ahmad Mohamad 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
C 20 United States Waverly Austin 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in)
F/C 34 United States Clint Chapman 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)
Head coach

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured

Managerial history

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  • United States Bob Carroll (1987)
  • Kuwait Abdulrahman Baker (1990) [1]
  • Iraq Mohammed Najjar (1997–1998)
  • Jordan Samir Nassar (2005–2006)
  • Austria John Wojtak (2008–2010)
  • Serbia Zoran Krečković (2011–2012, 2014–2018)

Notable players

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  • Qatar Youssef Al-Badr
  • Qatar Abdulaziz Al Bakri
  • Qatar Khaled Suliman
  • Qatar Mohammed Awad
  • Qatar Zayed Ali Baroud
  • Bahrain Mohammed Yousef
  • Germany Johannes Krug
  • Ivory CoastUnited States Yessoufou Bassith
  • Iraq Hassan Abdullah
  • Senegal Dieng Bassirou
  • Senegal Khalifa Diop Babacar
  • SerbiaPhilippines Milan Vučićević
  • United States Temi Soyebo
  • United States Patrick Simpson
  • United States Michael Sanders
  • United States Curtis Haywood
  • United States Christopher Garnett
  • United States Jason Dixon
  • United States Clint Deas
  • United States Demond Cowins
  • United States Michael Bell
  • United States Michael Southall

See also

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References

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