Qatar men's national basketball team

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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. Qatar will host the 2027 World Cup.

FIBA ranking76 Increase 2 (13 July 2026)[1]
Joined FIBA1977[2]
FIBA zoneFIBA Asia
National federationQBF
Quick facts FIBA ranking, Joined FIBA ...
Qatar
FIBA ranking76 Increase 2 (13 July 2026)[1]
Joined FIBA1977[2]
FIBA zoneFIBA Asia
National federationQBF
CoachHakan Demir
FIBA World Cup
Appearances2
FIBA Asia Cup
Appearances11
Medals3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bronze: (2003, 2005)
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
FIBA Asia Championship 0 0 2
FIBA Asia Challenge 1 0 2
Asian Games 0 1 0
Total 1 1 4
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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
More information Year, Position ...
Year Position Pld W L
Argentina 1950Not a FIBA member
Brazil 1954
Chile 1959
Brazil 1963
Uruguay 1967
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1970
Puerto Rico 1974
Philippines 1978
Colombia 1982Did not enter
Spain 1986
Argentina 1990
Canada 1994
Greece 1998
United States 2002Did not qualify
Japan 200621st place505
Turkey 2010Did not qualify
Spain 2014
China 2019
Philippines Japan Indonesia 2023
Qatar 2027Qualified as host
France 2031To be determined
Total2/21505
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FIBA Asia Cup

Main article: FIBA Asia Cup
More information Year, Position ...
Year Position Pld W L
Philippines 1960Not a FIBA member
Taiwan 1963
Malaysia 1965
South Korea 1967
Thailand 1969
Japan 1971
Philippines 1973
Thailand 1975
Malaysia 1977
Japan 1979did not enter
India 1981
Hong Kong 1983
Malaysia 1985
Thailand 1987
China 1989
Japan 199116th place716
Indonesia 1993did not enter
South Korea 1995
Saudi Arabia 1997
Japan 1999
China 20015th place743
China 20033rd place862
Qatar 20053rd place871
Japan 20077th place853
China 20096th place945
China 201116th place505
Philippines 20136th place853
China 20157th place945
Lebanon 201713th place303
Indonesia 2022did not qualify
Saudi Arabia 202513th place303
Total11/31753639
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Asian Games

See also: Basketball at the Asian Games
  • 1978 – 14th
  • 2002 – 9th
  • 2006 – 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
  • 2010 – 5th
  • 2014 – 6th
  • 2018 – 9th
  • 2022 – 11th

Arab Nations Championship

See also: Arab Nations Basketball Championship
  • 1974–1997 – ?
  • 1999 – 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
  • 2000–2005 – ?
  • 2007 – 5th
  • 2010 – ?
  • 2011 – 1st place, gold medalist(s)
  • 2015–2023 – ?

Pan Arab Games

See also: Basketball at the Pan Arab Games

Team

Current roster

Roster for the 2025 FIBA Asia Cup.[4]

More information Players, Coaches ...
Qatar men's national basketball team – 2025 FIBA Asia Cup roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
G 0 Brandon Goodwin (NP) 29 – (1995-10-02)2 October 1995 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Free agent
F 1 Tyler Harris 31 – (1993-09-01)1 September 1993 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Al-Rayyan Qatar
G 3 Mahmoud Luay Darwish 22 – (2003-04-02)2 April 2003 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Al Ahli SC Qatar
G 4 Abdulrahman Saad (C) 29 – (1996-07-02)2 July 1996 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Al-Arabi SC Qatar
C 5 Ndoye Seydou 26 – (1999-05-10)10 May 1999 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Al Sadd Qatar
C 8 Zine Eddine Bedri 22 – (2002-10-15)15 October 2002 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Columbia Lions United States
PG 13 Omar Saad 25 – (2000-05-13)13 May 2000 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) Al-Wakrah SC Qatar
F 14 Mohammed Abbasher 21 – (2004-07-06)6 July 2004 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Al Ahli SC Qatar
C 19 Moustapha Ndao 20 – (2005-04-27)27 April 2005 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Al Ahli SC Qatar
F 23 Babacar Dieng 27 – (1997-09-17)17 September 1997 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Al Sadd Qatar
C 33 Bobo Magassa 24 – (2000-09-04)4 September 2000 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Al-Rayyan Qatar
C 44 Alen Hadžibegović 26 – (1999-03-19)19 March 1999 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) BC Lietkabelis Lithuania
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Turkey Cengiz Karadağ
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (NP) Naturalized player
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 5 August 2025
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Past rosters

2017 FIBA Asia Cup

Roster for the 2017 FIBA Asia Cup.[6]

More information Players, Coaches ...
Qatar men's national basketball team – 2017 FIBA Asia Cup roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
SG 4 Abdulrahman Saad 21 – (1996-07-02)2 July 1996 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Al Gharafa Doha Qatar
G/F 5 Ahmad Al-Darwish 27 – (1990-04-12)12 April 1990 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) Al-Wakrah Qatar
PG 6 Mansour El Hadary 27 – (1990-04-12)12 April 1990 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) El Jaish Qatar
G/F 9 Hassan Mohamed 26 – (1991-08-03)3 August 1991 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Al Rayyan Doha Qatar
G 10 Abdulrahman Al-Muftah 22 – (1994-10-30)30 October 1994 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) Al-Ahli Qatar
PF 11 Erfan Ali 33 – (1983-12-20)20 December 1983 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) El Jaish Qatar
PF 12 Abdelrahman Abdelhaleem 21 – (1996-06-26)26 June 1996 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) Al Rayyan Doha Qatar
F/C 13 Mohammed Yousuf 34 – (1982-09-09)9 September 1982 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) El Jaish Qatar
C 15 Omer Abdelqader 33 – (1983-10-01)1 October 1983 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) Al Gharafa Doha Qatar
PG 16 Mohamed Abdelaziz 21 – (1995-11-23)23 November 1995 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) Al Rayyan Doha Qatar
C 42 Nasser Al-Rayes 22 – (1994-09-06)6 September 1994 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Caltech Beavers United States
Head coach
  • Iraq Kousay Hatem Khalaf
Assistant coach(es)
  • Egypt 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
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2015 FIBA Asia Championship

2015 FIBA Asia Championship squad:

More information Players, Coaches ...
Qatar men's national basketball team – 2015 FIBA Asia Championship roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClub
C 4 Abdelrahman Yehia Abdelhaleem 19 – (1996-06-26)26 June 1996 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Al Rayyan Basketball Team Qatar
PG 5 Trey Johnson 31 – (1984-08-30)30 August 1984 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Marinos de Anzoátegui Venezuela
SG 6 Saad Abdulrahman Ali 30 – (1985-05-02)2 May 1985 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Al Sadd Basketball Team Qatar
G/F 7 Daoud Musa 33 – (1982-02-02)2 February 1982 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Al Sadd Basketball Team Qatar
SF 8 Khalid Suliman 28 – (1987-02-07)7 February 1987 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Al Sadd Basketball Team Qatar
SG 9 Mohamed Hasaan A Mohamed 24 – (1991-08-03)3 August 1991 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Al Rayyan Basketball Team Qatar
G 10 Abdulrahman Mohamed Saad 19 – (1996-07-02)2 July 1996 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Al Gharafa Doha Qatar
PF 11 Erfan Ali 31 – (1983-12-20)20 December 1983 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Al Sadd Basketball Team Qatar
C 12 Mohamed Saleem Abdulla 29 – (1986-06-16)16 June 1986 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Al Rayyan Basketball Team Qatar
C 13 Mohd Yousuf Mohamed 33 – (1982-09-09)9 September 1982 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) El Jaish SC (basketball) Qatar
F 14 Abduallah Shaher Matalkeh 24 – (1991-03-08)8 March 1991 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Al Rayyan Basketball Team Qatar
C 15 Khalid Abdalla Adam 22 – (1993-02-27)27 February 1993 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) Al Gharafa Doha Qatar
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Greece Georgios Bitzanis
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 19 September 2014
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2014 Asian Games

2014 Asian Games squad:

More information Players, Coaches ...
Qatar men's national basketball team – 2014 Asian Games roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClub
PG 4 Boney Harold Watson 36 – (1978-03-26)26 March 1978 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Al Rayyan Basketball Team Qatar
PG 5 Mansour Atif El Hadary 24 – (1990-04-12)12 April 1990 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Al-Arabi SC (Qatar) 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 Qatar
G/F 7 Daoud Musa 32 – (1982-02-02)2 February 1982 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Al Sadd Basketball Team Qatar
SF 8 Khalid Suliman 27 – (1987-02-07)7 February 1987 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Al Sadd Basketball Team Qatar
SF 9 Baker Ahmad Mohamed 28 – (1986-08-11)11 August 1986 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) El Jaish SC Qatar
PF 10 Yasseen Ismail (C) 34 – (1980-08-12)12 August 1980 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Al Rayyan Basketball Team Qatar
PF 11 Erfan Ali 30 – (1983-12-20)20 December 1983 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Al Sadd Basketball Team Qatar
PF 12 Mohammed Seleem Abdulla 32 – (1982-07-17)17 July 1982 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Al Rayyan Basketball Team Qatar
C 13 Mohd Yousuf Mohamed 32 – (1982-09-09)9 September 1982 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) El Jaish SC Qatar
F 14 Ahmad Yousif Al Darwish 24 – (1990-04-12)12 April 1990 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) Al-Wakrah SC (basketball) Qatar
PF 15 Omer Abdelqader 30 – (1983-10-01)1 October 1983 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Al-Gharafa Sports Club Qatar
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Greece Georgios Bitzanis
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 19 September 2014
  • Source: incheon2014ag.org[7]
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2013 FIBA Asia Championship

2013 FIBA Asia Championship squad:

Head coach: Thomas Wisman[8]

More information #, Pos ...
# Pos Name Height Team
4GuardMansour El Hadary5 ft 9Al Arabi
5ForwardJarvis Hayes6 ft 7Elizur Ashkelon
6GuardSaad Abdulrahman Ali6 ft 4Al Sadd
7GuardDaoud Musa6 ft 4Al Sadd
8ForwardKhalid Suliman6 ft 6Al Sadd
9ForwardAli Turki Ali6 ft 7El Jaish
10CenterYasseen Ismail6 ft 8Al Rayyan
11ForwardErfan Ali Saeed6 ft 6Al Rayyan
12CenterMohammed Saleem Abdulla6 ft 9Al Rayyan
13CenterMohammed Yousuf6 ft 8El Jaish
14ForwardMalek Saleem6 ft 4Al Rayyan
15ForwardBaker Ahmad Mohammed6 ft 7El Jaish
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2006 FIBA World Championship

2006 FIBA World Championship squad:

Head coach: Joseph Stiebing

More information #, Pos ...
# Pos Name Year Born Team
4GuardKhalid Masoud Al Nasr1980Qatar Al Arabi
5GuardMalek Saleem Abdullah1985Qatar Al Rayyan
6GuardSaad Abdulrahman Ali1985Qatar Al Sadd
7GuardDaoud Musa1982Qatar Qatar Club
8ForwardKhalid Suliman1987Qatar Al Sadd
9ForwardAli Turki1982Qatar Al Jaysh
10ForwardBaker Ahmad Mohammed1986Qatar Al Rayyan
11ForwardErfan Ali Saeed1983Qatar Al Rayyan
12CenterMohammed Saleem Abdulla1982Qatar Al Rayyan
13ForwardHammam Ismail1983Free agent
14CenterHashim Zaidan1980Qatar Al-Ahli
15CenterOmer Abdelqader1983Qatar Al Rayyan
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Notable players

Other current notable players from Qatar:

More information Players, Coaches ...
Qatar roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
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
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Head coach history

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