Al Sadd Basketball Team

Al Sadd
Nickname	Al-Zaeem (The Boss) Al-Dheeb (The Wolf)
Leagues	Qatari Basketball League
Founded	21 October 1969
Arena	Jassim bin Hamad Indoor Hall
Capacity	4,000
Location	Doha, Qatar
Team colors	Black and White
President	Mohammed Al Thani
Head coach	Vassilis Bratsiakos
Championships	Qatari Championship (6) Emir of Qatar Cup (6) Qatar Crown Prince Cup (1)
Website	Official website
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Main article: Sadd Sports Club

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

Domestic

• Qatari Championship

Winners (6): 1970, 1978, 1979, 1980, 2013, 2022

• Emir of Qatar Cup

Winners (6): 1980, 1981, 1989, 1991, 1996, 1999

• Qatar Crown Prince Cup

Winners (1): 2004

Players

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

Managerial history

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

Notable players

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

See also

• Al Sadd Handball Team
• Al Sadd Futsal Team
• Al Sadd Volleyball Team

External links

• Official website (in English and Arabic)
• Asia-basket.com - Team Profile