Saeed Abdulrahman
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Saeed Abdulrahman Ali (born May 2, 1985 in Qatar
) is a professional basketball
player. He plays for Al-Sadd of the Qatar basketball league. He is also a member of the Qatar national basketball team
.
Saeed competed for the Qatar national basketball team
at the 2005
2007
and FIBA Asia Championship 2009
. He also competed for Qatar at their only FIBA World Championship
performance to date, in 2006, where he averaged 12.8 points and 2.4 assists per game.
In 2009, Abdulrahman had his best individual international tournament to date, averaging 17.8 points per game for the Qataris. He finished in the top ten leaders in points, minutes, and steals per game en route to being named to the All-Tournament third team. Despite his efforts, Qatar finished sixth in the tournament and failed to qualify for their second consecutive FIBA World Championship.
Qatar
Qatar , also known as the State of Qatar or locally Dawlat Qaṭar, is a sovereign Arab state, located in the Middle East, occupying the small Qatar Peninsula on the northeasterly coast of the much larger Arabian Peninsula. Its sole land border is with Saudi Arabia to the south, with the rest of its...
) is a professional basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
player. He plays for Al-Sadd of the Qatar basketball league. He is also a member of the Qatar national basketball team
Qatar national basketball team
- Qatar:Head coach: Kent Davison- References :...
.
Saeed competed for the Qatar national basketball team
Qatar national basketball team
- Qatar:Head coach: Kent Davison- References :...
at the 2005
FIBA Asia Championship 2005
The 2005 FIBA Asia Championship was the men's basketball qualifying tournament for FIBA Asia at the 2006 FIBA World Championship at Japan.In order to qualify for the tournament, teams would have to go through regional qualifiers. At the main tournament, three nations qualified for the world...
2007
FIBA Asia Championship 2007
The 2007 FIBA Asia Championship for Men is the qualifying tournament for FIBA Asia at the men's basketball tournament at the 2008 Summer Olympics at Beijing. The tournament was held in Tokushima, Japan from July 28 to August 5, 2007....
and FIBA Asia Championship 2009
FIBA Asia Championship 2009
The 2009 FIBA Asia Championship for Men was the biennial Asian continental championship and also served as the FIBA Asia qualifying tournament for the 2010 FIBA World Championship. The tournament was held from August 6 to 16, 2009 in Tianjin, China....
. He also competed for Qatar at their only FIBA World Championship
FIBA World Championship
The FIBA World Championship is an international basketball competition contested by the men's national teams of the members of the International Basketball Federation , the sport's global governing body...
performance to date, in 2006, where he averaged 12.8 points and 2.4 assists per game.
In 2009, Abdulrahman had his best individual international tournament to date, averaging 17.8 points per game for the Qataris. He finished in the top ten leaders in points, minutes, and steals per game en route to being named to the All-Tournament third team. Despite his efforts, Qatar finished sixth in the tournament and failed to qualify for their second consecutive FIBA World Championship.