Qatar national men’s basketball team revealed their official line-up for the FIBA Asia Championship 2013 hosted by the Philippines. The Qatar national men’s basketball team is reinforced by naturalized player Jarvis Hayes, the 10th overall pick during the 2003 NBA draft.
The national basketball team of Qatar won back to back bronze medals during the 2003 and 2005 edition of the FIBA Asia Championships and considered as one of the contenders from the Gulf countries. The team is already (–foul word(s) removed–)ured of their second-round ticket after Lebanon was suspended by FIBA.
According to Qatar national basketball team coach Tom Wisman his team learned a lot from their defeats during their overseas training in Tunisia and they are raring to for the title citing the Philippines, Jordan, and Chinese Taipei as roadblocks to their dream of making it to Spain.
Here’s the complete line-up of Qatar National Basketball Team:
Head Coach:Â Â Thomas ‘Tom’ Wisman (AUS/USA)
| No. | Given Name | Family Name | DOB | Ht. | Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Mansour Atif | Elhadary | 12/04/1990 | 180 | PG |
| 5 | Jarvis James | Hayes | 09/08/1981 | 198 | SG /F |
| 6 | Saad Abdulrahman | Ali | 02/05/1985 | 193 | SG |
| 7 | Daoud Musa | Daoud | 02/02/1982 | 193 | PG/SG |
| 8 | Khalid Suliman | Abdi | 07/02/1987 | 198 | F |
| 9 | Ali Turki | Ali | 10/01/1982 | 201 | F |
| 10 | Y(–foul word(s) removed–)een Ismail | Musa | 12/08/1980 | 203 | F |
| 11 | Erfan Ali | Saeed | 20/12/1983 | 201 | F |
| 12 | Mohammed Seleem | Abdulla | 17/07/1982 | 201 | C |
| 13 | Mohd Yousuf | Mohammed | 09/09/1982 | 205 | C |
| 14 | Malek Salem | Abdulla | 13/05/1985 | 188 | SG |
| 15 | Baker Ahmad | Mohammed | 11/08/1986 | 201 | F |