Al-Gharafa SC (basketball) explained

Al Gharafa Doha
Color1:	blue
Color2:	yellow
Nickname:	Al Fuhud (The Cheetahs)
Leagues:	Qatari Basketball League
Founded:	1979
Location:	Doha, Qatar
Coach:	Kosay Hatem
Championships:	Qatari Championship (2)
Website:	Presentation at Asia-basket.com

Al Gharafa Doha is a Qatari professional basketball club. The club competes in the Qatari Basketball League.

The club has traditionally provided Qatar's national basketball team with key players.^[1]

History

The team originally competed under the name Al-Ittihad and changed its name to Al-Gharafa before the 2005 season.

The team won the Qatari League in 2014.^[2]

Players

Current roster

Notable players

• Khalid Abdalla Adam
• Mychal Ammons^[3]
• Wayne Arnold
• Marcus Banks
• Nemanja Bešović^[4]
• Suleiman Braimoh
• Jordan Callahan
• Devan Downey
• Kevin Galloway
• Dominic James
• Jeremiah Massey
• Abdulrahman Mohamed Saad
• Franklin Session^[5]
• Eugene Spates
• Mike Taylor
• Justin Watts^[6]

See also

• Al-Gharafa Sports Club

External links

• Asia-Basket.com Team Page

Notes and References

1. https://www.fiba.basketball/asia/2015/Qatar |tab=roster 2015 FIBA Asia Championship – Qatar Roster
2. Web site: Al Gharafa Doha - Team History. Asia-Basket.com. December 10, 2018.
3. Web site: Big wins for Gharafa, Qatar Sports Club. Gulf Times. December 5, 2017. December 10, 2018.
4. Web site: Nemanja Besovic agreed terms with Al Gharafa. Ahmad. Madwar. Asia-Basket.com. Eurobasket Data Center. December 7, 2018. December 10, 2018.
5. Web site: Franklin Session signs with Al Gharafa. Nicola. Lupo. Sportando.com. NanoPress. September 28, 2018. December 8, 2018.
6. Web site: Justin volgt Wesley naar Qatar . svthetitans.nl . February 21, 2018 . August 22, 2018 . nl . https://web.archive.org/web/20180822043054/http://www.svthetitans.nl/2018/02/21/justin-volgt-wesley-naar-qatar/ . August 22, 2018 . dead .