Saad Abdulrahman

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Saad Abdulrahman
Personal information
Born (1985-05-02) 2 May 1985 (age 38)
Doha, Qatar
NationalityQatari
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Career information
Playing career2005–2016
PositionPoint guard
Career history
2005–2007Al-Sadd
2007–2010Al-Rayyan
2011–2016Al-Sadd
Medals
Men's Basketball
Representing  Qatar
FIBA Asia Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Harbin Team
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Doha Team
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2006 Doha Team

Saad Abdulrahman Ali (born 2 May 1985) is a former professional basketball player. He played for Al-Sadd of the Qatar Basketball League. He was also a member of the Qatar national basketball team.

Saad competed for the Qatar national basketball team at the 2005 2007 and FIBA Asia Championship 2009.[1] 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.[citation needed]

In 2009, Abdulrahman had his best individual international tournament to date, averaging 17.8 points per game for the Qataris.[1] 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.[2] However, despite his efforts, Qatar finished sixth in the tournament and failed to qualify for their second consecutive FIBA World Championship.[citation needed]

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