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Born | Doha, Qatar | 2 May 1985|||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Qatari | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Playing career | 2005–2016 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Position | Point guard | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Career history | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2005–2007 | Al-Sadd | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2007–2010 | Al-Rayyan | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2011–2016 | Al-Sadd | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]