Mohamad Hachad
Encyclopedia
Mohamed Hachad is a Moroccan
-Canadian
basketball player. He currently plays for FOS BASKET BALL of the Ligue Nationale de Basketball
. He is also member of the Moroccan national basketball team
.
, Hachad grew up in Montreal
, Quebec
. His father also played basketball for Morocco
's national team. After being named high school's Mr. Quebec by a panel of sportswriters in the province, Hachad committed to play NCAA Division I basketball at Northwestern University
. Hachad was a four-year starter for the Wildcats and was named to the 2006 All-Big 10 Defensive Team following a senior year in which he led the Wildcats with 42 steals and 5 rebounds per game. Hachad finished his Northwestern career third on the Wildcats' all-time steals list and 11th on the all-time games played list.
After graduation, Hachad moved on to play with Sion Herens Basket of the Swiss Professional Basketball League
. In twelve games with the team, Hachad averaged 19.3 PPG, 4.6 RPG, and 5.2 APG with the team. Impressed with this performance, SPO Rouen Basket
of the French League
signed Hachad for the 2008-09 season. In 28 games with the team, Hachad averaged a solid 9.6 PPG to go along with 4.0 RPG and 1.4 SPG.
Hachad played with the Morocco national basketball team
at the 2009 FIBA Africa Championship. He averaged 13.2 PPG, 6.3 RPG, and 5.3 APG, although Morocco limped to a disappointing 12th place finish in the competition after losing four of five games following a 2-1 start.
Morocco
Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...
-Canadian
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
basketball player. He currently plays for FOS BASKET BALL of the Ligue Nationale de Basketball
Ligue Nationale de Basketball
The Ligue National de Basket is the top men's French professional basketball league. There are two divisions: French Pro A League and French Pro B League .-Pro A:...
. He is also member of the Moroccan national basketball team
Morocco national basketball team
The Morocco national basketball team is the national basketball team representing Morocco. It is administrated by the Federation Royale Marocaine de Basket-Ball.-African championship:-Current squad:-External links:*...
.
Career
Born in CasablancaCasablanca
Casablanca is a city in western Morocco, located on the Atlantic Ocean. It is the capital of the Grand Casablanca region.Casablanca is Morocco's largest city as well as its chief port. It is also the biggest city in the Maghreb. The 2004 census recorded a population of 2,949,805 in the prefecture...
, Hachad grew up in Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
, Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
. His father also played basketball for Morocco
Morocco national basketball team
The Morocco national basketball team is the national basketball team representing Morocco. It is administrated by the Federation Royale Marocaine de Basket-Ball.-African championship:-Current squad:-External links:*...
's national team. After being named high school's Mr. Quebec by a panel of sportswriters in the province, Hachad committed to play NCAA Division I basketball at Northwestern University
Northwestern University
Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston and Chicago, Illinois, USA. Northwestern has eleven undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools offering 124 undergraduate degrees and 145 graduate and professional degrees....
. Hachad was a four-year starter for the Wildcats and was named to the 2006 All-Big 10 Defensive Team following a senior year in which he led the Wildcats with 42 steals and 5 rebounds per game. Hachad finished his Northwestern career third on the Wildcats' all-time steals list and 11th on the all-time games played list.
After graduation, Hachad moved on to play with Sion Herens Basket of the Swiss Professional Basketball League
Ligue Nationale de Basketball (Switzerland)
Ligue Nationale de Basketball A ' is the top professional basketball league in Switzerland. The national league is divided into two divisions, the A and the B, with a system of promotion and relegation between them.- League A Teams :...
. In twelve games with the team, Hachad averaged 19.3 PPG, 4.6 RPG, and 5.2 APG with the team. Impressed with this performance, SPO Rouen Basket
SPO Rouen Basket
SPO Rouen Basket is a basketball club based in Rouen, France that plays in the Ligue Nationale de Basketball.-External links:*...
of the French League
Ligue Nationale de Basketball
The Ligue National de Basket is the top men's French professional basketball league. There are two divisions: French Pro A League and French Pro B League .-Pro A:...
signed Hachad for the 2008-09 season. In 28 games with the team, Hachad averaged a solid 9.6 PPG to go along with 4.0 RPG and 1.4 SPG.
Hachad played with the Morocco national basketball team
Morocco national basketball team
The Morocco national basketball team is the national basketball team representing Morocco. It is administrated by the Federation Royale Marocaine de Basket-Ball.-African championship:-Current squad:-External links:*...
at the 2009 FIBA Africa Championship. He averaged 13.2 PPG, 6.3 RPG, and 5.3 APG, although Morocco limped to a disappointing 12th place finish in the competition after losing four of five games following a 2-1 start.