Mohamed Kherrazi

Mohamed Kherrazi (born 29 June 1990) is a Dutch professional basketball player of Moroccan descent who plays for the Pro Basketball League (PBL) club Kangoeroes Mechelen. He is also a member of the Dutch national basketball team. He is a record three-time DBL Defensive Player of the Year winner.

Mohamed Kherrazi
Kherrazi playing for ZZ Leiden in 2016
No. 11 – Kangoeroes Mechelen
PositionPower forward
LeaguePro Basketball League
Personal information
Born (1990-06-29) 29 June 1990
Errachidia, Morocco
NationalityDutch
Listed height2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)
Listed weight93 kg (205 lb)
Career information
Playing career2010–present
Career history
2010–2011ABC Amsterdam
2011–2019ZZ Leiden
2019–2020Landstede Hammers
2020–presentFeyenoord
2020–present→Kangoeroes Mechelen
Career highlights and awards

Professional career

In his first professional season with ABC Amsterdam Kherrazi was named the DBL Rookie of the Year. In 2011, he signed with Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden.[1] In the 2014–15 season, Kherrazi was named the DBL Defensive Player of the Year. In 2019, Kherrazi won his third Defensive Player award, which was a new record.[2]

On 12 August 2019, Kherrazi signed with Landstede Zwolle.[3]

On 1 October 2020, Kherrazi signed with Feyenoord Basketball.[4] On 1 December, Feyenoord announced Kherrazi had extended his contract until 2022 but will play temporarily for Kangoeroes Mechelen in Belgium. Because the DBL season had been suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Kherrazi continued with Kangoeroes.[5]

International career

Kherrazi made his debut for the Netherlands national basketball team in 2014, during the qualification rounds for EuroBasket 2015. With the Netherlands, Kherrazi qualified for EuroBasket 2015, which was the first continental tournament for the Dutch in 25 years.

Honours

Club
ZZ Leiden
Landstede Hammers

Individual awards

Player profile
"He (Kherrazi) is physical strong, isn't scared, is a great rebounder, an excellent defender and for a player of his age he knows how to bring the ball to the right players."[6]

Toon van Helfteren, 2012

Kherrazi is known as a good defender and solid rebounder. He usually plays as power forward but is occasionally used as small forward.

Personal

His brother, Hicham, is also a professional player.

References
  2. "Defensive Player: Mohamed Kherrazi". basketballleague.nl. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
  3. "Landstede Basketbal lijft Mohamed Kherrazi in". landstedebasketbal.nl. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  4. "Mohamed Kherrazi tekent bij Zeeuw & Zeeuw Feyenoord" (in Dutch). 1 October 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
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