Marouan Kechrid (born 2 June 1981) is a Tunisian-French former basketball player and current coach. He is the current head coach of US Monastir.
US Monastir | |||||||||||||||||
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Position | Head coach | ||||||||||||||||
League | Championnat National A | ||||||||||||||||
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Born | (1981-06-02) 2 June 1981 (age 41) Dreux, France | ||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Tunisian / France | ||||||||||||||||
Listed height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 170 lb (77 kg) | ||||||||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||||||||
Playing career | 2002–2019 | ||||||||||||||||
Position | Guard | ||||||||||||||||
Coaching career | 2021–present | ||||||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||||||
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2021–2022 | US Monastir (assistant) | ||||||||||||||||
2022–present | US Monastir | ||||||||||||||||
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As assistant coach:
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He spent the first five years of his career with Tunisian side JS Kairouan.[1][2]
Kechrid is a member of the Tunisia national basketball team that finished third at the 2009 FIBA Africa Championship to qualify for the country's first FIBA World Championship. Kechrid averaged 9.8 PPG and 1.9 RPG for the Tunisians during the tournament.[3] He also competed for the Tunisians in the 2005 and 2007 FIBA Africa Championship.[4] He was a member of the Tunisian team that took part in the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Kechrid started his coaching career in 2021 as an assistant with US Monastir, and was promoted to head coach after a year.
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US Monastir 2022 BAL Champions | |
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Tunisia squad – Africa Championship 2009 – Bronze Medal | ||
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Tunisia squad – 2011 Africa Championship – Gold medal | ||
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