Hicham Benayad-Cherif (born 24 February 1990) is a Canadian-Algerian basketball player. He represents the Algeria national team. He was the winner of the BAL Ubuntu Award in 2021.

Hicham Benayad-Cherif
Free agent
PositionSmall forward
Personal information
Born (1990-02-24) 24 February 1990 (age 34)
Laval, Quebec, Canada
NationalityCanadian / Algerian
Listed height2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
Listed weight102 kg (225 lb)
Career information
High schoolMontmorency High School
(Montreal, Canada)
CollegeFort Wayne (2010–2012)
Armstrong Athletic (2012–2014)
Career history
2016–2017KW Titans
2017–2021GS Pétroliers
Career highlights and awards

Career

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Benayad-Cherif played two seasons for Fort Wayne, and red-shirted his first season there.[1]

Benayad-Cherif started his professional career with the KW Titans of the NBL Canada in 2016.

In 2019, he was a member of the GS Pétroliers team that qualified for the 2021 BAL season.

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Benayad-Cherif founded the Elite Student Academy in Algeria in 2018, an organisation which consists of 800 student athletes. He won the inaugural BAL Ubuntu Award in the 2021 season, "for his ongoing efforts to use the game of basketball to positively impact the lives of Algerian youth."[2]

BAL career statistics

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Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2021 GS Pétroliers 3 1 25.4 .231 .154 .250 2.0 .3 .0 .3 5.0
Career[3] 3 1 25.4 .231 .154 .250 2.0 .3 .0 .3 5.0

References

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  1. ^ "Hichem Benayad-Cherif - 2011-12 - Men's Basketball". Purdue Fort Wayne Athletics. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  2. ^ "HICHEM BENAYAD-CHERIF RECEIVES INAUGURAL BAL UBUNTU AWARD". BAL. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Hichem Benayad-Cherif Player Profile". basketball.realgm.com. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
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