Mohamed Kherrazi


Mohamed Kherrazi is a Dutch professional basketball player of Moroccan descent who currently plays for the Dutch Basketball League club Landstede Hammers. He is also a member of the Dutch national basketball team. He is a record three-time DBL Defensive Player of the Year winner.

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. 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.
On 12 August 2019, Kherrazi signed with Landstede Zwolle.

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