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Hicham Benayad-Cherif
Free agent
Position	Small forward
Personal information
Born	24 February 1990 (age 34); Laval, Quebec, Canada
Nationality	Canadian / Algerian
Listed height	2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
Listed weight	102 kg (225 lb)
Career information
High school	Montmorency High School ; (Montreal, Canada)
College	Fort Wayne (2010–2012); Armstrong Athletic (2012–2014)
Career history
2016–2017	KW Titans
2017–2021	GS Pétroliers
Career highlights and awards
	BAL Ubuntu Award (2021);

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.

Career

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.

Personal

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

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

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

External links

[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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