Mehdi Cheriet (born April 12, 1987) is a French-Algerian professional

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player who currently plays for SO Maritime Boulogne of the

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in France.

Collegiate career

After completing his years at Albert Thomas School in

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, Cheriet enrolled in

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. He helped the team win their third consecutive

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Region I championship and the NJCAA district finals in his freshman season. As a sophomore, Cheriet was known as a premier

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basketball player and was ranked the 17th-best junior college player by

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. By the end of the season, he garnered All-

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(ACCAC) honors as his team finished with a 26-3 record.

International career

On July 20, 2015, it was announced that Cheriet would join

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for the

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. He was called up by team head coach Ali Filali despite not being in the preliminary squad.

References

External links

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