| Position | Guard |
|---|---|
| Height | 6 ft |
| Height in | 3 |
| Weight lb | 192 |
| League | NBL, SEABL, BIG V, FIBA Somalia National Team |
| Number | 3 |
| Nationality | Somali |
| Birth date | June 19, 1987 (age 39) |
| Birth place | Mogadishu, Somalia |
| Draft year | 2009 |
| Career start | 2009 |
| Career end | pending |
| Years 1 | 2009 |
| Team 1 | Melbourne Tigers |
| Years 2 | 2003 - 2012 |
| Team 2 | Brisbane Spartans |
| Years 3 | 2009 - 2015 |
| Team 3 | Geelong Supercats |
| Years 4 | 2013 - 2014 |
| Team 4 | Bulleen Boomers |
| Years 5 | 2014 - 2015 |
| Team 5 | HumeCity Broncos |
| Team 6 | Brisbane Spartans |
| Years 6 | 2015 - 2016 |
Yusuf Qaafow (born June 19, 1987) is a Somali professional basketball player. At a professional level, he played for the Melbourne Tigers and then the Brisbane Spartans from 2009 until 2017, and has since been a basketball coach running his own academy called the HardKnockz Academy. Yusuf was born in Mogadishu Somalia and moved to Australia where he began playing basketball at the age of 12. He opted to represent his country of birth, Somalia national basketball team where he was born in 1987.[1] Yusuf played for Australian u19's School Boys team in New Zealand following year played in the Pacific School Games and then attended Junior College in Chicago and made 2nd team all conference and a freshman. Yusuf is the longest serving captain of the Somalia national basketball team 2013-2020, he has served as the nations longest team captain thus far.[2][3] Qaafow aspires to one day to get Somalia to be recognised as a basketball powerhouse once the country becomes stable.[4]
References
- ^ "Yusuf Qaafow Basketball Player Profile, Somalia National Team, News, stats, Career, Games Logs, Best, Awards - afrobasket". Eurobasket LLC
- ^ "Yusuf Qaafow – Against The Odds | Coffs Coast Focus". coffscoast.focusmag.com.au. Archived from the original on May 12, 2016.
- ^ Xulka Qaranka Wiilasha ka Qayb Gaay Ciyaaraha Bariga iyo Bartamaha Africa
- ^ "Somalia's Qaafow eager to make debut at FIBA AfroBasket 2017". FIBA.basketball