Marouan Kechrid (born 2 June 1981) is a Tunisian-French former basketball player and current coach. After starting his career with JS Kairouan, Kechrid played the majority of his career in Tunisia and won five CNA championships over an eighteen-year span. He also played for

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and Maghreb de Fes in the Moroccan Division Excellence. Kechrid was a member of the Tunisia national basketball team that finished third at the 2009 FIBA Africa Championship to qualify for the country's first

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. Kechrid averaged 9.8 PPG and 1.9 RPG for the Tunisians during the tournament. He also competed for the Tunisians in the

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and 2007 FIBA Africa Championship. He was a member of the Tunisian team that took part in the

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. Kechrid started his coaching career in 2021 as an assistant with US Monastir, and was promoted to head coach after a year. In October 2022, Kechrid and Monastir agreed to terminate their contract.

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1981 births Living people Basketball players at the 2012 Summer Olympics French men's basketball players Olympic basketball players for Tunisia Sportspeople from Dreux Point guards Shooting guards Tunisian expatriate basketball people in Morocco Tunisian men's basketball players 2010 FIBA World Championship players Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Tunisia Mediterranean Games medalists in basketball Competitors at the 2013 Mediterranean Games US Monastir basketball coaches Club Africain basketball players US Monastir basketball players ES Radès basketball players 21st-century French sportsmen {{Tunisia-basketball-bio-stub