Stade Malien (basketball)

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Stade Malien
Stade Malien logo
Nickname Blancs de Bamako (Whites of Bamako)
League Ligue 1
BAL
Established 28 August 1960; 64 years ago (1960-08-28)
History Stade Malien
(1960–present)
Location Bamako, Mali
President Mahamadou Samaké
Head coach Kaba Kanté
Championships 16 Ligue 1
22 Malian Cups

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Stade Malien is a Malian basketball team based in Bamako. It is part of the multi-sports club, which also has a football team and rugby team. Founded in 1960, Stade plays in the Ligue 1, the highest level of basketball in Mali. They play in the Basketball Africa League (BAL) in the 2023 season.

The club is one of the most decorated teams in Mali, having won the Ligue 1 a record 16 times and the Malian Cup a record 24 times.[1]

Stade Malien were the third placed team in the 2023 season of the Basketball Africa League. They were also runners-up in the FIBA Africa Club Champions Cup twice, in 1972 and 1989.

History

The parent club of the basketball team was founded in 1960.

It took thirty-two years before Stade Malien won its first title, which was in 1992. They

They also reached the FIBA Africa Club Champions Cup finals twice, in 1972 and 1989. Both finals were lost, to Red Star Ndongo and ASEC Mimosas respectively.

After last appearing in international competitions in 2007, Stade Malien played in the 2023 season of the Basketball Africa League (BAL), after finishing third in the West Division of the Road to BAL.[2] Stade Malien finished as winners of the 2023 Sahara Conference, after finishing with a 3–2 record. They were led by local young players, 22-year old Souleymane Berthé who averaged 20.4 points, and 21-year old Aliou Diarra who lead the conference in rebounding with 13.4 per game.[3]

In the 2023 BAL Playoffs, Stade Malien continued its rise by defeating the Cape Town Tigers in the quarter-finals and thus becoming the first Malian team to reach the BAL semi-finals. In the semi-finals, the Malians narrowly lost to Al Ahly, before taking the third place game over Petro de Luanda. Aliou Diarra was named the BAL Defensive Player of the Year, and was given a spot in the All-BAL First Team.

Honours

National

Ligue 1 (record)[1]

  • Champions (16): 1992, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003,[4] 2004, 2005, 2006, 2004,[4] 2014,[5] 2022[6]

Malian Cup (record)[1][7]

  • Winners (24): 1961, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1989, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2013, 2014,[8] 2022[9]

Malian Super Cup

International

Basketball Africa League (BAL)

  • Third place (1): 2023

FIBA Africa Champions Cup

  • Runners-up (2): 1972, 1989
  • Third place (1): 1981
  • Fourth place (1): 1996

Road to BAL

  • Third place (1): 2023

Players

File:Stade Malien team photo 2023.jpg
Stade Malien in 2023 during a friendly tournament ahead of the 2023 BAL season

2023 roster

The following was the Stade Malien roster in the 2023 BAL season:

As of 22 May 2023.[12]

Note: Flags indicate national team, as has been defined under FIBA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIBA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 Mali PG Makan Keïta
2 Mali SG Namakan Traoré
5 Mali PF Mohamed Pare
6 Nigeria G Kelvin Amayo
7 Mali G Ouamr Bagayoko
10 Mali G Mamadou Keita
12 Mali SF Tamandjan Konate
14 Mali PF Soumaila Sissouma
15 Mali C Aliou Diarra
23 Mali SF Souleymane Berthé
24 Nigeria C Rueben Chinyelu
34 Morocco PF John Wilkins
45 United States C Gregory Clay Foster

Head coach: Mali Kaba Kanté

File:Aliou Diarra.jpg
Aliou Diarra was the 2023 BAL Defensive Player of the Year

Notable players

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.


In the Basketball Africa League

Season Road to BAL Main competition
W L Result Qualified W L Result
2023 6 2  Bronze Yes TBA
Total 6 2 1/1

Women's team

Stade Malien also has a women's team that plays in the highest division of Mali. The team has won the Malian championship three times (in 2001, 2011 and 2013) and the Malian Women's Cup eleven times (1981, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2001, 2016, 2022).[13]

References

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