2022–23 Stade Malien basketball season

Stade Malien
2022–23 season
Chairman	Mahamadou Samaké
Head coach	Kaba Kanté
Moustapha Touré	Moustapha Touré
Arena	Palais des Sports Salamatou Maiga
Ligue 1	Champions
Basketball Africa League	Third place
Scoring leader	Basketball Africa League:; Aliou Diarra (18.0); Road to BAL:; Souleymane Berthé (14.8)

The 2022–23 season was Stade Malien men's basketball team's 62nd season in existence. They played in their first-ever Basketball Africa League (BAL) season, as well as in the Ligue 1.

Stade Malien qualified for the 2023 BAL season following a third place in the qualifying tournament, and made their debut in the league.^[1] They surprisingly won the Sahara Conference title.^[2] After a successful playoff run, the Blancs de Bamako finished in third place, after defeating Petro de Luanda in the playoff.^[3] Aliou Diarra was named the BAL Defensive Player of the Year.

Roster

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Stade Malien roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Ht.	Age
PG	1	Keita, Makan (C)	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	26 – (1999-05-08)8 May 1999
SG	2	Traoré, Namakan	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	27 – (1998-04-16)16 April 1998
PF	5	Pare, Mohamed	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	28 – (1996-11-01)1 November 1996
G	6	Amayo, Kelvin (I)	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	33 – (1992-01-09)9 January 1992
G	7	Bagayoko, Oumar		32 – (1993-03-11)11 March 1993
SG	10	Keita, Mamadou	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)	32 – (1993-02-01)1 February 1993
SF	12	Konate, Tamandjan	1.99 m (6 ft 6 in)	22 – (2002-11-02)2 November 2002
F	13	Diallo, Ibrahima	2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)	27 – (1998-05-08)8 May 1998
G	14	Sissouma, Soumaila	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)	23 – (2001-12-01)1 December 2001
C	15	Diarra, Aliou	2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)	23 – (2001-12-31)31 December 2001
SF	23	Berthé, Souleymane	2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)	24 – (2000-10-05)5 October 2000
C	24	Chinyelu, Rueben (E)	2.11 m (6 ft 11 in)	21 – (2003-09-30)30 September 2003
PF	28	Brigeforth, Brian (I)	2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)	31 – (1994-06-03)3 June 1994
PF	34	Wilkins, John (I)	2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)	36 – (1989-07-13)13 July 1989
PG	45	Foster, Gregory Clay (I)	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	36 – (1989-06-08)8 June 1989

Head coach

Kaba Kanté

Assistant coach(es)

Boubacar Kanouté
Abdrahamane Maïga

Legend

(C) Team captain
Injured

Roster

Updated: September 25, 2023

Games

Road to BAL

First round

21 October 2022	Stade Malien	54–66	ABC Fighters	Palais du 29 Juillet, Niamey, Niger
15:00 (GMT+1)	Scoring by quarter: 19–8, 14–28, 11–15, 10–15
		Boxscore

22 October 2022	Elan Coton	36–85	Stade Malien	Palais du 29 Juillet, Niamey, Niger
14:00 (GMT+1)	Scoring by quarter: 2–25, 10–20, 15–19, 9–21
		Boxscore

23 October 2022	Nigelec	55–82	Stade Malien	Palais du 29 Juillet, Niamey, Niger
16:30 (GMT+1)	Scoring by quarter: 11–21, 16–26, 12–15, 16–20
		Boxscore

Elite 16

Group stage

15 November	SLAC	76–82	Stade Malien	Palais des Sports de Treichville, Abidjan
18:00	Scoring by quarter: 21–20, 18–23, 22–202, 15–19
	Pts: Miller Jr. 22 Rebs: Miller Jr. 10 Asts: Nwabuzor 5	Boxscore	Pts: Mamadou Keita 20 Rebs: Diarra 11 Asts: Makan Keita 4

14 November	FAP	52–65	Stade Malien	Palais des Sports de Treichville, Abidjan
18:00	Scoring by quarter: 10–17, 18–17, 13–14, 11–17
	Pts: Almeida 11 Rebs: Ngaransou 12 Asts: Tametong 6	Boxscore	Pts: Berthe 15 Rebs: Diarra 14 Asts: Berthe 5

16 November	Stade Malien	91–64	Nueva Era	Palais des Sports de Treichville, Abidjan
13:00	Scoring by quarter: 28–14, 18–18, 18–14, 27–18
	Pts: Berthe 13 Rebs: Three players 3 Asts: Mamadou Keita 4	Boxscore	Pts: Worthy 21 Rebs: Hinestrosa 10 Asts: Bobepari 5

Semifinal

18 November	Stade Malien	63–80	ABC Fighters	Palais des Sports de Treichville, Abidjan
21:00	Scoring by quarter: 10–21, 18–20, 13–22, 22–17
	Pts: Berthe 15 Rebs: Diarra 12 Asts: Three players 3	Boxscore	Pts: Konaté 17 Rebs: Kone 10 Asts: Pacheco Ortiz 4

Third place game

19 November	Bangui Sporting Club	59–62	Stade Malien	Palais des Sports de Treichville, Abidjan
18:30	Scoring by quarter: 15–26, 18–24, 17–10, 9–12
	Pts: Gasana, Fula Nganga 15 Rebs: Gray 11 Asts: Nambaï 2	Report	Pts: Berthe 22 Rebs: Diarra 18 Asts: Makan 5

BAL

First phase

12 March 2023	Stade Malien	68–78	US Monastir	Dakar Arena, Dakar
17:30	Scoring by quarter: 15–23, 22–21, 12–16, 19–18
	Pts: Berthe 34 Rebs: Diarra 14 Asts: Keita 3	Boxscore	Pts: Randle 18 Rebs: Thomas 10 Asts: Randle 7	Attendance: 883 Referees: Nate Cearley, Yann Vezo Davidson, Erick Otieno

14 March 2023	Kwara Falcons	74–78	Stade Malien	Dakar Arena, Dakar
16:00	Scoring by quarter: 15–18, 16–18, 18–28, 25–14
	Pts: Wilson 19 Rebs: Mohammed 8 Asts: Mordi 5		Pts: Diarra 23 Rebs: Diarra 14 Asts: Three players 3	Attendance: 300 Referees: Biniam Maru, Kalume Tonton Banza, Dorothy Okatch

17 March 2023	AS Douanes	74–58	Stade Malien	Dakar Arena, Dakar
19:30	Scoring by quarter: 21–17, 12–12, 14–13, 27–16
	Pts: Crawford 21 Rebs: Ndiaye 8 Asts: Ndour 5	Boxscore	Pts: Berthe 17 Rebs: Diarra 14 Asts: Mamadou Keita 4	Attendance: 3,059

18 March 2023	Stade Malien	84–64	REG	Dakar Arena, Dakar
14:00	Scoring by quarter: 22–12, 15–20, 23–17, 24–15
	Pts: Berthe 23 Rebs: Diarra 16 Asts: Amayo 6	Boxscore	Pts: Filer 19 Rebs: Chomche 9 Asts: Thomas 10	Attendance: 650 Referees: Biniam Maru, Aboolo Amr, Dorothy Okatch

21 March 2023	ABC Fighters	71–90	Stade Malien	Dakar Arena, Dakar
16:00	Scoring by quarter: 10–18, 18–25, 13–22, 30–25
	Pts: Konaté 19 Rebs: Robinson, Konaté 8 Asts: Robinson 8	Livestats	Pts: Diarra 22 Rebs: Chinyelu 13 Asts: Berthé 7	Attendance: 1,567 Referees: Stephanie Barksdale, Antonio Bernardo, Arnold Moseya

Playoffs

Quarterfinal

21 May 2023	Stade Malien	78–69	Cape Town Tigers	BK Arena, Kigali
19:00	Scoring by quarter: 31–15, 17–15, 16–22, 14–17
	Pts: Diarra, Wilkins 18 Rebs: Diarra 13 Asts: Foster 7	Report	Pts: Prinsloo 19 Rebs: Gbinije 13 Asts: Gbinije 5	Attendance: 3,632 Referees: Hortencia Sanchez-Carrizales, Jean Sauveur Ruhamiriza, Leslie Cherubin

Semifinal

24 May 2023	Stade Malien	73–78	Al Ahly	BK Arena, Kigali
20:30	Scoring by quarter: 17–17, 21–16, 15–25, 20–20
	Pts: Amayo 15 Rebs: Diarra 11 Asts: Foster 6	Livestats	Pts: Amin 21 Rebs: Amin 6 Asts: Thompson 4	Attendance: 6,102 Referees: Klyde Mulla, Jean Sauveur Ruhamiriza, Annie Joyce Muchenu

Third place game

26 May 2023	Petro de Luanda	65–73	Stade Malien	BK Arena, Kigali
18:00	Scoring by quarter: 15–20, 19–16, 20–14, 11–23
	Pts: Morais 15 Rebs: Morais 9 Asts: Morais, Diabate 4	Livestats	Pts: Diarra 25 Rebs: Diarra 12 Asts: Three players 5	Referees: Hortensia Sanchez-Carrizales, Marie Leslie Cherubin, Mbaye Seye

References

^ Sikubwabo, Damas (2022-11-20). "Road to BAL: Stade Malien qualify for BAL 2023". The New Times. Retrieved 2024-11-20.
^ "Stade Malien deserved to win – Mills". The BAL. 2023-03-21. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
^ "STADE MALIEN BEAT PETRO IN A WIN FOR MALI". The BAL. Retrieved 2024-11-20.

[1] Sikubwabo, Damas (2022-11-20). "Road to BAL: Stade Malien qualify for BAL 2023". The New Times. Retrieved 2024-11-20.

[2] "Stade Malien deserved to win – Mills". The BAL. 2023-03-21. Retrieved 2023-03-22.

[3] "STADE MALIEN BEAT PETRO IN A WIN FOR MALI". The BAL. Retrieved 2024-11-20.

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2023 BAL season
Qualification tournaments Group stage Nile Conference Sahara Conference Playoffs Final Rosters
Nile Conference	Al Ahly Cape Town Tigers City Oilers Ferroviário da Beira Petro de Luanda SLAC
Sahara Conference	ABC Fighters AS Douanes Kwara Falcons REG US Monastir