2022–23 Stade Malien basketball season

Stade Malien
2022–23 season
ChairmanMahamadou Samaké
Head coachKaba Kanté
Moustapha TouréMoustapha Touré
ArenaPalais des Sports Salamatou Maiga
Ligue 1Champions
Basketball Africa LeagueThird place
Scoring leaderBasketball 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

Aliou Diarra led Stade Malien to the third place medal

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

Stade Malien roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age
PG 1 Mali Keita, Makan (C) 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 25 – (1999-05-08)8 May 1999
SG 2 Mali Traoré, Namakan 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 26 – (1998-04-16)16 April 1998
PF 5 Mali Pare, Mohamed 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 28 – (1996-11-01)1 November 1996
G 6 Nigeria Amayo, Kelvin (I) 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 32 – (1992-01-09)9 January 1992
G 7 Mali Bagayoko, Oumar 31 – (1993-03-11)11 March 1993
SG 10 Mali Keita, Mamadou 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 31 – (1993-02-01)1 February 1993
SF 12 Mali Konate, Tamandjan 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) 22 – (2002-11-02)2 November 2002
F 13 Mali Diallo, Ibrahima 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 26 – (1998-05-08)8 May 1998
G 14 Mali Sissouma, Soumaila 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 23 – (2001-12-01)1 December 2001
C 15 Mali Diarra, Aliou 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 23 – (2001-12-31)31 December 2001
SF 23 Mali Berthé, Souleymane 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 24 – (2000-10-05)5 October 2000
C 24 Nigeria Chinyelu, Rueben (E) 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 21 – (2003-09-30)30 September 2003
PF 28 United States Brigeforth, Brian (I) 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 30 – (1994-06-03)3 June 1994
PF 34 Morocco Wilkins, John (I) 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 35 – (1989-07-13)13 July 1989
PG 45 United States Foster, Gregory Clay (I) 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 35 – (1989-06-08)8 June 1989
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured
Updated: September 25, 2023


Games

Road to BAL

See also: 2023 BAL qualification

First round

21 October 2022 Stade Malien Mali 54–66 Ivory Coast 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 Benin 36–85 Mali 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 Niger 55–82 Mali 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 Guinea 76–82 Mali 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 Cameroon 52–65 Mali 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 Mali 91–64 Equatorial Guinea 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 Mali 63–80 Ivory Coast 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 Central African Republic 59–62 Mali 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

See also: 2023 BAL season

First phase

12 March 2023 Stade Malien Mali 68–78 Tunisia 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 Nigeria 74–78 Mali 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 Senegal 74–58 Mali 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 Mali 84–64 Rwanda 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 Ivory Coast 71–90 Mali 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 Mali 78–69 South Africa 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 Mali 73–78 Egypt 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 Angola 65–73 Mali 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

  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.