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.
| 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) |
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.
Games
editRoad to BAL
editFirst round
edit| 21 October 2022 | Stade Malien 
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54–66 |  ABC Fighters
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Palais du 29 Juillet, Niamey, Niger |
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| 15:00 (GMT+1) | Scoring by quarter: 19–8, 14–28, 11–15, 10–15 | |||
| Boxscore | ||||
| 22 October 2022 | Elan Coton 
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36–85 | Stade Malien
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Palais du 29 Juillet, Niamey, Niger |
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| 14:00 (GMT+1) | Scoring by quarter: 2–25, 10–20, 15–19, 9–21 | |||
| Boxscore | ||||
| 23 October 2022 | Nigelec 
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55–82 | Stade Malien
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Palais du 29 Juillet, Niamey, Niger |
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| 16:30 (GMT+1) | Scoring by quarter: 11–21, 16–26, 12–15, 16–20 | |||
| Boxscore | ||||
Elite 16
editGroup stage
edit| 15 November | SLAC 
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76–82 | Stade Malien
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Palais des Sports de Treichville, Abidjan |
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| 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 |
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| 14 November | FAP 
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52–65 | Stade Malien
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Palais des Sports de Treichville, Abidjan |
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| 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 |
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| 16 November | Stade Malien
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91–64 |  Nueva Era
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Palais des Sports de Treichville, Abidjan |
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| 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 |
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Semifinal
edit| 18 November | Stade Malien
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63–80 | ABC Fighters
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Palais des Sports de Treichville, Abidjan |
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| 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 |
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Third place game
edit| 19 November | Bangui Sporting Club 
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59–62 | Stade Malien
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Palais des Sports de Treichville, Abidjan |
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| 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 |
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BAL
editFirst phase
edit| 12 March 2023 | Stade Malien
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68–78 |  US Monastir
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Dakar Arena, Dakar |
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| 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 |
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| 14 March 2023 | Kwara Falcons 
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74–78 | Stade Malien
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Dakar Arena, Dakar |
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| 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 |
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| 17 March 2023 | AS Douanes 
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74–58 | Stade Malien
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Dakar Arena, Dakar |
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| 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 |
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| 18 March 2023 | Stade Malien
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84–64 |  REG
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Dakar Arena, Dakar |
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| 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 |
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| 21 March 2023 | ABC Fighters
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71–90 | Stade Malien
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Dakar Arena, Dakar |
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| 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 |
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Playoffs
editQuarterfinal
edit| 21 May 2023 | Stade Malien
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78–69 |  Cape Town Tigers
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BK Arena, Kigali |
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| 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 |
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Semifinal
edit| 24 May 2023 | Stade Malien
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73–78 |  Al Ahly
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BK Arena, Kigali |
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| 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 |
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Third place game
edit| 26 May 2023 | Petro de Luanda 
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65–73 | Stade Malien
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BK Arena, Kigali |
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| 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 |
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References
edit- ^ 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.