2024–25 Stade Malien basketball season

Stade Malien (basketball)

2025 season
Stade Malien in the opening game of the 2025 BAL season in April
Head coach	Boubacar Kanouté
Ligue 1	Runners-up (lost to CRB Tombouctou)
BAL	Group phase (4th place in Kalahari Conference)
Scoring leader	Mahamane Coulibaly 14.7
Rebounding leader	Mouhamed Doumbya 6.3
Assists leader	Mahamane Coulibaly 2.2
←  2023–24 ← 2022–23 (Previous BAL season) 2025–26 →

The 2025 Stade Malen men's basketball season is the 65th season in club history and the 2nd season of the team in the Basketball Africa League (BAL). The Whites of Bamako qualified for their second BAL after Road to BAL.

After a third place in 2023, Stade Malien did not qualify for the BAL the previous season as they withdrew their place in the qualifying tournament due to financial reasons. This season, Boubacar Kanouté took over the team from Kaba Kanté. ^[1]

In the buildup for the Road to BAL, the team acquired Cartier Diarra, who had previously played with the Cape Town Tigers, They officially qualified on November 10, 2024, following the semifinal win over KSA from Cameroon. ^[2]

In the 2025 BAL season, Stade Malien lost all six games in the Kalahari Conference of the group phase, and was thus eliminated. They became the first team in league history to finish a season 0–6. ^[3]

In the 2024–25 Ligue 1, Stade Malien lost the finals to CRB Tombouctou by a 2–3 score. ^[4]

Roster

Cartier Diarra was the team's starting point guard in both the BAL qualifying rounds and proper tournament

Mahamane Coulibaly led Stade Malien in scoring in the BAL main tournament

The following was Stade Malien's roster for the 2025 BAL season.

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

2025 Stade Malien roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age F 4 Tounkara, Hinda Mady 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 21 – (2003-06-30)30 June 2003 G/F 6 Doumbya, Mouhamed  (I) 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) 28 – (1997-03-27)27 March 1997 G 7 Diarra, Cartier  (DP) 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 27 – (1998-02-06)6 February 1998 SF 10 Sambe, Ousseynou  (E) 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 18 – (2006-10-20)20 October 2006 PF/C 13 Thiero, Abdrahamane 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 22 – (2002-11-09)9 November 2002 PG 14 Togo, Allaye 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 21 – (2003-08-08)8 August 2003 C 15 Haidara, Abdoulaye 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 22 – (2003-03-11)11 March 2003 F 23 Coulibaly, Mahamane 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 24 – (2001-01-28)28 January 2001 C 24 Doucoure, Mamadou 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) 26 – (1998-09-28)28 September 1998 PF 28 Dade, Haman 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 22 – (2003-04-18)18 April 2003 PF/C 34 Enan, Romeo  (I) 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) 31 – (1993-09-29)29 September 1993 PF/C 41 Sane, Landing  (I) 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) 34 – (1990-12-19)19 December 1990 CG 45 Fofana, Gaoussou 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 24 – (2000-12-25)25 December 2000	Head coach Kaba Kanté Assistant coach(es) Boubacar Kounaté Legend (C) Team captain (I) Import player (E): BAL Elevate player Injured Roster Updated: April 4, 2025

Transactions

Additions

Date	Player	Former team
N/A	Cartier Diarra	Cape Town Tigers
March 29, 2025	Romeo Enan [5]	Al Seeb
April 3, 2025 [6] [a]	Landing Sané	Fos-sur-mer
	Mouhamed Doumbya	ASC Ville de Dakar
	Ousseynou Sambe	NBA Academy Africa

Games

Road to BAL

Main article: 2025 BAL qualification

First round

Group A

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Al Ahli Tripoli (H)	2	2	0	185	143	+42	4	Advance to Elite 16
2	Stade Malien	2	1	1	147	161	−14	3
3	Kriol Star (W)	2	0	2	153	181	−28	2

Source: FIBA
(H) Hosts; (W) Wild card

Al Ahli Tripoli v Stade Malien

10 October 2024	Al Ahli Tripoli	85–66	Stade Malien	Tripoli
19:30 (GMT+2)	Scoring by quarter: 32–11, 14–21, 15–20, 24–14
	Pts: Eric 23 Rebs: Almeida 13 Asts: Almeida, Hodge 7	Boxscore	Pts: Coulibaly 20 Rebs: Pare 8 Asts: Keïta 8	Arena: Great Hall Referees: BANZA KALUME, Tonton (COD), GAGA, Didier (RWA),LAROUCI, Adlen (ALG)

Stade Malien v Kriol Star

11 October 2024	Stade Malien	81–76	Kriol Star	Tripoli
19:30 (GMT+2)	Scoring by quarter: 20–20, 16–21, 24–17, 21–16
	Pts: Coulibaly, Kanoute 16 Rebs: Pare 11 Asts: Kante 5	Boxscore	Pts: Lahrichi, Ndizeye 14 Rebs: Brown 12 Asts: Lahrichi 7	Arena: Great Hall Referees: KAMATE, Hassane (CIV), BANZA KALUME, Tonton (COD), TABOUBI, Amir (TUN)

Elite 16

Group phase

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification		SMAL	ABC	CHS	MDA
1	Stade Malien	3	3	0	241	198	+43	6	Advance to final round		—	90–80	72–65	79–53
2	ABC Fighters	3	1	2	255	229	+26	4			80–90	—	85–88	90–51
3	Chaux Sport	3	1	2	218	229	−11	4			65–72	88–85	—	65–72
4	MDA Basket	3	1	2	176	234	−58	4			53–79	51–90	72–65	—

Source: FIBA

Semifinals

Stade Malien v KSA

9 November 2024	Stade Malien	80–59	KSA	Abidjan, Ivory Coast
16:30	Scoring by quarter: 17–14, 28–14, 18–15, 17–16
	Pts: Coulibaly 19 Rebs: Djambo 11 Asts: Keïta 7	Boxscore	Pts: Kadji 12 Rebs: Bileg 10 Asts: Nzeulie 3	Arena: Palais des Sports de Treichville Attendance: 110

Final

Stade Malien v Al Ahli Tripoli

10 November 2024	Stade Malien	68–71	Al Ahli Tripoli	Abidjan, Ivory Coast
19:30	Scoring by quarter: 16–30, 22–24, 16–11, 14–6
	Pts: Kanoute 19 Rebs: Dade Haman, Kanoute 7 Asts: Kante 7	Boxscore	Pts: Badrush 26 Rebs: Deng 15 Asts: Sadi 5	Arena: Palais des Sports de Treichville Attendance: 1,050 Referees: Tonton Banza Kalume (COD), Walelign Fikadu Gebeto (ETH), Hassane Kamate (CIV)

BAL

Main article: 2025 BAL season

Kahalari Conference

See also: 2025 BAL season group phase § Kalahari Conference

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	PCT	Qualification
1	Al Ittihad Alexandria	6	6	0	526	428	+98	1.000	Advance to playoffs
2	Rivers Hoopers	6	4	2	484	466	+18	.667
3	FUS Rabat (H)	6	2	4	456	475	−19	.333
4	Stade Malien	6	0	6	395	492	−97	.000

Source: BAL
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

Stade Malien v Rivers Hoopers

5 April 2025	Stade Malien	60–81	Rivers Hoopers	Rabat, Morocco
16:00	Scoring by quarter: 23–16, 12–25, 12–21, 13–19
	Pts: Coulibaly 20 Rebs: Doumbya 11 Asts: Coulibaly 6	Boxscore	Pts: Amayo 19 Rebs: Olisemeka 12 Asts: Akec, Shamba 4	Arena: Salle Moulay Abdellah Attendance: 3,329 Referees: Ian Mcclenny, Oumar Sy, Natascha Onono

Stade Malien v Al Ittihad Alexandria

6 April 2025	Stade Malien	69–72	Al Ittihad Alexandria	Rabat, Morocco
16:00	Scoring by quarter: 21–19, 22–18, 11–15, 15–20
	Pts: Diarra 19 Rebs: Doumbya 7 Asts: Coulibaly 5	Boxscore	Pts: Deng 21 Rebs: Khalaf 11 Asts: Vinales 4	Arena: Salle Moulay Abdellah Referees: Yann Davidson, Arnold Moseya, Dorothy Okatch

FUS Rabat v Stade Malien

8 April 2025	FUS Rabat	92–72	Stade Malien	Rabat, Morocco
20:00	Scoring by quarter: 29–12, 16–29, 21–19, 26–12
	Pts: Zouzoua 22 Rebs: Diagne 6 Asts: Zouita 8	Boxscore	Pts: Doumbya 15 Rebs: Coulibaly 5 Asts: Diarra, Doumbia 5	Arena: Salle Moulay Abdellah Attendance: 3,520 Referees: Julian McFadden, Yann Vezo Davidson, Natascha Onono

Al Ittihad Alexandria v Stade Malien

10 April 2025	Al Ittihad Alexandria	91–68	Stade Malien	Rabat, Morocco
17:00	Scoring by quarter: 20–15, 22–15, 20–15, 29–23
	Pts: King 22 Rebs: Deng 9 Asts: Metwaly 5	Boxscore	Pts: Coulibaly 25 Rebs: Enan 8 Asts: Coulibaly, Enan 3	Arena: Salle Moulay Abdellah Attendance: 915 Referees: Ian Mcclenny, Erick Otieno, Sarty Nghixulifwa

Stade Malien v FUS Rabat

12 April 2025	Stade Malien	67–77	FUS Rabat	Rabat, Morocco
19:00	Scoring by quarter: 15–18, 16–22, 17–17, 19–20
	Pts: Coulibaly 26 Rebs: Doumbya Asts:Three players 3	Boxscore	Pts: Jordan 18 Rebs: Diagne, Fofana 9 Asts: Fofana 6	Arena: Salle Moulay Abdellah Attendance: 5,279 Referees: Erik Aellig, Arnold Moseya, Dorothy Okatch

Rivers Hoopers v Stade Malien

13 April 2025	Rivers Hoopers	79–59	Stade Malien	Rabat, Morocco
16:00	Scoring by quarter: 27–21, 27–10, 20–7, 15–21
	Pts: Putney 15 Rebs: Olisemeka 9 Asts: Olisemeka 6	Boxscore	Pts: Tounkara 14 Rebs: Doumbya 8 Asts: Sane 3	Arena: Salle Moulay Abdellah Referees: Julian McFadden, Erick Otieno, Sarty Nghixulifwa

Notes

1. The roster was officially released before the first game of the season on the official BAL website.

References

1. "Introducing the 2025 Kalahari Conference". The BAL. Retrieved 6 April 2025.
2. "Stade Malien outpace KSA, qualify for the 2025 BAL". www.fiba.basketball. 9 November 2024. Retrieved 7 April 2025.
3. "Rivers Hoopers hand Stade Malien unwanted BAL first - An 0-6 season". ESPN.com. 14 April 2025. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
4. "CRB Tombouctou become 2024/25 Champions". www.afrobasket.com. 3 June 2025. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
5. "Romeo Enan (ex Al Seeb) signs at Stade". www.afrobasket.com. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
6. "Stade Malien (MALI)". The BAL. Retrieved 7 April 2025.