AS Police (basketball, Mali)

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AS Police
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NicknamePolicemen
Leagues Ligue 1
Arena Pavillon des Sports Modibo Keita
Capacity1,100
Location Bamako, Mali
Team colorsBlue, yellow, white
   
Main sponsor Orange
PresidentAbdoulaye Cissé [1]
Head coachMoussa Sogoré
Championships4 Malian Leagues
5 Malian Cups
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Association Sportive Police, commonly known as AS Police, is a basketball club based in Bamako, Mali. The team plays in the Ligue 1. The roster mainly consists of civilians from N'Tomikorobougou, a neighborhood in Bamako, and police officers. [2]

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The team has known recent success, winning the national championship in 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021. [3] The Police have also won five Malian Cups and were one of the twelve teams that played in the inaugural season of the Basketball Africa League (BAL) in 2021.

History

In 2019, Police won its second Malian national championship. Under head coach Moussa Sogoré, the team went unbeaten (9–0) on its way to its maiden title. By winning this title, Police earned the right to play in the 2020 BAL qualifiers. [4] In the first round, the team finished first in Group A and advanced to the second round after upsetting GS Pétroliers. [5]

On 1 December 2019, the Police qualified for the inaugural Basketball Africa League (BAL) season after winning the third place game over ABC. [6] The Police played the regular season of the tournament in Kigali and finished in the fourth and last place in Group B. Nigerian forward Jawachi Nzeakor led the team in scoring with 21 points per game. Center Ibrahima Thomas led the league in rebounding with 12 rebounds per game.

In the 2020–21 season, Police won its third consecutive Malian title after defeating Attar Club the finals. [7]

Players

Current roster

The following is the AS Police roster for the second round of the 2022 BAL qualification:

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

AS Police roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Age
PG 4 Flag of Mali.svg Kone, Hamma 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)25 – (1997-10-31)31 October 1997
G/F 5 Flag of Mali.svg Pare, Mohamed 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in)26 – (1996-11-10)10 November 1996
SG 6 Flag of Mali.svg Kanoute, N'Faly 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)26 – (1996-12-02)2 December 1996
SG 7 Flag of Mali.svg Traoré, Ousmane 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)25 – (1998-08-18)18 August 1998
SG 8 Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Konaté, Stéphane  (I)1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)43 – (1980-08-23)23 August 1980
SG 9 Flag of Mali.svg Tandina, Papa 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)30 – (1993-04-18)18 April 1993
SG 10 Flag of Jamaica.svg Prince, Taevaunn  (I)1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)32 – (1991-07-06)6 July 1991
PG 11 Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg Banza Kasongo, Jonathan  (I)1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)27 – (1996-07-26)26 July 1996
PF 12 Flag of Mali.svg Camara, Abdramane 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)23 – (2000-04-11)11 April 2000
F 13 Flag of Mali.svg Diarouma, Benke 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)28 – (1995-08-12)12 August 1995
C 14 Flag of Mali.svg Diallo, Ibrahima 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)25 – (1998-05-08)8 May 1998
C 15 Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Gonzalez, Adonis  (I)28 – (1994-10-20)20 October 1994
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (I) Import player
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
Updated: December 11, 2021

Past rosters

Honours

HonoursNo.Years
Leagues
Ligue 1 [3] Winner42016–17, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21
Runners-up12017–18
Malian Cup [8] Winner52005, 2011, 2017, 2020, 2021
Runners-up22018, 2019
Malian Super Cup [8] Winner32016–17, 2019–20, 2021–22
Runners-up32011–12, 2015–16, 2017–18

In the Basketball Africa League

AS Police has played three games in the main Basketball Africa League tournaments, losing all three games in 2021.

SeasonTournamentRoundClubScore
2021 BAL Regular season Flag of Angola.svg Petro de Luanda 66–84
Flag of Morocco.svg AS Salé 79–88
Flag of Cameroon.svg FAP 65–87

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References

  1. ↑ "Coupe d'Afrique des clubs de basket-ball : AS Police, une qualification historique –". Maliactu.info. Retrieved 2019-11-02.
  2. ↑ "Basketball, championnat nationale : AS Police, cette année sera-t-elle la bonne ?". Sportsmali (in French). 16 April 2019. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  3. 1 2 "AS Police". Archived from the original on 2021-04-29. Retrieved 2021-04-02.
  4. ↑ "African clubs to compete in qualifying tournaments for the Basketball Africa League confirmed". FIBA Africa. 9 October 2019. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
  5. ↑ "Jubilation as AS Police stun GSP to advance to the Second Round of the Basketball Africa League Qualifiers". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2019-11-02.
  6. ↑ "AS Police secure maiden Basketball Africa League ticket". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
  7. ↑ "Police win 2020/2021 season". Afrobasket.com. 22 September 2021. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
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