AS Police (basketball, Mali)

AS Police
Nickname	Policemen
Leagues	Ligue 1
Arena	Pavillon des Sports Modibo Keita
Capacity	1,100
Location	Bamako, Mali
Team colors	Blue, yellow, white
Main sponsor	Orange
President	Abdoulaye Cissé [1]
Head coach	Moussa Sogoré
Championships	4 Malian Leagues 5 Malian Cups
Home Away BAL

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]

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 nationalities not displayed.

AS Police roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age PG 4 Kone, Hamma 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 27 – (1997-10-31)31 October 1997 G/F 5 Pare, Mohamed 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) 28 – (1996-11-10)10 November 1996 SG 6 Kanoute, N'Faly 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 28 – (1996-12-02)2 December 1996 SG 7 Traoré, Ousmane 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 26 – (1998-08-18)18 August 1998 SG 8 Konaté, Stéphane  (I) 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 44 – (1980-08-23)23 August 1980 SG 9 Tandina, Papa 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 32 – (1993-04-18)18 April 1993 SG 10 Prince, Taevaunn  (I) 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 34 – (1991-07-06)6 July 1991 PG 11 Banza Kasongo, Jonathan  (I) 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 28 – (1996-07-26)26 July 1996 PF 12 Camara, Abdramane 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 25 – (2000-04-11)11 April 2000 F 13 Diarouma, Benke 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 29 – (1995-08-12)12 August 1995 C 14 Diallo, Ibrahima 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 27 – (1998-05-08)8 May 1998 C 15 Gonzalez, Adonis  (I) 30 – (1994-10-20)20 October 1994	Head coach Boubacar Kanoté Assistant coach(es) Kaba Kanté Legend (C) Team captain (I) Import player Injured Roster Updated: December 11, 2021

Past rosters

• 2021 BAL season

Honours

Honours		No.	Years
Leagues
Ligue 1 [3]	Winner	4	2016–17, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21
	Runners-up	1	2017–18
Malian Cup [8]	Winner	5	2005, 2011, 2017, 2020, 2021
	Runners-up	2	2018, 2019
Malian Super Cup [8]	Winner	3	2016–17, 2019–20, 2021–22
	Runners-up	3	2011–12, 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.

Season	Tournament	Round	Club	Score
2021	BAL	Regular season	Petro de Luanda	66–84
			AS Salé	79–88
			FAP	65–87

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. Archived from the original on 2 November 2019. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
3. "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.
8. "AS Police basketball team". Afrobasket.com . Retrieved 30 October 2019.

External links

• AS Police at Afrobasket.com