SLAC (basketball club)

In March 2018, SLAC made its debut in the FIBA Africa Basketball League, the top pan-African league.^[1] On 1 March 2018, SLAC played its first game ever at an African main tournament, losing 80–65 to JS Kairouan.^[2]

In 2019, SLAC won its fourth domestic championship after beating BACK in the finals.^[3] Qualified as national champion of Guinea, SLAC played in the 2020 BAL Qualifying Tournaments.^[4] Before the start of the qualifiers, SLAC attracted Serbian head coach Zeljko Zecevic.^[5]

The following year, the team returned to the BAL qualifiers and qualified after beating Mali's AS Police after overtime in the semifinal.^[6] As a result, SLAC became the first team from Guinea to play in the BAL. With a 2–3 record in the Sahara Conference behind standout guard Chris Crawford, the team qualified for the playoffs.^[7] There, SLAC lost in the quarter-finals to the defending champions Zamalek from Egypt.

In the 2023 BAL season, they had a 1–4 record and thus failed to qualify for the playoffs a second year in a row. SLAC's star player Dane Miller Jr. was named to the All-BAL First Team.^[8] In the 2023 offseason, SLAC's accomplished coach Željko Zečević departed the team for AS Salé. The club hired Italian coach Paolo Povia, former head coach of the Ivory Coast national team, as his replacement.^[9]

SLAC roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age G 0 Balde, Alseny 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 23 – (2001-05-27)27 May 2001 PG 1 Hearst, Zaid Christopher 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 32 – (1992-02-14)14 February 1992 C 3 Bangoura, Paul 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 22 – (2001-11-14)14 November 2001 PG 4 Thiam, Amadou 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 19 – (2005-05-06)6 May 2005 C 6 Bah, Alseny 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 23 – (2001-03-05)5 March 2001 G 7 Sylla, Soriba 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 20 – (2003-10-06)6 October 2003 C 12 Soumpare, Aboubacar 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 18 – (2005-08-16)16 August 2005 C 19 Nguirane, Maodo 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) 30 – (1993-11-10)10 November 1993 SG 21 Doumbouya, Ibrahima 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 26 – (1997-10-07)7 October 1997 PF 25 Amouzou, Kouakou 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 23 – (2000-09-14)14 September 2000 F 41 Gilbert, Marcus 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 31 – (1993-01-01)1 January 1993 SG 45 Zouzoua, Nisre 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 27 – (1996-07-16)16 July 1996	Head coach Paolo Povia Legend (C) Team captain Injured Roster Updated: 4 November 2023

The following list of former SLAC players includes players who have played at least one official international match for their country, have won a major award or have played in the National Basketball Association.

Name	Nationality	Position	SLAC career
Ibrahima Kalil Fofana	Guinea	PG	2018–
Dane Miller Jr.	United States	PF	2018–
Mamadou Keita	Mali	SG	2021
Mohamed Keita	Guinea	C	2022
Chris Crawford	United States	SG	2022
Chris Obekpa	Nigeria	C	2022
Uchenna Iroegbu	Nigeria	PG	2023
Mambourou Mara	Guinea	PF	2023–

Ligue 1

• Winners (6): 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016-17, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21

Basketball Africa League

• Quarter-finalist (1): 2022^[7]

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