SLAC (basketball club)

Seydou Legacy Athlétique Club, commonly known as SLAC, is a Guinean basketball team from Conakry.

SLAC
LeaguesLigue 1
LocationConakry, Guinea
PresidentAbass Issaoui[1]
Head coachZeljko Zecevic
Championships6 (2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021)

History

In March 2018, SLAC made its debut in the FIBA Africa Basketball League, the top pan-African league.[2] On 1 March 2018, SLAC played its first game ever at an African main tournament, losing 80–65 to JS Kairouan.[3]

In 2019, SLAC won its fourth domestic championship after beating SLACK in the finals.[4] Qualified as national champion of Guinea, SLAC played in the 2020 BAL Qualifying Tournaments.[5] Before the start of the qualifiers, SLAC attracted Serbian head coach Zeljko Zecevic.[1]

Players

Current roster

The following was the SLAC roster in the 2022 BAL Qualifying Tournaments:[6]

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

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SLAC roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.
PG 2 Ogundiran, Jordan 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
G 3 Poole, Michael 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
PG 4 Camara, Amara 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
SG 5 Kourouma, Moussa 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
SF 6 Mara, Dioumba 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)
PF 7 Miller Jr., Dane 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)
PG 8 Sankhon, Mbemba 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
9 Doumbouya, Sory 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)
SG 10 Keita, Mamadou 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
11 Sidibe, Djibril
PG 12 Fofana, Ibrahim 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
G 13 Keita, Mamadi 182 m (597 ft 1 in)
PF 6 Mara, Dioumba
F 7 Sidibe, Ibrahim
PF Camara, Aboubacar 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
PF Kaba, Cabinet 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
F/C Kone, Ben
Head coach
  • Zeljko Zecevic
Assistant coach(es)
  • Souleymane Camara
  • Mohamed El-Prince Ahmed
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (I) Import player
  • Injured
Updated: October 30, 2021

Honours

Ligue 1

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

In African competitions

FIBA Africa Basketball League (1 appearance)

2018–19 – Group Phase

BAL Qualifiers (1 appearance)

2020 – First Round

References
  1. "BASKET AFRICA LEAGUE : Le SLAC de Guinée frappe fort". 24 October 2019. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
  2. "History made as Guinean club SLAC qualify for inaugural FIBA AfroLeague 2019". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
  3. "JS Kairouan v S.L.A.C. boxscore - FIBA Africa Basketball League". FIBA.basketball. 1 March 2019.
  4. "Guinée-Basket: le SLAC remporte le championnat!". Africafootunited.com. 2018-07-13. Retrieved 2019-11-02.
  5. "African clubs to compete in qualifying tournaments for the Basketball Africa League confirmed". FIBA Africa. 9 October 2019. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
  6. "S.L.A.C at the ROAD TO BAL 2022 2021: Roster". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 30 October 2021.


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