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SLAC
Leagues	Ligue 1 Basketball Africa League
Founded	2004
History	Seydou Legacy Athlétique Club 2004–present
Arena	Palais des Sports du Stade du 28 Septembre
Location	Conakry, Guinea
President	Aboubacar Keita
Head coach	Paolo Povia
Championships	6 (2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021)
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Seydou Legacy Athlétique Club, commonly known as SLAC, is a Guinean basketball team from Conakry. The team plays in the Ligue 1, as well as in the Basketball Africa League (BAL) in of the 2023 season. SLAC has won the Ligue 1 championship six times in history.

SLAC plays its home games in the Palais de Sports de Stade du 28 Septembre, located next to the multi-purpose stadium.

History

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

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

The following year, the team returned to the BAL qualifiers and qualified after beating Mali's AS Police after overtime in the semifinal. 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. 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. 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.

Players

Current roster

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

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) 23 – (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) 21 – (2003-10-06)6 October 2003 C 12 Soumpare, Aboubacar 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 19 – (2005-08-16)16 August 2005 C 19 Nguirane, Maodo 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) 31 – (1993-11-10)10 November 1993 SG 21 Doumbouya, Ibrahima 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 27 – (1997-10-07)7 October 1997 PF 25 Amouzou, Kouakou 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 24 – (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) 28 – (1996-07-16)16 July 1996	Head coach Paolo Povia Legend (C) Team captain Injured Roster Updated: 4 November 2023

Depth chart

Notable players

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–

Head coaches

• Željko Zečević: (2021–2023)
• Paolo Povia: (2023–present)

Honours

Ligue 1

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

Basketball Africa League

• Quarter-finalist (1): 2022

In the Basketball Africa League

Season	Road to BAL					Main competition
	W	L	Result	Qualified		W	L	Result
2021	1	2	First phase			DNQ
2022	3	3	Silver			3	3	Quarter-finalist
2023	4	1	Silver			1	4	DNQ
Total	8	6	2/3			4	7

References

1. "History made as Guinean club SLAC qualify for inaugural FIBA AfroLeague 2019". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
2. "JS Kairouan v S.L.A.C. boxscore - FIBA Africa Basketball League". FIBA.basketball. 1 March 2019.
3. "Guinée-Basket: le SLAC remporte le championnat!". Africafootunited.com. 13 July 2018. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
4. "African clubs to compete in qualifying tournaments for the Basketball Africa League confirmed". FIBA Africa. 9 October 2019. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
5. "BASKET AFRICA LEAGUE : Le SLAC de Guinée frappe fort". 24 October 2019. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
6. "Guinea's SLAC stun AS Police in OT, qualify to Basketball Africa League". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
7. ^ "How teams are gearing up for the 2022 BAL Quarter-Finals". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
8. "MVP Nuni Omot leads Al Ahly to BAL title in Kigali". ESPN.com. 27 May 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
9. "Revamped SLAC chase third BAL appearance". FIBA.basketball. 27 October 2023. Retrieved 29 October 2023.

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