The 2025 Stade Malen men's basketball season is the 65th season in club history and the 2nd season of the team in the Basketball Africa League (BAL). The Whites of Bamako qualified for their second BAL after Road to BAL.
After a third place in 2023, Stade Malien did not qualify for the BAL the previous season as they withdrew their place in the qualifying tournament due to financial reasons. This season, Boubacar Kanouté took over the team from Kaba Kanté.
In the buildup for the Road to BAL, the team acquired Cartier Diarra, who had previously played with the Cape Town Tigers, They officially qualified on November 10, 2024, following the semifinal win over KSA from Cameroon.
In the 2025 BAL season, Stade Malien lost all six games in the Kalahari Conference of the group phase, and was thus eliminated. They became the first team in league history to finish a season 0–6.
In the 2024–25 Ligue 1, Stade Malien lost the finals to CRB Tombouctou by a 2–3 score.
Roster
The following was Stade Malien's roster for the 2025 BAL season.
Transactions Additions Date Player Former teamN/ACartier Diarra Cape Town TigersMarch 29, 2025Romeo Enan Al SeebApril 3, 2025Landing Sané Fos-sur-merMouhamed Doumbya ASC Ville de DakarOusseynou SambeNBA Academy Africa
Games Road to BAL
First round Group A
Elite 16 Group phase
Semifinals
Final
BAL
Kahalari Conference
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