The 2025 Stade Malen men's basketball season is the 65th season in club history and the 2nd season of the team in the

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(BAL). The Whites of Bamako qualified for their second BAL after

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. After a third place in

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, 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,

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took over the team from Kaba Kanté. In the buildup for the

, the team acquired

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, who had previously played with the

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, They officially qualified on November 10, 2024, following the semifinal win over KSA from Cameroon. In the

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, Stade Malien lost all six games in the Kalahari Conference of the

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, and was thus eliminated. They became the first team in league history to finish a season 0–6. In the 2024–25

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, 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

Games

Road to BAL

First round

;Group A

Elite 16

= Group phase

= Semifinals

= Final

BAL

Kahalari Conference

Notes

References

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