Seydou Legacy Athlétique Club, commonly known as SLAC, is a Guinean

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team from

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. The team plays in the

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, as well as in the

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(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

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, located next to the multi-purpose stadium.

History

In March 2018, SLAC made its debut in the

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, the top pan-African league. On 1 March 2018, SLAC played its first game ever at an African main tournament, losing 80–65 to

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. In 2019, SLAC won its fourth domestic championship after beating BACK in the finals. Qualified as national champion of Guinea, SLAC played in the

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. 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

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behind standout guard Chris Crawford, the team qualified for the playoffs. There, SLAC lost in the quarter-finals to the defending champions

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from Egypt. In the

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, 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

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. In the 2023 offseason, SLAC's accomplished coach

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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

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

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Head coaches

Honours

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

* Quarter-finalist (1):

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In the Basketball Africa League

References

External links

Official Twitter profile
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