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| leagues       = [[Ligue 1 (Guinea)|Ligue 1]] <br>[[Basketball Africa League]]
| founded       = 2004
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| history       = '''Seydou Legacy Athlétique Club'''<br>2004–present
| arena         = Palais des Sports du [[Stade du 28 Septembre]]
| location      = [[Conakry]], Guinea
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| president     = Aboubacar Keita
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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 (Guinea)|Ligue 1]], as well as in the [[Basketball Africa League]] (BAL) in of the [[2023 BAL season|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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fiba.basketball/africaleague/2019/news/history-made-as-guinean-club-slac-qualify-for-inaugural-fiba-afroleague-2019|title=History made as Guinean club SLAC qualify for inaugural FIBA AfroLeague 2019|work=FIBA.basketball|accessdate=22 December 2019}}</ref> On 1 March 2018, SLAC played its first game ever at an African main tournament, losing 80–65 to [[JS Kairouan]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fiba.basketball/africaleague/2019/game/0103/JS-Kairouan-S-L-A-C- |title=JS Kairouan v S.L.A.C. boxscore - FIBA Africa Basketball League |date=1 March 2019 |website=FIBA.basketball}}</ref>
 
In 2019, SLAC won its fourth domestic championship after beating BACK in the finals.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://africafootunited.com/news/guineebasket-le-slac-remporte-le-championnat!/7529 |title=Guinée-Basket: le SLAC remporte le championnat! |publisher=Africafootunited.com |date=2018-07-13 |accessdate=2019-11-02}}</ref> Qualified as national champion of Guinea, SLAC played in the [[2020 BAL Qualifying Tournaments]].<ref name=teams>{{cite web|url=http://www.fiba.basketball/news/african-clubs-to-compete-in-qualifying-tournaments-for-the-basketball-africa-league-confirmed|title=African clubs to compete in qualifying tournaments for the Basketball Africa League confirmed|date=9 October 2019|publisher=[[FIBA Africa]]|access-date=11 October 2019}}</ref> Before the start of the qualifiers, SLAC attracted Serbian head coach Zeljko Zecevic.<ref name=firwa>{{cite web|url=https://firawasport.com/basket-africa-league-le-slac-de-guinee-frappe-fort/|title=BASKET AFRICA LEAGUE : Le SLAC de Guinée frappe fort|date=24 October 2019|publisher=|accessdate=7 November 2019}}</ref>

The following year, the team returned to the BAL qualifiers and qualified after beating Mali's [[AS Police (basketball, Mali)|AS Police]] after overtime in the semifinal.<ref>{{cite news |title=Guinea's SLAC stun AS Police in OT, qualify to Basketball Africa League |url=https://www.fiba.basketball/africaleague/2022/qualifiers/news/guineas-slac-stun-as-police-in-ot-qualify-to-basketball-africa-league |access-date=16 December 2021 |work=FIBA.basketball |language=en}}</ref> As a result, SLAC became the first team from Guinea to play in the BAL. With a 2–3 record in the [[2022 BAL Sahara Conference|Sahara Conference]] behind standout guard [[Chris Crawford (basketball, born 1992)|Chris Crawford]], the team qualified for the playoffs.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=How teams are gearing up for the 2022 BAL Quarter-Finals |url=https://www.fiba.basketball/news/how-teams-are-gearing-up-for-the-2022-bal-quarterfinals |access-date=2022-09-16 |website=FIBA.basketball |language=en}}</ref> There, SLAC lost in the quarter-finals to the defending champions [[Zamalek SC Basketball|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]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-05-27 |title=MVP Nuni Omot leads Al Ahly to BAL title in Kigali |url=https://www.espn.com/espn/story/_/id/37740120/egypt-dominance-continues-al-ahly-claim-bal-crown-douanes |access-date=2023-05-28 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}</ref> In the 2023 offseason, SLAC's accomplished coach [[Željko Zečević]] departed the team for [[AS Salé (basketball)|AS Salé]]. The club hired Italian coach Paolo Povia, former head coach of the [[Ivory Coast men's national basketball team|Ivory Coast national team]], as his replacement.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-10-27 |title=Revamped SLAC chase third BAL appearance |url=https://www.fiba.basketball/africaleague/2024/qualifiers/news/revamped-slac-chase-third-bal-appearance |access-date=2023-10-29 |website=FIBA.basketball |language=en}}</ref>

==Players==
{{Main category|SLAC (basketball club) players}}

===Current roster===
{{Basketball roster nationality note}}
{{Basketball roster header
| team   = SLAC
| color1 =  | bg1 =  | color2 =  | bg2 = 
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<!-- list of players -->
{{Player3 | num = 0 | nat = GUI | first = Alseny | last = Balde | pos = G | m = 1.90 | kgs =  | year = 2001 | month = 05 | date = 27 | note =  }}
{{Player3 | num = 1 | nat = NGR | first = Zaid Christopher | last = Hearst | pos = PG | m = 1.94 | kgs =  | year = 1992 | month = 02 | date = 14 | note =  }}
{{Player3 | num = 3 | nat = GUI | first = Paul | last = Bangoura | pos = C | m = 2.05 | kgs =  | year = 2001 | month = 11 | date = 14 | note =  }}
{{Player3 | num = 4 | nat = GUI | first = Amadou | last = Thiam | pos = PG | m = 1.80 | kgs =  | year = 2005 | month = 05 | date = 06 | note =  }}
{{Player3 | num = 6 | nat = GUI | first = Alseny | last = Bah | pos = C | m = 2.00 | kgs =  | year = 2001 | month = 03 | date = 05 | note =  }}
{{Player3 | num = 7 | nat = GUI | first = Soriba | last = Sylla | pos = G | m = 1.85 | kgs =  | year = 2003 | month = 10 | date = 06 | note =  }}
{{Player3 | num = 12 | nat = GUI | first = Aboubacar | last = Soumpare | pos = C | m = 2.02 | kgs =  | year = 2005 | month = 08 | date = 16 | note =  }}
{{Player3 | num = 19 | nat = SEN | first = Maodo | last = Nguirane | pos = C | m = 2.10 | kgs =  | year = 1993 | month = 11 | date = 10 | note =  }}
{{Player3 | num = 21 | nat = CAN | first = Ibrahima | last = Doumbouya | pos = SG | m = 1.85 | kgs =  | year = 1997 | month = 10 | date = 07 | note =  }}
{{Player3 | num = 25 | nat = GUI | first = Kouakou | last = Amouzou | pos = PF | m = 1.95 | kgs =  | year = 2000 | month = 09 | date = 14 | note =  }}
{{Player3 | num = 41 | nat = USA | first = Marcus | last = Gilbert | dab = basketball | pos = F | m = 1.98 | kgs =  | year = 1993 | month = 01 | date = 01 | note =  }}
{{Player3 | num = 45 | nat = CIV | first = Nisre | last = Zouzoua | pos = SG | m = 1.92 | kgs =  | year = 1996 | month = 07 | date = 16 | note =  }}
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| head_coach =
* {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Paolo Povia]]
| asst_coach = 
| roster_url = https://www.fiba.basketball/africaleague/2024/qualifiers/team/Seydou-Legacy-Athl%C3%A9tique-Club#|tab=roster
| accessdate = 4 November 2023
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===Depth chart===
{{Basketball depth chart
 |team_name   = SLAC
 |starter_c   = Chris Obekpa
 |starter_pf  = Josh Nzeakor
 |starter_sf  = Dane Miller Jr.
 |starter_sg  = Chris Crawford
 |starter_pg  = Ibrahim Fofana
 |bench 1_c   = Mohamed Keita
 |bench 1_pf  = Djibril Sibide
 |bench 1_sf  = Dioumba Mara
 |bench 1_sg  = Mamadi Keita
 |bench 1_pg  = Serigne Mbaye
 |bench 2_c   =  
 |bench 2_pf  =
 |bench 2_sf  = Aboubacar Camara
 |bench 2_sg  = Alpha Kaba
 |bench 2_pg  = Mbembah Sankhon
 |bench 3_c   = 
 |bench 3_pf  =  
 |bench 3_sf  = 
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=== Notable players ===
{{legend|#ccccff|Players who have represented their country|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}{{legend|#ffa|Players who have played in the NBA|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}{{legend|#D2FFD2|Players who have won an individual award while at the club|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}

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]].
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Name
!Nationality
![[Basketball positions|Position]]
!SLAC career
|-
| align="left" |{{Sortname|Ibrahima Kalil|Fofana}}
| bgcolor=#ccccff align="left" |{{GUI}}
|PG
|2018–
|-
| bgcolor=#D2FFD2 align="left" |{{Sortname|Dane|Miller Jr.}}
| align="left" |{{USA}}
|PF
|2018–
|-
| align="left" |{{Sortname|Mamadou|Keita|dab=basketball}}
| bgcolor=#ccccff align="left" |{{MLI}}
|SG
|2021
|-
| align="left" |{{Sortname|Mohamed|Keita|dab=basketball}}
| bgcolor=#ccccff align="left" |{{GUI}}
|C
|2022
|-
| align="left" |{{Sortname|Chris|Crawford|dab=basketball, born 1992}}
| align="left" |{{USA}}
|SG
|2022
|-
| bgcolor=#D2FFD2 align="left" |{{Sortname|Chris|Obekpa}}
| bgcolor=#ccccff align="left" |{{NGR}}
|C
|2022
|-
| align="left" |{{Sortname|Uchenna|Iroegbu}}
| bgcolor=#ccccff align="left" |{{NGR}}
|PG
|2023
|-
| align="left" |{{Sortname|Mambourou|Mara}}
| bgcolor=#ccccff align="left" |{{GUI}}
|PF
|2023–
|}

==Head coaches==
{{columns-list|colwidth=20em|
*{{flagicon|SRB}} [[Željko Zečević]]: (2021–2023)
*{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Paolo Povia]]: (2023–present)
}}

==Honours==
'''[[Ligue 1 (Guinea)|Ligue 1]]'''
*'''Winners (6):''' 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21
'''[[Basketball Africa League]]'''

* Quarter-finalist (1): [[2022 BAL season|2022]]<ref name=":0" />

== In the Basketball Africa League ==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
!rowspan=2| Season
!colspan=4|[[Road to BAL]]
! rowspan="100" |
!colspan=3|Main competition
|-
! width=35|{{tooltip|W|Won}}
! width=35|{{tooltip|L|Lost}}
! Result
! Qualified
! width=35|{{tooltip|W|Won}}
! width=35|{{tooltip|L|Lost}}
! Result
|-
|-
|[[2021 BAL season|2021]]
| 1
| 2
| First phase
| {{na}}
| colspan=3  {{n/a|DNQ}}
|-
|[[2022 BAL season|2022]]
| 3
| 3
| {{Silver medal}}
| {{ya}}
| 3
| 3
| [[2022 BAL Playoffs|Quarter-finalist]]
|-
|[[2023 BAL season|2023]]
| 4
| 1
| {{Silver medal}}
| {{ya}}
|1
|4
|{{n/a|DNQ}}
|-
! Total
! 8
! 6
! colspan=2 | 2/3
! 4
! 7
!
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://mobile.twitter.com/slacbasketball Official Twitter profile]

{{Basketball Africa League}}

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[[Category:Basketball Africa League teams]]
[[Category:Basketball teams in Guinea]]
[[Category:Basketball teams established in 2004]]
[[Category:Sport in Conakry]]
[[Category:Road to BAL teams]]


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