After the departures of Nadir Hifi and Jaylen Hoard, Théo Maledon and Élie Okobo also failed at the gates of Paris 2024. According to information from USA Basketball – confirmed by those of BeBasketthe French staff refined its choice before announcing the list of 12 players to the France group in the middle of the afternoon. This will be made official this Monday, July 8 at 12 p.m.
First campaign for Wembanyama, Coulibaly and Strazel
After the road crash during the last World Cup in Asia and the elimination in the first round, the Blues – candidates for the Olympic title – still have twenty days of preparation before the start of hostilities at the Pierre-Mauroy stadium in Villeneuve-d'Ascq against Brazil, winner of the Olympic qualifying tournament against the Latvian hosts. “We have had an obsession since the beginning, to build an extraordinary defense”said the coach after the French team's first friendly match against Turkey (96-46), against Rouen.
After a very good season with the Washington Wizards, Bilal Coulibaly will play his first international campaign, as will Matthew Strazel, the AS Monaco fullback. Of course, Victor Wembanyama, the San Antonio Spurs star, will also be there.
Silver medalist at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, the French team version of Paris 2024 is now known.
THE FRANCE TEAM GROUP
Leaders: Andrew Albicy, Frank Ntilikina, Matthew Strazel
Exteriors: Nicolas Batum, Isaïa Cordinier, Bilal Coulibaly, Nando De Colo, Evan Fournier
Interiors: Rudy Gobert, Mathias Lessort, Victor Wembanyama, Guerschon Yabusele
THE FRANCE TEAM GROUP
Leaders : Andrew Albicy, Frank Ntilikina, Matthew Strazel
Exteriors : Nicolas Batum, Isaia Cordinier, Bilal Coulibaly, Nando De Colo, Evan Fournier
Interiors : Rudy Gobert, Mathias Lessort, Victor Wembanyama, Guerschon Yabusele
