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Far from the four gold medals of 2024, the quarter-final defeat of the U16 women sealed a poor summer performance for French junior teams. Zero titles, just one final and three medals: the worst haul since 2015!

FRENCH NATIONAL TEAM - Four days before the start of the competition, the French U16 national team coach has revealed his 12-player roster for the European Championship, which begins in Tbilisi on Friday, August 8. Aaron Towo-Nansi and Nathan Soliman are the leaders of a group aiming to defend the title won by Cameron Houindo and teammates in 2024.

Cameron Houindo, INSEP center, is being targeted by Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana, the club behind Joan Beringer's breakthrough, another French prospect. The Slovenian club hopes to attract the Northern French talent, currently at the Adidas Eurocamp in Treviso.

Under-21 - JL Bourg has joined AS Monaco in the 2025 Future Trophy final. The French Under-21 champions dominated Dijon (83-66) to earn a rematch of the 2024 final, but this time at home.

U21 ELITE - Wilson Jacques has been named MVP of the U21 ELITE season. His coach Nicolas Croisy ends up as coach of the 2024-2025 season. The ideal five consists of Wilson Jacques along with Loïs Grasshoff (Le Mans), Marius Balanca (Dijon), Marc-Owen Fodzo Dada (Nancy) and Maxence Lemoine (Strasbourg).

ELITE U21 - JL Bourg hosts the 2025 Future Trophy at Ekinox, where their U21 team, already French champions this season, dreams of achieving a double to beautifully conclude a successful generational cycle.

NCAA - Noah Badibanga, young prospect from Élan Chalon, will continue his journey in the United States. He joins Santa Clara University, where he will succeed another Frenchman, Adama Bal. This marks another departure to NCAA for the Burgundy club, following Ladji Kanté this year, as well as Quentin Diboundje, Kyshawn George and Mathias M'Madi since 2020.