Team France Basketball 2025 revealed: 58 players in extended squad

Team France Basketball, a concept launched in 2017 to meet FIBA calendar requirements, underwent a new update this Monday, June 2. Jacques Commères (Performance Director), Boris Diaw (General Manager) and Frédéric Fauthoux (head coach) presented an extended group of 58 players who will form the backbone of the French National Team for upcoming competitions, including EuroBasket 2025 and the 2027 World Cup qualifiers, the first step toward the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.

Le Team France Basket mis à jour 🔄

Avant le début de nouvelles échéances, le Team France Basket évolue. 18 joueurs intègrent cette liste dont Alexandre Sarr, Maxime Raynaud, Joan Beringer ou Noah Penda 💪

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— Équipes de France de Basket (@FRABasketball) June 2, 2025

A broad base to build upcoming campaigns

The stated objective of this update is clear: to anticipate potential absences of key players, particularly those playing in the NBA or EuroLeague, and continue capitalizing on France’s deep talent pool. This 58-player group, which includes both experienced veterans (Evan Fournier, Rudy Gobert, Vincent Poirier) and promising young prospects (Zaccharie Risacher, Tidjane Salaün, Victor Wembanyama), reflects this ambition for versatility and flexibility.

« The Team France Basketball project has proven itself over the past eight years and illustrates the depth of French basketball talent, » explained Frédéric Fauthoux. « We had lengthy discussions with my staff to establish a broad list that will evolve based on players’ performances and availability. »

From NBA to Betclic ELITE through Europe

The roster naturally includes most French players currently in the NBA: Wembanyama, Coulibaly, Hayes, Dieng, Sarr, and Cissoko. But also internationals playing in EuroLeague or top European leagues like Fall, Lessort, Yabusele, Jaiteh, Okobo, Francisco, and Luwawu-Cabarrot.

This openness extends further with the inclusion of less-capped players who have been monitored by the French staff for several years, such as Jaylen Hoard (Maccabi Tel Aviv), Damien Inglis (Japan), Adam Mokoka (Romania), Hugo Besson (Turkey), and Jonathan Jeanne (Pro B). It’s also a way to keep everyone involved in the national team project.

New faces to watch

This list also marks the emergence of a new generation embodied by Joan Beringer (2006), Mohamed Diawara (2005), Nolan Traore (2006), Alexandre Sarr (2005), Noah Penda (2005), and Noa Essengue (2006). These players, most still in development or early in their professional careers, represent genuine promise for the future.

While waiting to see who will make up the team for the November qualifiers, this extended Team France 2025 provides a highly representative snapshot of the current diversity and richness of French basketball.

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