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Evan Fournier took advantage of his time in France with Olympiacos to open up to L'Équipe. Between a disrupted season, a new role and his future, the French guard clearly mentions a possible retirement in 2028.
French National Team - Sylvain Francisco. After two victories for the French men's national team against Hungary (74-71 in Hungary, then 98-79 in Le Mans) in qualifications for the 2027 World Cup, First Team debriefed the window with Paul Lacombe, the veteran forward from Nanterre 92. And inevitably, one question took center stage: Is Sylvain Francisco establishing himself as the number 1 point guard for Les Bleus?
French National Team - Frédéric Fauthoux and the French national team are preparing in Nanterre for a decisive stretch against Hungary. Two games, Friday in Szombathely then Sunday in Le Mans, to position themselves ideally towards qualification for the 2027 World Cup.
In Katowice, during the first round of EuroBasket, Alain Contensoux, CEO and Technical Director of FFBB for fifteen years, spoke candidly about French basketball's mixed summer and upcoming challenges. Between lucidity about difficulties and long-term vision, the behind-the-scenes architect of French success outlines a future where professionalization remains the key focus.
French National Team - Injured in his right ankle, Evan Fournier missed the last EuroBasket. But the Olympiacos guard isn't done with Les Bleus: at 32, he still aims high with Team France, while dreaming of a European title with his club.
12 years ago, on September 22, 2013, the French men's basketball team won its only European championship title. Two days after defeating Spain in the semi-finals, Tony Parker's team dominated Lithuania (80-66) in Ljubljana to write the most beautiful page in their history.
EuroBasket - French national team coach Frédéric Fauthoux admits he would have advised Wembanyama not to participate in EuroBasket 2025, while remaining hopeful for the 2027 World Cup in Qatar.
French National Team - French teams played 14 major international competitions (World Cup or EuroBasket) in summer 2025, securing no titles and only three medals. Here's the final tally.
Team France - Frustrated by his team's poor defensive level at the start of the game, Elie Okobo didn't hide his disappointment after France's elimination against Georgia at EuroBasket.
French National Team - Frédéric Fauthoux discussed France's elimination in the EuroBasket round of 16 after losing to Georgia (70-80). Clearly very disappointed, the new French head coach acknowledges his team's poor start and takes his share of responsibility.
The French national team, eliminated in the round of 16 of EuroBasket 2025 by Georgia, leaves Riga very disappointed. Coming off the bench, Sylvain Francisco tried to bring his energy but lacked accuracy, like his team. The Zalgiris Kaunas point guard reflected on this elimination, between lucidity and willingness to bounce back.
EuroBasket - The French team faces Georgia this Sunday at 2:15 PM in the EuroBasket round of 16. A rare historical opponent for Les Bleus, the Georgian team will rely on their natural leader Tornike Shengelia, well known to Isaia Cordinier and Mouhammadou Jaiteh, former teammates at Virtus Bologna.
