The dark summer of French youth teams: zero titles and worst results in 10 years!
« The future seemed secure, to be confirmed over time », we wrote last year about a historic summer for French junior teams. Spoiler: the confirmation did not happen. On the contrary, the 2025 youth vintage is historically bad. The worst in ten years…
Eight campaigns, only one final
Far from the four gold medals of 2024, the young French teams reached only one final in eight opportunities these past weeks. And this one is close to being the most dreadful memory of the summer with the terrible collapse of the U18 men against Spain, guilty of squandering an eight-point lead in the last 35 seconds after playing magnificent basketball in Belgrade.
✅ 8 PTS DOWN
✅ 40 SECS TO GOSpanish DNA activated 🏆🇪🇸#U18EuroBasket x @NextGenHoops pic.twitter.com/bQKNJhnGzM
— FIBA EuroBasket (@EuroBasket) August 4, 2025
In total, the haul amounts to three medals: silver for U18 men, plus bronze for U20 men and U18 women. Beyond that, a whole series of nightmares. In no particular order: the 2-25 against… Switzerland in the U19 World Cup round of 16, Mario Machetti’s killer shot in U16 EuroBasket quarter-finals, the specter of relegation to division B for U20 women…
GAME. SET. MATCH#U16EUROBASKET X @Italbasket 🇮🇹 pic.twitter.com/shS2yFouD0
— NextGen Hoops (@NextGenHoops) August 13, 2025
French junior teams results in 2025:
- U20M: bronze medal (lost 71-81 vs Lithuania in semi)
- U19M: 10th (lost 79-86 vs Switzerland in round of 16)
- U18M: silver medal (lost 81-82 vs Spain in final)
- U16M: 5th (lost 73-76 vs Italy in quarter)
- U20W: 13th (lost 74-81 vs Israel in round of 16)
- U19W: 5th (lost 65-70 vs USA in quarter)
- U18W: bronze medal (lost 65-71 vs Spain in semi)
- U16W: between 5th-8th place (lost 53-72 vs Spain in quarter)
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