By Johnny Askounis/ info@eurohoops.net
A deep pool of available players for France resurfaced in style with the preliminary list for the EuroBasket 2025.
Several players are forced to sit out the offseason international tournament, including Victor Wembanyama, Rudy Gobert, and Evan Fournier. Therefore, selector Frederic Fauthoux went with other available options, including newcomers Moussa Diabate, Ousmane Dieng, and Alex Sarr. Fellow NBA player Zaccharie Risacher has only suited up once for the senior national team.
The French Federation of Basketball, FFBB, announced the training camp squad on Friday. Following friendly games and necessary cuts, twelve players will fit in the EuroBasket squad.
France preliminary roster
- Isaia Cordinier (Virtus Segafredo Bologna)
- Bilal Coulibaly (Washington Wizards)
- Moussa Diabate (Charlotte Hornets)
- Ousmane Dieng (Oklahoma City Thunder)
- Sylvain Francisco (Zalgiris)
- Nadir Hifi (Paris)
- Jaylen Hoard (Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv)
- Mouhammadou Jaiteh (AS Monaco)
- Mathias Lessort (Panathinaikos Aktor)
- Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot (Baskonia)
- Theo Maledon (Real Madrid)
- Frank Ntilikina (Partizan Mozzart Bet)
- Elie Okobo (AS Monaco)
- Vincent Poirier (Anadolu Efes)
- Zaccharie Risacher (Atlanta Hawks)
- Alex Sarr (Washington Wizards)
- Matthew Strazel (AS Monaco)
- Guerschon Yabusele (Philadelphia 76ers)
Training camp is scheduled to tip off on July 24 in Paris.
Moving to the EuroBasket and after traveling to Katowice, Les Bleus will face Belgium, Slovenia, Israel, Poland, and Iceland in Group D of the preliminary round, between August 28 and September 4. With the remainder of the tournament to be played in Riga from September 6 to 14, the top four seeds of each group will advance to the knockout stage.