Wembanyama also plays for the French national team, with whom he won a silver medal at the 2024 Olympics. At the youth level, he led his team to two silver medals, including at the 2021 FIBA Under-19 World Cup, where he set the FIBA record for blocks per game in …

Jun 28, 2024 · "It all starts from a dream (the Olympic gold medal) and knowing that we have the possibility of achieving it. The French team finished with the silver medal during the last Olympics, was not far away (87-82 defeat in the Final against Team USA). I hope I …

Aug 8, 2024 · Led by former Boston Celtics first-round draft pick Guerschon Yabusele's 17 points on 7-of-11 shooting from the field and 3-of-3 shooting from the charity stripe, Team France vanquished Team...

Aug 9, 2023 · Victor Wembanyama tells Sean Elliott that he 'knew' he would play for the Spurs and why the franchise is the 'most important' NBA team for French players.

Jan 26, 2025 · French basketball fans can breathe easy - the Spurs organization, perhaps not so much. Victor Wembanyama is all in for EuroBasket 2025. Jean-Pierre Hunckler, the newly appointed president of the ...

May 17, 2024 · PARIS (AP) — With Victor Wembanyama as the focal point, France head coach Vincent Collet announced an extended list of 19 players on Thursday for his preliminary roster for the Paris 2024...

Dec 13, 2024 · The French national team is trying to qualify for EuroBasket, which will take place next summer across four countries (August 27 to September 14 in Cyprus, Poland, Latvia, and Finland).

Sep 19, 2023 · No. 1 pick in the 2023 NBA Draft, Victor Wembanyama, has officially expressed his intention to join the French national team for the upcoming Olympic Games in Paris.

Jan 23, 2025 · All Victor Wembanyama needed to do to get the fans in Paris into a full-blown frenzy was, it turned out, say hello into a microphone. ... French national team jerseys. The jerseys he wore when he played in the French league. NBA games are a big deal wherever they go in the world, but this was different. This was a homecoming and a celebration ...

Aug 8, 2024 · Wembanyama sank a free throw to give France a three-point lead in the final 10 seconds and Isaia Cordinier sealed the pain with a pair of free throws with 7.4 left to send the arena into a frenzy. France lost by 14 points to Germany in Group B play in Lille and was outclassed and pushed around.