EUROBASKET. By facing Slovenia this Wednesday, September 7, the Blues offer themselves the possibility of having a more affordable opponent in the event of victory.
No miracle for the France team. Despite a consistent game against Slovenia, the Blues lost. With a Luka Doncic Stratospheric, author of 47 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, 13 fouls, Slovenia is positioned as one of the great favorites. But this meeting leaves a bitter taste for the Blues, with questionable arbitration… In forty minutes, the trio led by the Serb Aleksandar Glisic sanctioned the France team 24 times – against 15 for Slovenia. “Basketball is a fantastic sport, especially when the players can decide the outcome of the match! I never complained for thirteen years but tonight we couldn’t defend our chances” launched Vincent Collet.
By finishing in third place in the group, the Blues will face Turkey this Saturday in Germany before a possible quarter-final against Serbia by a certain Nikola Jokic. An opponent who would not displease Rudy Gobert, the pivot of the Blues. “We didn’t come here to have an easy road. It’s a bit more difficult here, maybe it’s better for us.”
The calendar of this Eurobasket is organized in two highlights, first the group stage which will be played from September 1 to 8, before the final phase until September 18. The round of 16 will thus be organized on Saturday 10 and Sunday 11 September, the quarter-finals on Tuesday 13 and Wednesday 14 September, the semi-finals on Friday 16 September. Finally, the match for third place and the grand final are scheduled for Sunday, September 18, at 5:15 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. respectively. As for each basketball competition, the pace is quite high since only one day of rest is planned for example between the 8th finals and the 1/4 finals, and between the 1/4 finals and the 1/2 finals.
- THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 8
- 5:00 p.m. : Estonia – Greece (Canal+ Sport 360)
- 9:00 p.m. : Serbia – Poland (Canal+ Sport 360)
- Saturday September 10
- 12 p.m.: Turkey – France (Canal+ Sport 360)
- 2:45 p.m.: Slovenia – Belgium (Canal+ Sport 360)
- 6 p.m.: Germany – Montenegro (Canal+ Sport 360)
- 8:45 p.m.: Spain – Lithuania (Canal+ Sport 360)
This 2022 European Basketball Championship is organized in four groups of six teams, the first four of each group then qualifying for the round of 16. It was at the end of the draw, which took place on April 29, 2021, that the distribution of these hens was established. Small particularity: each of the four organizing countries could choose one of its adversaries/partners. The Czech Republic opted for Poland, Georgia for Turkey, Germany for Lithuania and Italy for Estonia. The France team inherited a strong group with in particular Slovenia of Luka Doncic, Germany and Lithuania of Domantas Sabonis. See the group ranking.
- Pool A: Spain, Russia, Turkey, Georgia, Belgium, Bulgaria
- Pool B: FranceLithuania, Slovenia, Germany, Hungary, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Pool C: Greece, Italy, Croatia, Ukraine, Great Britain, Estonia
- Pool D: Serbia, Czech Republic, Poland, Finland, Israel, Netherlands
After its magnificent silver medal at the Tokyo Olympics, the French basketball team is back for a new major competition at Eurobasket 2022. Rudy Gobert, Evan Fournier and all the Blues are aiming for a second European title after 2013 when they won the final against Slovenia. For this 41st edition of the European championship, Vincent Collet will have to do without two of his executives, Nicholas Batum and Nando De Colo. The coach of the Blues will give his final list for Eurobasket 2022 on July 29.
The France team inherited the “group of death” in this Euro with Germany, Lithuania with their NBA interiors Domantas Sabonis and Jonas Valenciunas but also Slovenia where Luka Doncic and his teammates will want to take their revenge on the Bleus after elimination in the semi-finals of the Olympic Games. During the draw on April 29, 2021, Jacques Commères, the director of performance and the French teams, returned to this raised Pool B: “We will play against very experienced teams. This group B is very dense. We will have to be ready from the start. Given this table, the big challenge is to succeed in climbing to the first two places in our group to avoid much more delicate crossings in the round of 16 and/or in the quarter-finals.”
The list of 17 players selected for the preparation of Eurobasket 2022 : Andrew Albicy, Thomas Heurtel, Théo Maledon, Frank Ntilikina, Evan Fournier, Isaïa Cordinier, Élie Okobo (playmakers), William Howard, Timothé Luwawu-Cabarrot, Terry Tarpey (wingers), Victor Wembanyama, Guerschon Yabusele, Amath M’ Baye (strong wingers), Rudy Gobert, Moustapha Fall, Vincent Poirier, Mouhammadou Jaiteh (pivots).
The TV broadcast of this European basketball championship will be provided by Canal+ Sport. Eurobasket 2022 will be the last competition broadcast on Canal+ Group channels. If France Télévisions will continue to broadcast the matches of the French men’s team, BeIn Sports has reached an agreement to broadcast the next major competitions of the French men’s and women’s teams.