for the Olympics, an expanded listing led by Victor Wembanyama however with out Thomas Heurtel – Libération

2024-05-16 17:14:25

Playmaker Thomas Heurtel, exiled in Russia, won’t take part within the Olympic Video games, confirmed this Thursday, Might 16, the coach of the French basketball staff Vincent Collet. Wembanyama shall be there.

Will probably be with out him. Chief Thomas Heurtel, ineligible for the choice since he performed in Russia, is absent from the prolonged listing of the French basketball staff to organize for the Paris Olympic Video games, introduced this Thursday, Might 16. The chief has not been selectable since he joined Zenit Saint-Petersburg after Euro 2022, opposite to a federal constitution that he himself had signed. “The federal workplace determined, a while in the past, that Thomas Heurtel was not selectable, of which act,” Blues coach Vincent Collet soberly commented to the press.

Victor Wembanyama, named “rookie” of the 12 months for his first season within the NBA, shall be current and may expertise his first competitors with the Blues after having given up on the 2023 World Cup. This Thursday, Collet offered an expanded listing of 19 gamers. “It’s a bigger listing than anticipated, we had talked about 16 or 17 initially however the uncertainty of the alternatives has widened this listing. NBA gamers can’t begin greater than 28 days earlier than the beginning of the competitors, having a bigger listing will permit us to work regardless of every part,” Collet informed the press.

Prolonged staff

“This extension was carried out primarily within the away sector, since we’ve got 13 gamers for 7 positions,” he added. Amongst them, 5 leaders, together with Theo Maledon, Kilian Hayes and Frank Ntilika, “lower” by their NBA franchise throughout the season. Sylvain Francisco, current on the 2023 World Cup, doesn’t seem there. Collet additionally referred to as up for the primary time wingers Bilal Coulibaly (Washington) and Ousmane Dieng (Oklahoma Metropolis), and energy ahead Jaylen Hoard. Inside, nonetheless, he didn’t choose Olympiacos pivot Moustapha Fall, to whom Vincent Poirier (Actual Madrid) was notably most popular. “We had a wealthy downside: we could not add a fourth place 5 (pivot)” alongside Wembanyama, Poirier, Rudy Gobert and Mathias Lessort, defined Collet about Fall.

Secondly, the group shall be diminished to 12 gamers for the Olympics. Till then, the Blues will face Turkey (July 3 in Rouen), Germany (July 6 in Cologne, 8 in Montpellier), Serbia (July 12 in Lyon), Canada (July 19 in Orléans) in preparation. and Australia (July 21 in Orléans).

The group of 19 pre-selected:

Meneurs : Andrew Albicy, Théo Maledon, Frank Ntilikina, Matthew Strazel, Kilian Hayes

Wingbacks: Nicolas Batum (cap), Isaïa Cordinier, Bilal Coulibaly, Nando De Colo, Ousmane Dieng, Evan Fournier, Nadir Hifi, Elie Okobo

Interiors: Rudy Gobert, Jaylen Hoard, Mathias Lessort, Vincent Poirier, Victor Wembanyama, Guershon Yabusele