France women's national basketball team

This article is about the women's team. For the men's team, see France men's national basketball team.

The France women's national basketball team (French: Équipe de France féminine de basketball) represents France in international women's basketball and is administered by the French Federation of Basketball. The team is nicknamed Les Bleues {The Blues}. However, after their unexpected triumph at the 2009 EuroBasket the team earned the name Les Braqueuses (The Robbers) due their spectacular play.^[2] France is the leading nation in terms of EuroBasket Women qualifications. (Alongside Italy)

France

FIBA ranking	3 4 (26 August 2024)[1]
FIBA zone	FIBA Europe
National federation	FFBB
Coach	Jean-Aimé Toupane
Nickname(s)	Les Bleues (The Blues)
Olympic Games
Appearances	5
Medals	Silver: (2012, 2024) Bronze: (2020)
World Cup
Appearances	11
Medals	Bronze: (1953)
EuroBasket
Appearances	34
Medals	Gold: (2001, 2009) Silver: (1970, 1993, 1999, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021) Bronze: (2011, 2023)
Home Away
Medal record Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 0 2 1 Women's World Cup 0 0 1 EuroBasket Women 2 8 2 Mediterranean Games 0 1 1 Total 2 11 5

Competitive record

Olympic Games Olympic Games Qualifying Year Position Pld W L Pld W L 1976 Did not qualify 3 1 2 1980 8 3 5 1984 1988 5 3 2 1992 1996 2000 5th 7 5 2 2004 Did not qualify 2008 2012 8 7 1 3 3 0 2016 4th 8 4 4 3 3 0 2020 6 3 3 2024 6 4 2 Total 35 23 12 22 13 9 FIBA Women's World Cup Women's World Cup Year Position Pld W L 1953 6 4 2 1957 Did not qualify 1959 1964 10th 8 3 5 1967 Did not qualify 1971 6th 9 3 6 1975 Did not qualify 1979 7th 8 2 6 1983 Did not qualify 1986 1990 1994 9th 8 6 2 1998 Did not qualify 2002 8th 9 4 5 2006 5th 9 5 4 2010 6th 9 5 4 2014 7th 7 4 3 2018 5th 7 5 2 2022 7th 6 3 3 2026 To be determined Total 86 44 42

EuroBasket Women EuroBasket Women Qualification Year Position Pld W L Pld W L 1938 4th 4 1 3 1950 4th 7 4 3 1952 7th 5 3 2 1954 6th 8 2 6 1956 7th 8 4 4 1958 6th 7 1 6 1960 Did not qualify 1962 8th 5 1 4 7 5 2 1964 10th 5 0 5 1966 11th 7 2 5 1968 11th 8 2 6 3 2 1 1970 7 5 2 1972 4th 8 5 3 1974 7th 8 3 5 1976 4th 6 3 3 1978 4th 8 5 3 1980 11th 7 3 4 1981 Did not qualify 1983 4 3 1 1985 8th 7 3 4 1987 8th 7 2 5 1989 8th 5 1 4 5 3 2 1991 Did not qualify 5 1 4 1993 5 3 2 5 4 1 1995 11th 6 2 4 1997 Did not qualify 5 3 2 1999 8 6 2 5 4 1 2001 8 8 0 2003 5th 8 5 3 2005 5th 8 6 2 6 5 1 2007 8th 9 4 5 2009 9 9 0 8 7 1 2011 9 6 3 2013 9 8 1 2015 10 8 2 2017 6 5 1 6 6 0 2019 6 5 1 2021 6 5 1 Qualified as co-host 2023 6 5 1 6 5 1 2025 To be determined 2027 Total 240 135 105 65 48 17

Team

Current roster

Roster for the 2024 Summer Olympics. An 18-player roster was announced on 16 May 2024.^[3] The final roster was announced on 8 June 2024.^[4]

France women's national basketball team – 2024 Summer Olympics roster roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. PG 4 Marine Fauthoux 23 – (2001-01-23)23 January 2001 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) Çukurova Basketbol PF 6 Alexia Chery 25 – (1998-09-05)5 September 1998 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) ASVEL Féminin SG 10 Sarah Michel (C) 35 – (1989-01-10)10 January 1989 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Bourges Basket SF 11 Valériane Ayayi 30 – (1994-04-29)29 April 1994 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) USK Praha C 12 Iliana Rupert 23 – (2001-07-12)12 July 2001 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) Çukurova Basketbol F 13 Janelle Salaün 22 – (2001-09-05)5 September 2001 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) PF Schio C 14 Dominique Malonga 18 – (2005-11-16)16 November 2005 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) ASVEL Féminin F 15 Gabby Williams 27 – (1996-09-09)9 September 1996 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Fenerbahçe C 22 Marième Badiane 29 – (1994-11-24)24 November 1994 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Fenerbahçe SG 23 Marine Johannès 29 – (1995-01-21)21 January 1995 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) ASVEL Féminin G 42 Leïla Lacan 20 – (2004-06-02)2 June 2004 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) Basket Landes PG 47 Romane Bernies 31 – (1993-06-27)27 June 1993 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) BLMA	Head coach Jean-Aimé Toupane[5] Assistant coach(es) David Gautier Grégory Halin Catherine Melain Legend (C) Team captain Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 28 July 2024

Notable players

• Nicole Antibe
• Isabelle Fijalkowski
• Jacky Chazalon
• Céline Dumerc
• Christine Gomis
• Irène Guidotti
• Marine Johannès
• Edwige Lawson
• Catherine Melain
• Lætitia Moussard
• Élisabeth Riffiod
• Odile Santaniello
• Laure Savasta
• Yannick Souvré

Successive coaches

• Alain Jardel
• Jacques Commères
• Pierre Vincent
• Valérie Garnier

Media coverage

France's matches are currently broadcast by Canal+.

See also

• France women's national under-20 basketball team
• France women's national under-19 basketball team
• France women's national under-17 basketball team
• France women's national 3x3 team

References

1. "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 26 August 2024. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
2. SPORT, RMC. "Euro : dix choses à savoir sur les Braqueuses". RMC SPORT (in French). Retrieved 17 September 2017.
3. "La présélection des Bleues pour l'été 2024". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 16 May 2024.
4. "Les 12 Bleus retenus pour Paris 2024". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 8 July 2024.
5. "Team roster: France" (PDF). fiba.basketball. p. 4. Retrieved 26 July 2024.

External links

• Official website
• FIBA profile
• France National Team – Women at Eurobasket.com