France defeated Turkey, 75-63 to set a finals showdown against Canada in the 2016 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament Manila. Thomas Heurtel led Team France with 17 points while Nando de Colo with 13 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals.
Team France with 4 NBA Players: Tony Parker, Boris Diaw, Joffrey Lauvergne and Nicolas Batum in the 2016 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Manila which starts next week July 5.
France Final 12 Player Roster for the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament
-Nicolas Batum – 6’7
-Nando De Colo – 6’5
-Boris Diaw – 6’9
Tony Parker, Nicolas Batum and Boris Diaw are included in the 17-man Player Pool of Team France for the 2016 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Manila.
France 17-man Player Pool for 2016 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament
Alexis Ajinca – 7’1
Nicolas Batum – 6’7
France placed 3rd in the EuroBasket 2015 and was not able to get an outright slot for the 2016 Rio Olympics but qualified for the 2016 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament and will play in Manila from July 5-10.
France lost to Spain in the Semifinals, their only loss in the tournament after winning 7 straight games. Nando de Colo led France with an average of 13.1 ppg while Tony Parker with 12 ppg.
France Player Roster in the EuroBasket 2015
– Westermann, Léo (6’6)
– Batum, Nicolas (6’8)
Watch the 2014 FIBA World Cup All-Star Five Highlights Video including MVP Kyrie Irving, Kenneth Faried (USA), Milos Teodosic (Serbia), Nicolas Batum (France) and Pau Gasol (Spain).
Congratulations to the FIBA World Cup All-Star Five! Hope we will have a Gilas Pilipinas player in the All-Star 5 in the next FIBA World Cup.
2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup Final Standings
1 – USA (9-0)
2 – Serbia (5-4)
3 – France (6-3)
4 – Lithuania (6-3)
5 – Spain (6-1)
2014 FIBA World Cup Battle for 3rd Place Game Results
France defeated Lithuania, 95-93
September 13, 2014 – Madrid, Spain
Top Scorer: Nicolas Batum – 27 points (8/12 FG)
Watch France vs Lithuania Highlights Video
2014 FIBA World Cup Round of 16 Results
(Day 1 – September 6, 2014)
– USA defeated Mexico, 86-63
Top Scorer: Stephen Curry – 20 points and 4 assists (6/9 from 3)
Watch USA vs Mexico Highlights Video
– France defeated Croatia, 69-64
Top Scorer: Nicolas Batum – 14 points and 4 steals
France defeated Gilas Pilipinas, 75-68
Bleu Blanc Tour 2014, August 15 – Antibes France
Game Highlights:
-Andray Blatche and Paul Lee led Gilas Pilipinas with 12 points each
-Jeff Chan contributed 9 points (3/4 from 3)
-Jimmy Alapag with 8 points (2/5 from 3)
-Ranidel de Ocampo with 8 points (2/3 from 3)
-Gabe Norwood with 7 points