France women's national basketball team

 France

FIBA ranking	3
FIBA zone	FIBA Europe
National federation	FFBB
Coach	Valérie Garnier
Nickname(s)	Les Braqueuses
Olympic Games
Appearances	3
Medals	Silver: (2012)
Women's World Cup
Appearances	10
Medals	Bronze: (1953)
FIBA EuroBasket Women
Appearances	31
Medals	Gold: (2001, 2009) Silver: (1970, 1993, 1999, 2013, 2015, 2017) Bronze: (2011)
Uniforms
Home Away
Medal record Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 0 1 0 FIBA World Cup 0 0 1 EuroBasket 2 6 1 Total 2 7 2

The France women's national basketball team is administrated by the Fédération Française de Basket-Ball (French Federation). The team's nickname Les Braqueuses ("the robbers") originated from their unexpected triumph in the 2009 Eurobasket.^[1] France is the leading nation in terms of EuroBasket Women qualifications. (Alongside Italy)

Tournament record

Olympic Games Olympic Games Pre-Olympic 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 TBD Total 23 16 7 22 13 9 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup 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 6 3 2014 7th 7 4 3 2018 5th 7 5 2 Total 80 42 38 EuroBasket Women EuroBasket 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 Total 222 120 102 59 43 16

Team

Current roster

Roster for the 2018 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup.^[2]

France women's national basketball team – 2018 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. G 0 Époupa, Olivia 7003891100000000000♠24 – (1994-04-30)30 April 1994 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) Galatasaray F 5 Miyem, Endéné 7004110870000000000♠30 – (1988-05-15)15 May 1988 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Minnesota Lynx C 7 Gruda, Sandrine 7004114120000000000♠31 – (1987-06-25)25 June 1987 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Yakın Doğu Üniversitesi C 8 Ciak, Héléna 7004105080000000000♠28 – (1989-12-15)15 December 1989 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) Dynamo Kursk F 10 Michel, Sarah 7004108470000000000♠29 – (1989-01-10)10 January 1989 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Bourges F 11 Ayayi, Valériane 7003891200000000000♠24 – (1994-04-29)29 April 1994 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) Bourges C 12 Chartereau, Alexia 7003732200000000000♠20 – (1998-09-05)5 September 1998 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Bourges G 17 Johannès, Marine 7003864500000000000♠23 – (1995-01-21)21 January 1995 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) Bourges F 21 Badiane, Marième 7003870300000000000♠23 – (1994-11-24)24 November 1994 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) ASVEL G 39 Duchet, Alix 7003757100000000000♠20 – (1997-12-30)30 December 1997 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) Cavigal Nice G 47 Bernies, Romane 7003921800000000000♠25 – (1993-06-27)27 June 1993 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Montpellier F 93 Tchatchouang, Diandra 7003996200000000000♠27 – (1991-06-14)14 June 1991 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) Bourges	Head coach Valérie Garnier Assistant coach(es) Grégory Halin Olivier Lafargue Legend Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 22 September 2018

Media coverage

France's matches are currently broadcast by Canal+.

See also

• France men's national 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

External links

Media related to France women's national basketball team at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website
• FIBA profile