Youth International Basketball Index Page France
The youth international basketball season is a key event and is taken seriously by the French Basketball Federation (FFBB).
Every season they enter teams in all European Championship age groups for both men and women while they also take part in the FIBA World Championships if qualified.
France has a good track record in the youth categories and have won a number of European Championships in the last few years.
The French basketball federation also organises a number of preparation tournaments in which teams from all over the world attend.
This youth basketball international page highlights basketball news from several events involving women playing basketball in the U16, U17, U18, U19 and U20 age groups.
The news updates from the French teams is frequent and can be followed in our women's basketball blog:
French youth teams rosters and information All information on roster selections, training programmes and preparation tournaments are found on the age group links below:France U16 France U17 France U18 France U19 France U20
Events and competitions From the season 2009-2010 you can find the links to FIBA youth competitions articles in our FIBA news section.
France U16
05 December 2011: 2012 FIBA Europe U16 European Championship draw - France in Group C
21 August 2011: France finish 7th at European Championship
23 April 2011: 2011 Poinçonnet Youth international Tournament
23 April 2011 France U16: international basketball programme starts in Poinçonnet
16 January 2011: 2011 FIBA Europe U16 European Championship draw
14 August 2010: Netherlands have ambitions to do well in division A
12 June 2010: France win series against Germany in Jena 2-1
05 April 2010: France defends Poinçonnet title, while Poland edges Belgium
04 April 2010: France and Spain remain undefeated
03 April 2010: Good start for France and Spain
02 April 2010: Belgium, France, Poland and Spain prepared for Poinçonnet
12 March 2010: International preparation in Poinçonnet for France U16
16 January 2010: France drawn with Italy, Croatia & Serbia
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France U17
25 July 2010: The USA beat France in World championship final
24 June 2010: France beat Belgium to retain title in Fougères
10 June 2010: Players ready for Fougères
19 February 2010: Evaluation starts in Paris with 16 players
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France U18
28 January 2012: 26 players selected for evaluation
05 December 2011: 2012 FIBA Europe U18 European Championship draw - France in Group A
14 August 2011: France beaten by Belgium in final
04 August 2011: 12 players selected for European Championship are ready
16 January 2011: 2011 FIBA Europe U18 European Championship draw
5 July 2010: youth-basketball-france-u18-beat-australia-in-troyes.html
28 June 2010: Australia are winners at Rezé for first time
26 June 2010: Australia and Turkey qualify for final in Reré 11 June 2010: 15 players selected for RBI
24 January 2010: 14 players called to first training camp
16 January 2010: France will play the Czech Republic, Turkey and Ukraine
6 October 2009: The CFBB finish 4th at the Jeux de la Francophonie
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France U19
01 August 2011: France had to settle for sixth place at World Championship
22 June 2011: U19 FIBA World Championship for Women - French Roster
21 March 2011: 2011 U19 FIBA World Championship for Women draw - France in Group C
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France U20
05 December 2011: 2012 FIBA Europe U20 European Championship draw - France in Group C
17 July 2011: France finish European Championship in fifth place
18 June 2011: One on one with Grégory Halin
11 June 2011: Great Britain beat France in final game
10 June 2011: France beat Great Britain again
10 June 2011: First preparation match and victory for France U20 against Great Britain
21 May 2011: Grégory Halin calls up 20 player for a series against Great Britain
16 January 2011: 2011 FIBA Europe U20 European Championship draw
5 July 2010: France win last preparation competition in Lanzarote
28 June 2010: France beat Poland in final match at Bourg-en-Bresse
27 June 2010: U20: France and Poland remain perfect in Bourg-en-Bresse 26 June 2010: U20: France beat Germany, while Poland crush Bulgaria
24 June 2010: France U20 will have 18 players in Bourg-en-Bresse
10 May 2010: Alain Jardel calls up 22 players
16 January 2010: France are in the same group as Bulgaria, Netherlands and Poland
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Date created: 04 February 2009
