In an event totally dedicated to revealing the lists of players called to prepare for the next Olympic Games in Paris, the good news was revealed. Among Vincent Collet’s men, Ousmane Dieng, the resident of the Oklahoma City Thunder, was selected for this preselection. A first for the Villeneuvois trained at the Villeneuve Basket Club, but not necessarily a surprise, he who has been particularly prominent in recent months by winning the G-League championship in the United States (even voted best player in the finals). Alongside 18 other names like Victor Wembanyama, the full-back/winger will be there for the pre-selection matches which will take place in July. On the program, Turkey on July 3, two clashes against Germany on July 6 and 8, Serbia on July 12, Canada on the 19th and finally Australia on the 21st. At the end of these meetings, the list final for the Games will in turn be revealed, thus going from 19 to 12 players. It will then take the best possible performances from Villeneuvois to hope to be among those who will see Paris this summer. All the same, it will be an opportunity to gain experience alongside big, experienced names in the French jersey. The proof is there that Ousmane Dieng is at least on the radar of the national team.
Romane Bernies sees life in blue
Among the Blues, this time, Romane Bernies does it again with Jean-Aimé Toupane’s French team alongside 17 other players. the leader of Lattes-Montpellier, bronze medalist at the European Championship last year, is now a regular on the French team with 44 caps to her name. The pre-selection lists for the 2024 Olympics have been revealed by the French Basketball Federation. On the side of the women’s team, the Agenaise Romane Bernies sees her name appear on the list of A first Lot-et-Garonnaise pride for The talented 30-year-old player has 44 selections for the French team, hoping that she makes part of the final list reduced to twelve players. In preparation, Les Bleues will face Finland twice on June 29 and July 1, then Serbia on July 12, Japan on July 19, and China on July 21. A good exercise for the Agenaise who can fully claim to be among the 12 players remaining for the Olympic Games.
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