For Coulibaly, he should have a good chance to make Les Bleus after playing for them in the Olympics last year. And for Sarr, this is his first time where he has a chance to play for his country at a continental competition.
Last Tuesday, the French Federation of Basketball and their head coach Frederic Fauthoux announced a 58-man preliminary roster for the men’s national team in preparation for EuroBasket 2025 which will be from Aug. 27 through Sept. 14 in Cyprus, Finland, Poland and Latvia.
The roster which can be found here, also includes two Washington Wizards players in Bilal Coulibaly and Alex Sarr. Coulibaly played for Les Bleus last year in the 2024 Olympics winning a silver medal though he was also a reserve player. But that’s fine. EuroBasket could give Coulibaly a chance to play more minutes at the international level.
For Sarr, this is his first time being in consideration for any senior French team. Reports have circulated saying that San Antonio Spurs forward Victor Wembanyama may not play due to injury rehabilitation from last season so Sarr’s chances may be quite good for the final EuroBasket roster.
France will look win its second EuroBasket gold medal in 2025 after winning it in 2013. They will look to unseat Spain, the defending champions.