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68-490: The organization oversees the regulation of the sport, team and player registration, rules of the game, various official (such as referees and statisticians) certification, and the National team . It is responsible for sanctioning official leagues at various levels, issuing league schedules, and certifying match results. The IBA also handles associating with international bodies such as FIBA and Euroleague Basketball (who organizes

136-459: A 77–65 defeat to Serbia. In their quarter-finals match France were up against the EuroBasket 2013 host Slovenia . However, the team dispelled any notion there would be carryover from their prior game, as they prevailed 62–72. The win also set up a EuroBasket 2011 final rematch between Spain. Heading into the semi-finals, France was resolute to make amends for their 2009 and 2011 eliminations. But it

204-632: A date with Dirk Nowitzki and Germany . Similar to their first match, France got off to another slow start where the team trailed after the first period. But they rallied back in the second quarter to take a 29–28 halftime lead. France exploded in the third quarter, which gave the national team an 18 point cushion heading into the fourth quarter. This deficit would prove too much to overcome for Germany, as France led by Tony Parker's 32 points on 55% shooting, and six assists moved to (3–0). Still undefeated, France had another tough test awaiting, with Italy in their way. For three quarters France struggled against

272-488: A hard-fought tussle 92–85 to reclaim the gold medal one last time. The EuroBasket 1979 was the 12th appearance for Israel at the European Basketball Championship . The team began their tournament journey with an opening phase defeat against France. Although the team would refocus, and win their next two matches against Poland , and Yugoslavia . The (2–1) record the team achieved was enough to advance to

340-455: A lethargic start, as they trailed the Croatians 7–15 after the first quarter. France would ultimately reverse their fortune in the second, turning up their defense to hold Croatia to just seven points to head into halftime with a one-point lead. Entering the third quarter, France continued to frustrate Croatia on defense, to extend their advantage heading to the fourth. However, Croatia would put up

408-545: A major basketball event in 46 years and their first Olympic medal in 52 years. After the 2000 Olympics, French phenom Tony Parker was selected by the San Antonio Spurs in the 2001 NBA draft . However, at the EuroBasket 2001 , without Antoine Rigaudeau, who surprisingly decided to retire from the national team, the 19-year-old Parker alone was not enough as France failed to repeat their outstanding performance attained at

476-453: A match that went down to the wire. But behind the heroics of national team star Evan Fournier 's (26 points and 10 rebounds) France pulled out a tight 78–74 win. In their final two preliminary group phase matches versus Jordan and Dominican Republic , France advanced to the second group phase, by trashing their opponents on route to heavy victories. In France's next encounter, the team were up against Lithuania. France, however, prevailed in

544-406: A physical clash between the two European heavyweights 78–75, to lockup a spot into the quarter-finals with one match remaining in the second group phase. There, France were pitted against Australia . Although even with another strong showing from Evan Fournier, and his (31 points and 6 rebounds) the team fell 98–100. In the quarter-finals, France had the duty of trying to knock off the favourites of

612-518: A preliminary round marked by three wins and two losses, including a shocking defeat at the hands of Lebanon , France beat Angola in the Round of 16 match 68–62 before losing in the quarter-finals against Greece 56–73. Furthermore, two victories in classification matches finally granted the French fifth place. At the EuroBasket 2007 , France fell behind their aspirations again. After a strong preliminary round,

680-474: A record of (1–1), France easily put away Egypt in their third match of the group stage before they faced the tournament hosts Spain. There, the team was thoroughly outplayed by the Spanish, who handed France a heavy defeat 88–64. Although the French would rebound to close out the preliminary phase with a win against Iran 81–76. Entering the Round of 16, waiting for France was Croatia . The French would get off to

748-474: A remarkable 35-point performance from Nicolas Batum , France lost to the eventual tournament runners-up 85–90. After the devastating lost in the semis, France turned around and finished up strong to win a highly competitive bronze medal match against Lithuania 93–95. France was named as one of four co-hosts for EuroBasket 2015 . At the Euro finals, France was aided by the return of EuroBasket 2013 MVP Tony Parker to

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816-419: A remarkable 80–82 win. Sitting with an (1–2) record, Israel were intent to even it all up with their game against Georgia . However, even behind the strong performance from Gal Mekel , and his 23 points were not enough. Israel would lose a heartbreaker in overtime 91–104. Their last game of group play, and positions nearly determined, Israel would fall once more. This time at the hands of Ukraine, 88–64, to end

884-509: A solid final period to no avail, France would hold on 69–64 to advance. In the quarter-finals, France would once again be paired against a familiar foe, Spain. Although this time around France displayed more resolve against the Spaniards, as they eliminated one of the World Cup favourites comfortably 65–52. France arrived at the semi-finals confident before their rematch with Serbia. But even after

952-459: A spot. The national team would go on to finish with a (10–2) record during qualifying to clinch their place at the World Cup finals. At the 2019 FIBA World Cup, France entered the tournament looking to continue their strong play the team displayed during the qualifiers. France was slotted into Group G to begin their run at the World Cup finals. Their first test was against a familiar foe in Germany,

1020-568: Is administered by the French Federation of Basketball . France is currently ranked fourth in the FIBA World Ranking . France has been a regular at the EuroBasket , qualifying for 39 appearances all-time. Their best finish came in 2013 , winning the gold medal. They have also come away with three silver ( 1949 , 2011 , 2022 ) and six bronze medals ( 1937 , 1951 , 1953 , 1959 , 2005 , 2015 ). France has also won two bronze medals at

1088-655: Is finishing as the runners-up at EuroBasket 1979 , as well as winning two gold medals ( 1966 , 1974 ), and one silver medal ( 1970 ) at the Asian Games. The Israeli national team played in their first international competition at the 1952 Olympic Games . However, the team would quickly be ousted in the preliminary tournament , with an (0–2) record and loses to the Philippines , and Greece . Israel made their European Basketball Championship debut at EuroBasket 1953 in Moscow. In

1156-437: The 2023 FIBA World Cup , France cruised to qualification after accumulating a (10–2) record to secure their ninth appearance at the World Cup finals. However, the national team was quickly eliminated from the event, following disastrous performances in two out of their three group stage games; which sent France into the classification round to finish the tournament.    Win    Loss Roster for

1224-733: The EuroBasket between 1937 and 1959. 1937 : Bronze Medal , 3–2 overall, second in preliminary group, lost semi-final, won bronze medal match 1949 : Silver Medal , 5–1 overall, round robin tournament, no playoffs 1951 : Bronze Medal ; 6–3 overall, second in preliminary group at 3–1, won semi-final group in three-way tie-breaker with 2–1 record, lost semi-final, won bronze medal match 1953 : Bronze Medal , 6–4 overall, second in preliminary group at 2–1, second position of four-way tiebreaker for 2nd place in final round with 4–3 record 1959 : Bronze Medal , 6–3 overall, second in preliminary group at 3–1, first in semi-final round at 3–0, third in final round with 1–2 record. Their period of glory on

1292-854: The EuroLeague ). In 2017 Amos Frishman was the Chairman of the Israel Basketball Association professional committee. This basketball-related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article related to sport in Israel is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about a sports-related organization is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Israel national basketball team The Israel men's national basketball team ( Hebrew : נבחרת ישראל בכדורסל ) represents Israel in international basketball tournaments. They are administered by

1360-520: The FIBA World Cup in 2014 and 2019 . While at the Summer Olympics , France has won four silver medals ( 1948 , 2000 , 2020 , 2024 ). Throughout its history, France's national basketball team has experienced many ups and downs. The time periods where the national team earned medals have been quite streaky. In Europe, team France started out as a fierce competitor. The team won five medals at

1428-577: The Israeli Basketball Association . Israel is currently ranked 42nd in the FIBA World Ranking . Israel has qualified for the EuroBasket 30 times throughout their history. They have also made two appearances at the World Cup , and one at the Summer Olympics . Israel also participated at the Asian Games from 1966 to 1974. The most success Israel has had on the international stage to date,

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1496-467: The final against Lithuania ready to seize the moment and create history. France, after years of coming up short in these situations finally became European champions. Additionally, the stellar play from Tony Parker throughout the tournament earned himself MVP honors. Due to their rousing accomplishment at EuroBasket 2013, France qualified for the 2014 FIBA World Cup . Although without the services of Tony Parker, other players stepped up to try and fill

1564-403: The final of the EuroBasket for the first time since 1949 , where they were up against Spain. Unfortunately, the team came up short, as Spain repeated as European champions. However, led by the extraordinary performances from the iconic Tony Parker, France proved they would be a threat on the international scene in the future. The 2012 Summer Olympics came and went without much noise made from

1632-495: The 1960s and 1970s. After the disappointing 60s and 70s, the 1980s were marked by a generation of hope, counting in its ranks French basketball icons such as Richard Dacoury , Stéphane Ostrowski , and Hervé Dubuisson . During this decade, France returned to the Olympics in 1984 , and the World Cup in 1986 . During the 1990s France had their moments to shine, despite some internal struggles and many injuries to key players. At

1700-682: The 2000 Olympic Games. France lost in the quarter-finals to Germany 77–81 and finished in 6th place overall. During this time, most of France's players cleared their spots for a new generation of players, which were available in abundance as the France Junior national team had won the 2000 junior championship. At the EuroBasket 2003 , France competed with an immensely talented squad, which included NBA players Tony Parker , Jérôme Moïso and Tariq Abdul-Wahad . As well as future pro Boris Diaw , and European standouts Laurent Foirest , Cyril Julian and Florent Piétrus . But despite competing with one of

1768-432: The 2010 FIBA World Cup, where they were knocked out in the Round of 16, the team looked toward EuroBasket 2011 with high expectations after an impressive run in 2009. France was placed into Group B , with Latvia as their first opponent. France got off to a slow start to begin the game as they trailed after the first quarter 18–25. Although the team would step it up in the second quarter, to only trail 40–41 at halftime. In

1836-475: The European championship, the team did not win a medal despite some good performances. The years 1999 and 2000, however, marked a turnaround for French basketball. The team built around Antoine Rigaudeau , Tariq Abdul-Wahad , Laurent Sciarra , Jim Bilba , and Laurent Foirest finished in the top 4 at the EuroBasket 1999 , which France hosted. Their first loss was in the semi-finals followed by their second loss in

1904-541: The French, as the team bowed out in the quarter-finals. Heading toward the EuroBasket 2013 , France was eager to flip the script and display the execution needed to make a deep tournament run. However, in their first match at the Euro finals in Group A , France was defeated by Germany 74–80. The loss quickly refocused the team for their next two matches, against Great Britain , and Israel, as they blew out both opponents fairly easily. France went on to also win their next two games in

1972-530: The United States 83–76. After the solid victory, France would make it all the way to the semi-finals to meet the surprise team of the competition to that point, in Luka Dončić and Slovenia . With a place into the gold medal game on the line, Nicolas Batum 's game saving block at the buzzer lifted France into the final 90–89. Although in a rematch with the United States, France would have to settle for silver, as

2040-421: The bottom of that tie-breaker, finishing in 5th place of the 17 teams. Israel's overall record of seven wins and four losses included two wins by forfeit over Lebanon (in the preliminary round) and Egypt (in the final round), each of which had refused to play against Israel due to political reasons. Israel reached the World Cup for the first time in 1954 . The national team would be placed in Group D in

2108-524: The bronze medal match to FR Yugoslavia 74–62, despite some internal problems that disrupted the group of players. In 2000, team France qualified for the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, full of ambition, which developed the means for major achievement. At the end of their stint in Australia, the selection of coach Jean-Pierre de Vincenzi helped lead the team to the silver medal , France's first top 3 performance at

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2176-442: The final round, Israel needed one more win to finish with a flawless record, and take home the gold. However, South Korea prevented it all from happening, defeating Israel convincingly 81–67. The result landed the team into a second-place finish overall. The 1974 Asian Games would be the final appearance for Israel at the tournament. The team looked to achieve the gold medal once more before departing. Israel easily made it through

2244-454: The final stage of the competition. There, the team won three out of their five games to finish in second place in the group, only behind the Soviet Union. This result gave Israel their first medal finish at the tournament. Israel qualified for their second World Cup appearance in 1986 . The national team was drawn into Group B in the preliminary phase. Their first game of the tournament

2312-403: The first two rounds to an (3–0) record, setting up an clash in the semi-finals. There the team went up against the Philippines , and outlasted them in a high scoring affair 123–101, to reach the final. In the title game South Korea awaited Israel once again, who was determined to avenge their lost to them at the prior Asian Games in 1970. This time around Israel would come out as champions, winning

2380-546: The knockout phase. In the Round of 16 , France survived an upset scare in overtime, from a feisty Turkish side 86–87. Entering the quarter-finals, France once again needed overtime to keep their title hopes alive, this time in a win against Italy 93–85. After cruising past Poland in the semi-finals, France were back in the final of the EuroBasket for first time since 2013. However, the team saw its tournament journey end, falling to Spain 88–76. Entering European Qualifiers for

2448-413: The knockout stage. First, France eliminated Serbia and Montenegro on their home court, then the team defeated the 2003 European champion Lithuania . Heading into their semi-finals match against Greece , where both sides battled each other throughout with tough defense, France collapsed in the final minute after leading by seven points with 45 seconds remaining in regulation. The devastating loss relegated

2516-477: The most promising rosters ever, France lost in the semi-finals against Lithuania , then went on to lose a close battle in the bronze medal match to Italy 67–69. Hoping not to repeat the disappointing performance of 2003, France's squad once again saw considerable changes heading into EuroBasket 2005 . Reconstruction of the national team roster was built based on team chemistry instead of big names; Amongst others, Jérôme Moïso and Tariq Abdul-Wahad disappeared from

2584-415: The national team to the bronze medal match once again. However, unlike 2003 France recovered to win the bronze medal by blowing out Spain 98–68. At the 2006 FIBA World Cup France competed without Tony Parker, who suffered a twisted finger two days before the competition. Because of this, the San Antonio Spurs , who just signed Parker to a 51 million Euros contract did not allow him to participate. After

2652-5217: The national team would only earn one more victory during the rest of the qualifiers, which saw their hopes at (5–7) and clinching qualification vanish. Medals table    Win    Loss Roster for the EuroBasket 2025 Qualifiers matches on 22 and 25 February 2024 against Portugal and Slovenia . Current notable players who have played for the national team: 1952 Olympic Games : finished 20th among 23 teams 3 Avraham Schneor , 4 Zacharia Ofri , 5 Daniel Levy , 6 Menahem Korman , 8 Amos Linkowsky , 9 Shimon Szmuckler , 10 Yehuda Wiener , 11 Ralph Klein , 12 Reuben Perach , 13 Eliahu Amiel , 14 Dan Boksenbaum , 15 Marcel Hefez (Coach: Jacob Saltiel) 1953 EuroBasket : finished 5th among 17 teams 3 Avraham Schneor , 4 Zacharia Ofri , 5 Daniel Levy , 6 Menahem Korman , 7 Alfred Cohen, 8 David Heiblum, 9 Shimon Szmuckler , 10 Ernst Winer, 11 Ralph Klein , 12 Marcel Hefez , 13 Mark Mimran, 14 Dan Boksenbaum , 15 Reuben Perach (Coach: Jacob Saltiel) 1954 FIBA World Cup : finished 8th among 12 teams 3 Avraham Schneor , 4 Zacharia Ofri , 5 Daniel Moshe , 6 Reuben Perach , 7 Alfred Cohen, 8 Tavil Israel, 9 Shimon Shelah , 10 Yehuda Gafni , 11 Rafael Ram , 12 Marcel Hefez , 13 Azriel Luboshitz, 14 Dan Erez (Coach: Jacob Saltiel) 1959 EuroBasket : finished 11th among 17 teams 3 Avraham Schneor , 4 Albert Hemmo , 6 Haim Kastan, 7 Amos Lin , 9 David Tari, 10 Jacob Edelist, 11 Ralph Klein , 12 Igal Volodarsky , 13 David Kaminsky , 14 Haim Hazan , 15 Erez Lustig, 16 Shabetai Ben-Bassat (Coach: Eli Amtel) 1961 EuroBasket : finished 11th among 19 teams 4 Tanhum Cohen-Mintz , 5 Erez Lustig, 6 Ami Shelef , 7 Hanoch Barkon, 8 Albert Hemmo , 9 Offer Eshed , 10 David Kaminsky , 11 Ralph Klein , 12 David Tari, 13 Abraham Hoffman , 14 Haim Hazan , 15 Igal Volodarsky (Coach: Yehoshua Rozin ) 1963 EuroBasket : finished 9th among 16 teams 4 Tanhum Cohen-Mintz , 5 Offer Eshed , 6 Ami Shelef , 7 Zvi Lubezki, 8 Albert Hemmo , 9 Abraham Gutt , 10 Igal Volodarsky , 11 Ralph Klein , 12 Shlomo Ben-Zeev, 13 Abraham Hoffman , 14 Haim Hazan , 15 Ilan Zeiger (Coach: Yehoshua Rozin ) 1965 EuroBasket : finished 6th among 16 teams 4 Tanhum Cohen-Mintz , 5 Offer Eshed , 6 Ami Shelef , 7 Zvi Lubezki, 8 Albert Hemmo , 9 Igal Volodarsky , 10 Abraham Gutt , 11 David Kaminsky , 12 Gideon Freitag, 13 Abraham Hoffman , 14 Haim Hazan , 15 Ilan Zeiger (Coach: Shimon Shelah ) 1966 Asian Games : finished 1st [REDACTED] among 11 teams 4 Amnon Avidan, 5 Tanhum Cohen-Mintz , 6 Igal Dar , 7 Gershon Dekel, 8 Offer Eshed , 9 Abraham Gutt , 10 David Kaminsky , 11 Zvi Lubezki, 12 Itshak Shachar, 13 Ami Shelef , 14 Haim Starkman , 15 Ilan Zohar (Coach: Shimon Shelah ) 1967 EuroBasket : finished 8th among 16 teams 4 Tanhum Cohen-Mintz , 5 Offer Eshed , 6 Gabi Teichner , 7 Willie Wold, 8 Shamuel Avishar , 9 Igal Dar , 10 Abraham Gutt , 11 Gershon Dekel, 12 David Kaminsky , 13 Abraham Hoffman , 14 Haim Starkman , 15 Ilan Zohar (Coach: Shimon Shelah ) 1969 EuroBasket : finished 11th among 12 teams 4 Gabi Teichner , 5 Offer Eshed , 6 Ivan Leshinsky , 7 Giora Dori, 8 Haim Baram , 9 Gabi Neumark , 10 Haim Starkman , 11 Gershon Dekel, 12 David Kaminsky , 13 Itamar Marzel , 14 Mark Turenshine , 15 Ilan Zohar (Coach: Shimon Shelah ) 1970 Asian Games : finished 2nd [REDACTED] among 12 teams 4 Dan Barzily, 5 Tanhum Cohen-Mintz , 6 Hillel Gilboa, 7 Ronald Green , 8 Hanan Keren , 9 Ivan Leshinsky , 10 Itamar Marzel , 11 Gabi Neumark , 12 Mike Schwartz , 13 Haim Starkman , 14 Gabi Teichner , 15 Mark Turenshine (Coach: Shimon Shelah ) 1971 EuroBasket : finished 11th among 12 teams 4 Joseph Leja, 5 Gabi Teichner , 6 Tal Brody , 7 Mark Turenshine , 8 Hanan Keren , 9 Mike Schwartz , 10 Haim Starkman , 11 Zvi Inbar, 12 Dan Barzily, 13 Itamar Marzel , 14 Abraham Zuchman, 15 Boaz Yanai (Coach: Shimon Shelah ) 1973 EuroBasket : finished 7th among 12 teams 4 Jonathan Zacks, 5 Shamuel Avishar , 6 Tal Brody , 7 Gur Ben-David, 8 Hanan Keren , 9 Mickey Berkowitz , 10 Barry Leibowitz , 11 Gabi Neumark , 12 Zvi Inbar, 13 Itamar Marzel , 14 Jacob Eisner , 15 Boaz Yanai (Coach: Abraham Hemmo ) 1974 Asian Games : finished 1st [REDACTED] among 11 teams 4 Motti Aroesti , 5 Shamuel Avishar , 6 Mickey Berkowitz , 7 Tal Brody , 8 Jacob Eisner , 9 Hanan Keren , 10 Itamar Marzel , 11 Avigdor Moskowitz , 12 Shamuel Nachmias , 13 Shuki Schwartz , 14 Boaz Yanai , 15 Shmaryahu Zaslevsky (Coach: Abraham Hemmo ) 1975 EuroBasket : finished 7th among 12 teams 4 Shlomo Blum, 5 Shamuel Nachmias , 6 Tal Brody , 7 Shuki Schwartz , 8 Hanan Keren , 9 Mickey Berkowitz , 10 Barry Leibowitz , 11 Avigdor Moskowitz , 12 Or Goren , 13 Itamar Marzel , 14 Jacob Eisner , 15 Boaz Yanai (Coach: Abraham Hemmo ) France men%27s national basketball team The France men's national basketball team ( French : Équipe de France de basketball ) represents France in international basketball and

2720-508: The national team. With their floor general back in the fold, the French were tabbed as one of the early favourites to win the tournament and repeat. Being placed into Group A to begin their title defense, France was tasked with Finland as their first opponent. In front of an exuberant home crowd, France got off to a quick start to possess the lead after the first quarter. The French would continue to feed off this momentum as they extended their advantage heading into halftime up 45–37. Although in

2788-471: The preliminary phase against Ukraine and Belgium, to finish top of Group A to advance. During the second group phase France suffered their second loss of the tournament, falling to Lithuania. Although the team turned around in their next match to beat Latvia 102–91, behind big games from center Alexis Ajinça (25 points and 3 blocks) and Tony Parker's (23 points). With a place in the quarter-finals assured, France managed to drop their third match, this time

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2856-506: The preliminary round, the Israeli squad won their group by tie-breaker after being one of three teams to finish with a (3–1) record. They then advanced to the final round, managing to defeat perennial power Czechoslovakia , and getting revenge on Yugoslavia for their only preliminary round loss. Their record in the final round was (4–3), putting them in a 4-way tie for second place behind the undefeated Soviet Union . Israel eventually came out on

2924-407: The preliminary round, where they would finish in a 3-way tie, after splitting their two games. They would ultimately secure a spot in the final round based on point difference. There Israel would be overwhelmed, as they dropped six of their seven matches to accumulate an (1–6) record, with their only win coming in a 48–45 overtime victory against France . Israel would end their inaugural appearance at

2992-400: The quarter-finals was Latvia, who were looking to upset the hosts and advance to the semis. They were ultimately denied that chance 84–70, as France in front of over 22,000 spectators at Stade Pierre-Mauroy moved closer to their desired destination. France, needing one more win to put themselves in position to play in the final, were again pitted against rivals Spain. In a classic duel between

3060-497: The repechage. At the European Championship, France won their first six games of the first two rounds but failed in the quarter-finals against the eventual tournament champion Spain . The French ultimately finished in fifth place, a performance which would grant the team the direct qualification for the next two major competitions, the 2010 FIBA World Cup and EuroBasket 2011. After a disappointing showing from France during

3128-462: The roster with the newly formed team being built around the three NBA players Tony Parker, Boris Diaw, and Mickaël Piétrus as well as the returning national team veteran Antoine Rigaudeau . The new coach Claude Bergeaud , surprisingly also selected Frédéric Weis , an underachieving player once drafted in the 1999 NBA draft , who did not participate in the team's preparation. After a sobering preliminary round, France displayed stunning performances in

3196-402: The second half, France demonstrated why they were one of the favourites heading into the tournament. As they finished off the game strong and pulled out the win 89–78, behind Tony Parker 's game high (31 points and 7 assists). In their second match against Israel , France never faced any pressure, as they led throughout to an 68–85 victory. Standing with a record of (2–0), next up for France was

3264-481: The stymie defense of the Italians, where they were down 67–60 heading into the fourth quarter. With Tony Parker having an off shooting night, other team leaders such as Boris Diaw (21 points), and Nicolas Batum (20 points) gave the team the lift it needed down the stretch to prevail 84–91. The win also helped France clinch a spot in the second group phase. France having already locked up a spot to advance went up against

3332-471: The team to a record of (1–1). Israel would eventually get things on track, as they finished the rest of group play at (3–3), enough to advance to the second and final round of qualifying. For the second round of World Cup qualifying, Israel was placed into Group L . Their first two matches of group play were tough loses against Georgia, and Germany. Although they eventually picked up an impressive win in their third game at home versus Serbia . Unfortunately,

3400-536: The team was eliminated in the quarter-finals by eventual champion Russia 75–71, then was beaten in the classification matches by Croatia 86–69 and Slovenia 88–74, finishing in eighth place, missing out on the Olympic Games for the second consecutive time. In the following months, the team had to go through the ordeal of qualifications to participate in the next EuroBasket which was to be held in 2009. In 2008, former national team coach Michel Gomez returned to lead

3468-474: The team went up against Italy in their first game, and were thoroughly dominated in an 69–48 defeat. Heading into their second game of the tournament, Israel had Lithuania standing in their way. Israel ran out to an early first period lead, but the team could not maintain the momentum, as they fell to (0–2) and desperately needing a win in their next game. Germany was the opponent for the national team in their third match of group play, and they were victorious in

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3536-409: The team would lose 82–87. During EuroBasket 2022 qualifying , France made it through with a (4–2) record, to clinch qualification to their 39th appearance to the Euro finals. After losing in their first match of Group B to Germany, France moved to (1–1), following a strong victory against rivals Lithuania 73–77. France would go on to win two of their last three group stage matches, to advance into

3604-399: The team, a position he held between 1993 and 1995. But Gomez failed to help France qualify directly for the European Championship, and had to enter a repechage tournament. In August 2009 he was replaced by Vincent Collet , coach of ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne . Under Collet's direction, Les Bleus grabbed the last ticket to the EuroBasket 2009 by trashing Belgium 92–54 in the final game of

3672-450: The third and fourth quarters Finland mounted a vigorous comeback, to send the match into overtime. However, France would not be denied on their home soil, as they pulled out an emotional 97–87 victory. After the win, France would go on to triumph through their remaining four matches in group play to clinch a place into the Round of 16. Awaiting France in their next match was Turkey, a game they would cruise to victory 76–53. Their opponent in

3740-508: The title game. In the final, Israel capped their run through the competition by dismantling Thailand 90–42 to capture their first gold medal at the Asian Games. Heading into the 1970 Asian Games , Israel looked to repeat their performance from 1966. Israel swept their preliminary phase opponents to make it to the final stage. Sitting at (3–0), Israel looked dominant in their first three wins, and appeared poised to become back-to-back Asian Games champions. After winning their first seven games of

3808-402: The tournament in 8th place. Israel appeared at the Asian Games for the first time in 1966 . Being drawn into Group B in the preliminary round of the tournament, the national team throttled Iran in the first game 87–55. After that result, Israel would go on to finish out the rest of the round with an (4–1) record, to move on. In the semi-finals, Israel breezed passed Japan 57–34 to reach

3876-462: The tournament with an (1–4) record. During the process for Israel to reach the 2019 World Cup , the team went through World Cup qualifiers, where they were drawn into Group H for the first round of qualifiers. Israel's first game was a comfortable 88–68 win at home against Estonia . Heading to play Greece on the road in their next game, the team looked to move to (2–0). Although Greece would have none of it, as they dominated Israel 82–61, dropping

3944-522: The tournament, French great Tony Parker announced his retirement from the national team, ending an illustrious run with Les Bleurs . At EuroBasket 2017 , France continued their underwhelming play, as the team was knocked out in the Round of 16 to Germany 84–81. The devastating loss for France was their worst finish at the Euros since 1963. During the process to qualify for the 2019 FIBA World Cup , France went through European Qualifiers in order to secure

4012-459: The tournament, the United States. Ultimately led by majestic games from Evan Fournier and big man Rudy Gobert , France eliminated the United States 79–89. The win advanced the team into the semi-finals with a date versus Argentina . With the emotional confidence boosting win behind them, France exhibited lackluster urgency in their next match in an 80–66 defeat to the Argentines. The lost for France

4080-459: The two battle-tested sides, it was the Spaniards led by Pau Gasol 's 40 points and 11 rebounds ending France's hope of repeating. However, with third place still on the line France defeated Serbia 81–68 to come away with the bronze medal. After going (4–0) during the 2016 Olympic Qualifying Tournament , France qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics . Although they only managed to reach the quarter-finals before ceding once again to Spain. After

4148-408: The undefeated Serbia in their final match of Group B. In a highly competitive match between these two unbeaten teams, where overtime was needed to determine the winner, France with balanced scoring from six players in double figures handed Serbia their first lost 96–97. In the second group phase France won their first two matches against Turkey , and Lithuania , before falling to Spain. The result

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4216-505: The void. France was drawn into Group A at the finals, which many viewed as the Group of Death. Their first opponent was Brazil , which resulted in a tightly contested match the French would lose 63–65. Next up for France, was a date with Serbia. France looking to pick up their first win during the finals, battled back and forth with the Serbians until they escaped with a narrow 73–74 victory. Now at

4284-407: The way back, to pull even with their nemesis 65–65 to send the game into overtime. In extra time, France did not let this golden opportunity slip away, as they finally pulled ahead to win 72–75. Led once again by Tony Parker and his (32 points), along with the clutch performance from Antoine Diot , France were heading back to the title game. Ensuing their emotional win against Spain, France entered

4352-831: The world stage began in the late 1940s / early 1950s. At the 1948 Olympics in London , the France team led by Robert Busnel won an Olympic silver medal, the first Olympic medal in their history. France finished second only to the United States . In the wake of this Olympic medal, France, led by captain André Vacheresse won three consecutive medals. Including silver at the EuroBasket in 1949 , and bronze in 1951 and 1953 respectively. The following years were less glorious. France's basketball team seemingly declined gradually, to completely fail to medal at major international competitions during

4420-535: Was an 79–84 win against Uruguay . Israel would go on to attain second place in group play with an (3–2) record, to move on to the next round. However, Israel was not as successful in this phase, as they would finish up with a losing record (2–3) to be relegated to the classification round. There they went (1–1) to come in 7th place at the competition overall. Israel won the rights to be one of four co-hosts for EuroBasket 2017 . With Israel hosting Group B in Tel Aviv ,

4488-462: Was enough to book a place into the quarter-finals. There, France battled Greece with a chance to reach the semis on the line. The team eventually escaped with a 64–56 victory. France needing one more win to put themselves in position to play for the title, first had to get past Andrei Kirilenko and Russia . The two teams played a really close game throughout, but France did just enough to place themselves in prime position to move on. France reached

4556-419: Was the Spaniards who began this duel with more urgency, as they outplayed the French in the first half to lead 34–20. To begin the third quarter France slowly started cutting into Spain's lead with their defensive tenacity to trail 49–43 going into the fourth quarter. Entering the final period France continued their harassing defensive pressure, which started to wear the Spaniards down. France eventually fought all

4624-441: Was their second consecutive ouster in the semis at the World Cup. France would move on to claim the bronze medal, downing Australia in a rematch 67–59. Heading toward the 2020 Summer Olympics , France automatically qualified for the event, through being one of top two European finishers at the prior World Cup. In the opening match of the tournament for France, behind Evan Fournier's team high (28 points), France once again defeated

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