NBA stars Evan Fournier and Rudy Gobert headline the 17-man preliminary roster of France for the 2022 FIBA EuroBasket.
Fellow NBA players Frank Ntilikina and Theo Maledon are also part of the roster, which includes EuroLeague stars Moustapha Fall (Olympiacos), Vincent Poirier (Real Madrid) and Guerschon Yabusele (Real Madrid).
The 17 players and head coach Vincent Collet will tip off their preparation on July 29 and will play six preparation games in August.
France will travel to Cologne in late August and will take on Germany, Lithuania, Hungary, Bosnia and Slovenia in Group B of the first round of the tournament.
The 17-man preliminary roster of France is as follows:
| Surname | Name | Birth date | Height | Club 2021-2022 |
| ALBICY | Andrew | 21/03/1990 | 1,78 | Gran Canaria |
| CORDINIER | Isaiah | 28/11/1996 | 1,91 | Virtus Bologna |
| FALL | Moustapha | 23/02/1992 | 2,16 | Olympiacos |
| FOURNIER | Evan | 29/10/1992 | 1,99 | New York Knicks |
| GOBERT | Rudy | 26/06/1992 | 2,16 | Utah Jazz |
| HEURTEL | Thomas | 10/04/1989 | 1,88 | Real Madrid |
| HOWARD | William | 25/10/1993 | 2,02 | LDLC ASVEL |
| JAITEH | Mouhammadou | 27/11/1994 | 2,06 | Virtus Bologna |
| LUWAWU-CABARROT | Timothy | 09/05/1995 | 1,98 | Atlanta Hawks |
| MALEDON | Theo | 12/06/2001 | 1,91 | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| M’BAYE | Amath | 14/12/1989 | 2,06 | Pinar Karsiyaka |
| NTILIKINA | Frank | 28/07/1998 | 1,98 | Dallas Mavericks |
| OKOBO | Elie | 23/10/1997 | 1,90 | LDLC ASVEL |
| POIRIER | Vincent | 17/10/1993 | 2,13 | Real Madrid |
| TARPEY | Terry | 02/03/1994 | 1,96 | Le Mans |
| WEMBANYAMA | Victor | 04/01/2004 | 2,19 | LDLC ASVEL |
| YABUSELE | Guerschon | 17/12/1995 | 2,01 | Real Madrid |
Un mélange d'expérience et de jeunesse 🥵
Le coach des Bleus Vincent Collet a dévoilé une liste de 17 joueurs appelés pour préparer l'@EuroBasket 2022. Rendez-vous le 29 juillet prochain 👊#TeamFranceBasket | #PassionnémentBleu pic.twitter.com/sqAdS3yqWz
— Equipes de France de Basket (@FRABasketball) July 7, 2022
