France announce 13-man squad for the upcoming FIBA window / News - Basketnews.com

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French basketball federation officially announced the 13-man squad that will face Portugal twice in the February FIBA window qualification for the 2023 FIBA World Cup.

Sylvain Francisco

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French guard Sylvain Francisco, currently playing in Spain with Manresa, has received the first call-up of his career with the national team. Francisco is averaging 9.7 points and 3.1 assists per game in ACB this season.

France will play the first game against Portugal on February 24, in Dijon. They'll face Portugal again on February 27, but this time in Porto.

Here's the full list of players for the upcoming FIBA window:

Isaia Cordinier (Virtus Bologna) Sylvain Francisco (BAXI Manresa) Mouhammadou Jaiteh (Virtus Bologna) Axel Julien (JL Bourg) Lahaou Konate (Metropolitans 92) Louis Labeyrie (Valencia) Nicolas Lang (CSP Limoges) Mathias Lessort (Partizan Belgrade) Amath M'Baye (Pinar Karsiyaka) David Michineau (Metropolitans 92) Amine Noua (MoraBanc Andorra) Terry Tarpey (Le Mans) Axel Toupane (Paris Basketball) Thank you for reading us! We have even more content for you.