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The France men's national basketball team (French: Équipe de France de basketball) represents France in international basketball and is administered by the French Federation of Basketball. France is currently ranked fourth in the FIBA World Ranking. [2] France has been a regular at the EuroBasket, qualifying for 39 appearances all-time.
Born in French Guiana, a French overseas department in South America. [25] Joffrey Lauvergne: F Denver Nuggets Oklahoma City Thunder Chicago Bulls San Antonio Spurs: 2014–2018: 208 4 2013 (55th) Memphis Grizzlies — [26] Timothé Luwawu-Cabarrot: G/F Philadelphia 76ers Oklahoma City Thunder Chicago Bulls Brooklyn Nets Atlanta Hawks: 2016 ...
The Federation operates the France national teams and organises the Coupe de France (French Cup) and the amateurs national championships; for the professional championship, the Ligue Nationale de Basketball (LNB) (men) and the LFB (women) have a delegation from the FFBB. It publishes BasketBall Magazine (formerly known as Basket-Ball).
Ngạn was born in Sơn Tây (present-day Hanoi), but his family moved to South Vietnam when the Geneva Accords divided Vietnam in 1954. After university and service in the Army of the Republic of Vietnam , Ngạn was imprisoned by the victorious communists after the fall of Saigon in 1975 and did forced labour in a re-education camp up until ...
The Vietnam national basketball team is the men's basketball team representing Vietnam in international competitions. The governing body of Vietnamese basketball operations is the Vietnam Basketball Federation. [2] Vietnam had its best finish at the 2019 Southeast Asian Games when it earned the bronze medal. [3]
The French Basketball Academy (French: Académie du basket-ball français) is a hall of fame that honors individuals (or whole teams) that have contributed to the spread and improvement of French basketball, through their sporting contributions, and their actions in support of the game in France. Inductees are chosen by the Hall's Honorary ...
In December 1893, the first European basketball game was played in Paris. The French youth were influenced by American culture to play basketball. French basketball teams led in the 1930s European Competition and after World War II. [1]
Nguyễn Đình Chiểu was born in the southern province of Gia Định, the location of modern Saigon.He was of gentry parentage; his father was a native of Thừa Thiên–Huế, near Huế; but, during his service to the imperial government of Emperor Gia Long, he was posted south to serve under Lê Văn Duyệt, the governor of the south.