Which Country Does Rudy Gobert Play For?

Last Modified May 15, 2025 13:55 GMT
Rudy Gobert National Team
Rudy Gobert, Image Courtesy of Rudy Gobert’s Twitter page

The big man, Rudy Gobert, hails from France and plays for the Minnesota Timberwolves in the NBA. The Center is vulnerable on the defensive end and has shown impressive stats defensively over the years.

Rudy Gobert is one of the most skilled players in the NBA, having been named the Defensive Player of the Year 4 times as of May 2024. Along with his success in the NBA, he has gathered years of experience by playing in international competitions like FIBA, Olympic games, and EuroBasket and has been a consistent name in the French roster for a decade.

Rudy Gobert National Team

Rudy Gobert, being a French national, plays for his home country of France in national competitions such as the Olympics and FIBA tournaments.

In the tune-up matches as a part of the FIBA Basketball World Cup, the team was unbeatable in their last five matches, they had beaten Lithuania twice, and Montenegro, Venezuela, and Tunisia once. Rudy Gobert had put up a decent number in all the matches for Les Bleus.

Unfortunately, though, France failed miserably in the FIBA World Cup in 2023 despite the star Gobert averaging numbers such as 10.8 points (FG: 66.7%), 8.3 rebounds, 1.3 assists, one steal, and 1.8 blocks in 23.9 minutes per game.

The center was with the squad, when the team won the continuous two Bronze medals in the 2014, and 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup. He averaged 4.1, and 10.1 ppg in the tournament.

Additionally, he has also appeared in the Olympic games of 2016 (Brazil), and 2020 (Tokyo). In Tokyo, he assisted the team to snag the silver medal, by averaging 12.2 ppg, 9.3rpg, and was the leading scorer for his team.

France has been a top-seeded team in the EuroBasket championship and has dominated the league for ages. In the EuroBasket of 2022, the team finished second in the standings, and won a silver medal, with Rudy Gobert averaging 12.8 ppg and 9.8rpg.

Honors for Rudy Gobert with Team France

TournamentMedal
FIBA World Cup 2014Bronze
FIBA World Cup 2019Bronze
Olympic Games 2020Silver
EuroBasket 2015Bronze
EuroBasket 2022Silver

Also Read: What languages does Rudy Gobert speak?

FAQs on Rudy Gobert

A. In a recent exhibition match against Montenegro, Gobert made his first three-pointer for the national team. Although, he has hit 3 three-pointers in the EuroBasket, but this was the first for the national team.

A. The France Center is listed at 7 feet 1 inches or 2.16m tall and weighs around 258 lb or 117 kg.

A. The number 27 depicts, at which position he was picked. He was the first-round pick, 27th overall in the 2013 draft.

A. The Center has to improve his offensive ability to become a two-way player, but at the defensive end, he is remarkable.

A. Rudy Gobert plays for France's national team.

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