France Women's Basketball 2024 Paris Olympics: Full roster, schedule and more

The France women's basketball team is the reigning bronze medalist from the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. They should be looking to repeat the feat or even possibly reach the final to go for gold or silver. They have the homecourt advantage given that this year's games will be in Lille and Paris.

Les Bleues finished their preparations for the 2024 Paris Olympics with a perfect 5-0 record in exhibition games. They started with a couple of easy wins over Finland 129-50 and 117-59. They then beat Serbia 85-63, a game that started close before France pulled away in the second quarter.

In the final two exhibition games, France faced off against two Asian powerhouse teams in Japan and China. They made it look easy with a pair of victories – 75-62 over Japan and 93-76 over China.

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France women's basketball team Olympic roster

Marine Johannes, Alexia Chartereau and Marieme Badiane are looking to lead France back to glory after finishing in third place in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. They should be well-equipped to challenge for another medal with a good mix of veterans and young players.

However, the player to watch for France is 20-year-old forward Leila Lacan. She's the 10th overall pick in the 2024 WNBA draft by the Connecticut Sun. She will be making her debut next season and will likely be the face of France Women's Basketball in the next decade or so.

Here's the France women's basketball roster for the 2024 Paris Olympics:

• Marieme Badiane | Forward | LMA
• Romane Bernies | Guard | BLMA
• Alexia Chartereau | Forward | Lyon
• Marine Fauthoux | Guard | Lyon
• Marine Johannes | Guard | Lyon
• Leila Lacan | Forward | Angers
• Dominique Malonga | Center | Tarbes
• Sarah Michel | Guard | Bourges
• PrahaIliana Rupert | Center | Bologna
• Janelle Salaun | Forward | Villeneuve
• Gabrielle Williams | Forward | Lyon
• Valeriane Vukosavljevic | Forward | USK Praha

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France women's basketball Olympic schedule

The France Women's Basketball Team is in Group B with Canada, Nigeria and Australia. While France is currently ranked No. 7 in the world, Canada and Australia are ahead of them at No. 5 and 3, respectively. Nigeria is the lowest-ranked team in the group at No. 12.

There are three groups and the top two teams in each group qualify for the knockout rounds that will start with the quarterfinals. Two of the three third-place teams can also qualify for the quarterfinals depending on rankings.

Here's the schedule for France in the Group Stage of the 2024 Paris Olympics:

France vs. Canada

• Date: Monday, July 29
• Time: 11:15 a.m. EST

France vs. Nigeria

• Date: Thursday, Aug. 1
• Time: 11:15 a.m. EST

France vs. Australia

• Date: Sunday, Aug. 4
• Time: 3:00 p.m. EST

All group-stage games for women's basketball in the 2024 Paris Olympics will be held at the Pierre Mauroy Stadium in Lille, France. The knockout rounds, starting with the quarterfinals will move to the Accor Arena in Paris.