Frédéric Fauthoux revealed, this Thursday, October 17 at 3 p.m., his very first selection at the head of the French men’s team. To face Cyprus on November 21 and 24, as part of qualifying for EuroBasket 2025, the new coach opted for a list of 12 players. Faced with the absence of executives playing in the NBA and EuroLeague, Fauthoux put together an ambitious group, combining freshness and determination, to begin this new era of the Blues on solid foundations.
The first cape for Nolan Traoré
Among the players selected, we find Nolan Traoré, the promising young leader of the SQBB, aged 18.For the first time in his young career, he will have the honor of wearing the jersey of the France A team, he who has already made an impression within the youth teams.
Last August, his name had already surfaced for possible participation in the Olympic Games, but Vincent Collet and his staff ultimately chose to preserve him, aware of his immense long-term potential. After Fabrice Courcier in November 1989 and Bertrand Van Butsele in June 1991, Traoré is the 3e Saint-Quentin player to be called up to the French team.
As coach of Bourg-en-Bresse and brand new coach of the Blues, Frédéric Fauthoux is already looking forward to seeing Nolan Traoré playing in the tricolor jersey during the November international window, against Cyprus. “ Nolan has an excellent start to the season with the SQBBconfides Fauthoux. Every week, his performances impress us. Pascal Donnadieu, still on the staff, also let us know that he had already shone as a training partner last August. This call-up is therefore a valuable opportunity to see him confront adversaries on the international scene, and to measure his potential at an even more demanding level.. »
This selection also underlines the winning bet of the SQBB, which was able to bet on Nolan Traoré by entrusting him with the position of playmaker as soon as he left INSEP last year. The club offered him important responsibilities, allowing him to flourish and reveal his full potential.
This visionary choice is bearing fruit today, Traoré becoming one of the rising figures of French basketball, capable of shining not only at club level, but now on the international scene.
