Risacher already has the French team and Euro 2025 “in the back of his mind”

Zacharie Risacher in the French team? Vincent Collet’s staff would have liked to invite him at least for the preparation for the Olympic Games last summer. The new coach Freddy Fauthoux will have no questions to ask himself: the number 1 of the last NBA Draft is already impatient at the idea of ​​returning to the Blues. “It would be a dream to represent my country at the highest levelhe said this Monday, during a video conference with French journalists, from Atlanta. I had the experience of doing it in February, during the windows, it was a special feeling”.

The son of Stéphane Risacher, 124 caps, had indeed had the opportunity to play against Croatia, in a qualifying match for Euro 2025. It is obviously without him and the other NBA players that the Tricolores will try to compose their ticket for the next European Championship in November, against Cyprus (November 21 and 24 in Nicosia and Poitiers).

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I always do my best to realize my dreams and achieve my goals. The French team is one of them.

Zaccharie Risacher

In any case, the person concerned leaves no doubt as to his availability for the summer of 2025. “I am used to youth selections, big preparations, summers away from families and loved ones. I know what to expect and I’m super happy to be able to claim that. It would be a childhood dream. Knowing myself, I always do my best to realize my dreams and achieve my goals. The French team is one of them. It’s definitely in the back of my mind even if I’m in the NBA.”. And to add, regarding Euro 2025: “I think about it. There, I am focused on the NBA but obviously the Euro is in the back of my mind. Remember that Zaccharie Risacher, 19 years old, played under the orders of a certain Freddy Fauthoux in Bourg-en-Bresse. No adaptation problem in sight with the staff…