France FIBA Rank: 10 Group: A Qualified: Bronze at 2005 EuroBasket Team Preview | FIBA Team Page

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Without Parker, Diaw will need to lead the French attack.
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With the more NBA players than any other team in the 2003 European Championship, France was considered a favorite to take home the gold. But they stumbled along the way, and missed out on an Olympic bid when they lost to Italy in the Bronze Medal game.
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Boris Diaw	Mickael Gelabale	Johan Petro	Mickael Pietrus	Ronny Turiaf

August 19: France vs. Argentina
4 p.m. ET, on NBA TV
August 20: France vs. Serbia & Montenegro
6 p.m. ET, on NBA TV
August 21: France vs. Nigeria
August 23: France vs. Lebanon
August 24: France vs. Venezuela
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Medals: None
Best Finish: Fourth in 1954