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French coach Crapez calls back eight players from U16 team
PARIS (2016 FIBA U17 World Championship) - France have locked in their roster for the 2016 FIBA U17 World Championship with head coach Frederic Crapez making a few changes
PARIS (2016 FIBA U17 World Championship) - France have locked in their roster for the 2016 FIBA U17 World Championship with head coach Frederic Crapez making a few changes from last summer's qualifying team.
All told, Crapez called back eight players from the French side that finished fifth at the 2015 FIBA U16 European Championship.
| France 12-player roster for 2016 FIBA U17 World Championship | |||
| Maxime Affaa Abah | Dylan Affo Mama | Timothee Bazille | Ludovic Beyhurst |
| Yanik Blanc | Nicolas Dorez | Ivan Fevrier | Jaylen Hoard |
| Yves Pons | Louis Rucklin | Quentin Ruel | Olivier Sarr |
Crapez will have some decent size on his team as five of the 12 players stand 2.02m or taller, topped by 2.10m big man Olivier Sarr.
France have been drawn into Group D along with Bosnia and Herzegovina, Dominican Republic and Korea.
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