Victor Wembanyama is taking over as captain of the French men’s basketball team at age 22 ahead of 2027 FIBA World Cup qualifiers later this month, making him the youngest to be named captain of the national team since Tony Parker in 2003.
Wembanyama, who succeeds Rudy Gobert as captain, was chosen for “his exemplary character, his work ethic and for the future,” national team head coach Frédéric Fauthoux said, according to a translation of a French basketball federation press release.
Wembanyama marked the occasion by delivering a speech to his teammates, noting “the veterans I watched play for the French national team when I was little.”
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