Victor Wembanyama and Bilal Coulibaly will defend the colors of Spanish legend Pau Gasol's team during the Rising Stars Challenge. Already partners in the Hauts-de-Seine under-13 selection, then at the Metropolitans 92 last season.

This is the first time in the history of French basketball that two Tricolores compete in the RisingStars Challenge in the same year. The four-team tournament pits a “Team USA” against a ‘Team World’, made up of players from the rest of the world.