U16 Youth International basketball preparation starts at Poinçonnet

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The 2009 youth international basketball seasons tips off with the four-nation international tournament at Poinçonnet (le Tournoi International du Poinçonnet) for the U16's.

This tournament will take place between the 11th and 13th April 2009 and will feature the teams from Russia, Spain and Turkey.

Like France all these teams participate in the European Championship Women Division A U16 in Sweden later in the summer.

The programme for the this tournament is as follows. The times given are French local time.

11 April:
14:30 Russia vs. Spain
17:00 France vs. Turkey

12 April
14:30 Spain vs. Turkey
17:00 France vs. Russia

13 April
13:00 Turkey vs. Russia
15:30 France vs. Spain

French U16 2009 Training Roster

20 players have been called up for France and will be together from 5 until 10 April 2009. 14 players will then be selected for the Easter youth basketball tournament.

The coaching staff are:
Head Coach: Arnaud GUPPILLOTTE
Assistant Coach: Julien EGLOFF and Nicolas CROISY

The players are:

Surname	First Name	Date of birth	Club
ARMAND	Dominique	22/12/1993	Tarbes Gespe Bigorre
BARTHELEMY	Justine	30/11/1993	Basket Lattes Maurin Montpellier
BERNIES	Romane	27/06/1993	Bourges Basket
BERRANGER	Clarisse	02/10/1993	Union Hainaut
BOUZENNA	Sabrine	14/10/1993	S.I.Graffenstaden (CFBB)
CORNELIE	Jodie	20/04/1993	S.I.Graffenstaden (CFBB)
DEAL	Nina	12/09/1993	Bourges Basket
DE ANGELIS	Lola	12/12/1993	Toulouse Métropole Basket
DESSACS	Romane	29/06/1993	Toulouse Métropole Basket
DIALLO	Christelle	12/03/1993	Marne la Vallée (CFBB)
GALLIOU	Margaux	12/04/1993	Bourges Basket
HERGOTT	Mathilde	27/10/1993	Basket Lattes Maurin Montpellier
MATALY	Lou	14/01/1993	Toulouse Cheminots Marengo (CFBB)
MBUYAMBA	Marie Bernadette	05/01/1993	Union Hainaut
MERCIER	Laure	29/07/1993	AL Mezieu (CFBB)
NAYO	Alice	16/01/1993	Paris Racing (CFBB)
NIAMKE	Esther	17/07/1993	USO Mondeville
PLUST	Caroline	29/07/1993	Union Hainaut
SOURIGUES	Gaëlle	12/03/1993	Basket Landes
STIEVENARD	Claire	15/09/1993	Wasquehal (CFBB)