a major tournament, for the first time, at the 2009 EuroBasket. He led the team to a fifth-place finish, which was good enough to qualify for the 2010 FIBA World Championship, where he also coached France. Collet led France to the silver medal at the 2011 EuroBasket, then two years later coached the French team to the first gold medal in its history, at the 2013 EuroBasket in Slovenia. France continued to win medals under his watch, earning the bronze medal at the 2014 FIBA World Cup and another bronze at the 2015 EuroBasket. Collet also coached France at the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics, where team was eliminated in the quarterfinals each time. In early 2020, Collet stated that he intended to continue as head coach of the French senior team. At the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, France defeated the United States for the first time in its Olympic history, 83-76, in the group stage. The French team advanced to the final where it lost a rematch with the Americans, 87-82, to finish with the silver medal. See also List of FIBA EuroBasket winning head coaches References External links Euroleague.net Coach Profile French League Coach Profile 1963 births Living people ASVEL Basket coaches ASVEL Basket players Caen Basket Calvados players FIBA EuroBasket-winning coaches French basketball coaches French men's basketball players Le Mans Sarthe Basket coaches Le Mans Sarthe Basket players People from Sainte-Adresse Point guards Shooting guards SIG Basket coaches STB Le Havre players Sportspeople from Seine-Maritime French Olympic coaches