Vincent Florent Antoine Collet (born 6 June 1963) is a French former professional

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player and a current professional

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. He was the head coach of France national team from 2009 to 2024, winning a total of 13 medals under his tenure. Collet won two Olympics silver medals, two bronze medals at the

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, as well as gold at

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Club playing career

Collet began his senior men's club career in the 1980–81 season, playing in the French 3rd-tier level league, the

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level NM1, with AL Montivilliers. He then began his

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career, in the 1981–82 season, with

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. With Le Mans, he won the French top-tier level

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league championship, in 1982. In total, he played 13 seasons in France's top-tier level LNB Pro A league, playing with

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, and ASVEL. He then spent the last 4 seasons of his pro career, playing in France's 2nd-tier level league, the

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, with

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Club coaching career

Collet first became a

in 1998. He was the

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of the French squad

, for eight years, between the 2000–01 and 2007–08 seasons, leading the team to a 2006 French League championship, and the French Cup title in 2004, as well as the French Leaders Cup title in 2006. While with the club, he was named the French League Coach of the Year in 2001 and 2004, before leaving the team in 2008. In the 2008–09 season, he promptly led ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne to the French League championship, their first since 2002. In the 2015–16 season, he coached French club Strasbourg IG to the 2016 EuroCup Finals, in which the team eventually lost to the

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club Galatasaray. He also won his third LNB Pro A Coach of the Year award that season. After that season, Collet and Strasbourg decided to part ways, after his expired contract. After Strasbourg had a disappointing start to the 2016–17 season, they hired Collet again, on October 27, 2016. On August 25, 2021, he has signed with

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of the

France national team coaching career

Collet was hired as the senior men's

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, in March 2009, following a disappointing qualifying run towards the 2009 EuroBasket, that forced the team to qualify through the additional qualifying round. After successfully leading the French national team through the additional qualifying round, as the 16th and final EuroBasket qualifier, he coached the French national team at 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

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, 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

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and

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, 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

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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. In

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, he coached the French side to the

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final, where they lost 76-88 to

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. Collet guided France to qualifying for the 2023 FIBA World Cup and being drawn into Group H with

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and

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. They were unexpectedly blown out by Canada 65-95 in the first game, which meant that their next game versus Latvia would be a must-win. Despite leading for most of the game, France lost it 86–88 and were eliminated from the World Cup earlier than expected. Collet coached France at the

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, held in

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, and led the team to a second consecutive silver medal, losing to the United States in the final once again. He was named the tournament's Best Coach. In 2024, Collet stepped down from his role as head coach of the national team, shifting to a role of "special advisor.""Longtime French men's hoops coach, Vincent Collet, steps down".
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Club playing career

Club coaching career

France national team coaching career

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