Tennessee junior wing Yves Pons will be spending his summer away from Knoxville this offseason, participating with the U20 French national team. FIBA’s 5th-ranked French squad is set to take part in the European championships next month.
France will be taking part in Group A, which features Great Britain, Montenegro and Turkey. There are four groups in the tournament, bringing the total to 16 teams.
Pons will begin work immediately, taking part in a couple of scrimmages against Turkey this weekend. He is one of two players from the NCAA ranked in the tournament.