Romane Berniès at the Paris 2024 Olympics: five things to know about the basketball player from Montpellier, competing this Monday with the French team

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A summer alongside Tony Parker, first Olympics and best season of her career… Discover five things to know about Romane Berniès, who enters the competition this Monday with the French team, at the Stade Pierre Mauroy in Lille.

Aged 31, BLMA player Romane Berniès is getting ready to experience her first Olympics.

A summer camp with Tony Parker

Aged 17 at the time, the playmaker was invited by Tony Parker to his summer camp in Fécamp. “TP” had then invited him to San Antonio with three other boys for a week-long tour of the city with outings and VIP invitations to three Spurs games.

Romane Berniès and Tony Parker. Le Petit Bleu

Rejected several times

Born in Agen, she was rejected several times at the last minute before international competitions. In 2010, Romane Berniès was one of the last to fail from the cadet world championship. It was also cut just before the 2014 World Cup by Valérie Garnier. The same scenario repeats itself in 2021.

His first Olympic Games

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The captain of the BLMA will participate in her first Olympic Games. Not selected in 2012, 2016 and 2021, the playmaker however participated in the last adventure of the Bleues last summer during the Euro basketball 2023 with a third place.

Best season of his career

Lattes-Montpellier's number 47 is coming off the best statistical season of his career. With an average of 35 minutes played out of a possible 40, Romane Berniès benefited from a lot of playing time with the Hérault club. A time that she improved by scoring 12.4 points, 2.4 rebounds and 4.9 assists per game.

Freelance in Poland

Romane Berniès decides in the 2021 off-season to export himself abroad and more precisely in the Polish championship with Gdynia. She returned to Lattes only six months later.