In 1992, Jean-Pierre De Vincenzi led the French junior basketball team to their first-ever European Championship victory.
[3][4] In September 1995, he succeeded Michel Gomez as head coach of the French national team.
[5] Under his leadership, the team came in the fourth-place at the 1999 European Championships, held in France, securing their qualification for the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.
[6][7][8] The team went on to win the silver medal at the Olympics, losing to the United States in the final.
After the Olympics, De Vincenzi decided to step down as head coach, with his assistant Alain Weisz taking over.