Antoine Roger Rigaudeau (born 17 December 1971) is a French former professional

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player and professional

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. During his playing days, he played at the

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, and

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positions. Also during his playing career, his nickname was "Le Roi" ("The King"). During his pro club career, he won two

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championships, in

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and

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. With the France national team, he won the

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at the

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. He was inducted into the French Basketball Hall of Fame in 2010. He became a FIBA Hall of Fame player in 2015.

Professional career

Europe

Rigaudeau won the French Pro A League championship with Pau-Orthez, in 1996. With

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, he won the

championship in the EuroLeague 1997–98 and EuroLeague 2000–01 seasons. With the same club, he also played in the EuroLeague Finals in

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and

2002 The effects of the September 11 attacks of the previous year had a significant impact on the affairs of 2002. The war on terror was a major political focus. Without settled international law, several nations engaged in anti-terror operation ...

. With Virtus Bologna, he also won two Italian Serie A League championships, in 1998 and 2001; and three

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titles, in 1999, 2001, and 2002.

NBA

Rigaudeau played in the

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(NBA) with the

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, during their 2002–03 season, after he signed a three-year contract with the club, on 17 January 2003. With the Mavericks, he played in a total of 11 games, and averaged 1.5 points, 0.7 rebounds, and 0.5 assists per game, in 8.3 minutes played per game. On 18 August 2003, the Mavericks traded Rigaudeau's player rights to the

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, prior to the start of the

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.Warriors Acquire Nick Van Exel, Four Others From Dallas Mavericks.
/ref> On 5 September 2003, the Warriors released Rigaudeau.

Return to Europe

After being released by the

, Rigaudeau returned to Europe, and joined the

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club

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. He officially retired from playing pro club basketball in 2005, after he had previously suffered an

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injury on his left foot.

National team career

Rigaudeau was a member of the senior France national team. He represented France at the 1991 EuroBasket, the

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, the

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, and the 1999 EuroBasket. With France, he won the silver medal at the

. In 2001, before that year's

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tournament, Rigaudeau retired from playing with the senior France national team. However, he later decided to rejoin the national team for the 2005 EuroBasket, where he won the bronze medal. He retired again from the France national team after that tournament. He had a total of 127 appearances with France's senior national team.

Coaching career

Rigaudeau began his professional

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career in 2015, when he became the

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of the French Pro A League club Paris-Levallois, which was later renamed to Metropolitans 92.

Career statistics

NBA

Source

Regular season

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Honours and awards as a player

Clubs

Pau-Orthez

* French Pro A League Champion: 1996

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*2× Italian Serie A League Champion: 1998, 2001 *2× EuroLeague champion: 1998, 2001 *3×

Winner: 1999, 2001, 2002

Senior France national team

* 1993 Mediterranean Games: *

: * 2005 EuroBasket:

Individual honours and awards

*3× French Pro A League Best Young Player: 1990, 1991, 1992 *5× French League All-Star: 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995 *5× French Pro A League French Player's MVP: 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996 *

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: 1991 *4×

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: 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 *2× Italian League All-Star: 1997, 1998 *2× EuroLeague Finals Top Scorer: 1998, 1999 * EuroLeague All-Final Four Team: 1998 *No. 4 retired by Cholet * French Basketball Hall of Fame: (2010) *

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: 2015 * French National Sports Hall of Fame: 2017

References

External links

NBA.com ProfileEuroleague.net ProfileItalian League Profile

Spanish League Profile

Spanish League Archive Profile
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Professional career

Europe

NBA

Return to Europe

National team career

Coaching career

Career statistics

NBA

Regular season

Honours and awards as a player

Clubs

Pau-Orthez

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Senior France national team

Individual honours and awards

See also

References

External links