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

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career, he won two EuroLeague championships, in

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and

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. With France's national team, he won the

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at the

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. He was inducted into the

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in 2010. He became a FIBA Hall of Fame player in 2015.

Professional career

Europe

Rigaudeau won the

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championship with Pau-Orthez, in 1996. With

Virtus Bologna Virtus Pallacanestro Bologna, known for sponsorship reasons as Virtus Segafredo Bologna, is an Italian professional basketball club based in Bologna, Emilia-Romagna. The club was founded in 1929, which makes it the oldest club in Italy and one ...

, he won the EuroLeague 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

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. 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 3 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

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 French national team. He represented France at the

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, the

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, the

1995 EuroBasket The 1995 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 1995, was the 29th FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship held by FIBA Europe, which also served as Europe qualifier for the 1996 Summer Olympics, giving a berth to e ...

, and the

1999 EuroBasket The 1999 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 1999, was the 31st FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship held by FIBA Europe, which also served as Europe qualifier for the 2000 Olympic Tournament, giving a berth ...

. 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 French national team. However, he later decided to rejoin the national team for the

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, where he won the bronze medal. He retired again from the French 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

club

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, which was later renamed to Metropolitans 92.

Honours and awards as a player

Clubs

Pau-Orthez

Champion: 1996

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

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: 1998, 2001 *3×

Winner: 1999, 2001, 2002

Senior French national team

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: *

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 *

FIBA European Selection FIBA All-Star Games were all-star basketball exhibition games, which were also known as "FIBA Festivals". The "FIBA Festival All-Star Games" were held from 1964 to 1995. The FIBA European Selection teams won most of the FIBA Festival All-Star Ga ...

: 1991 *4×

FIBA EuroStar FIBA EuroStars was an annual event, organized by FIBA Europe, as a showcase basketball game, from the 1996–97 season, until the 1999–2000 season. Commonly considered as the European equivalent of the NBA All-Star Game, the FIBA EuroStars game ...

: 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 *2× Italian League All-Star: 1997, 1998 *2×

EuroLeague Finals Top Scorer The EuroLeague Finals Top Scorer is the individual award for the player that gained the highest points in the EuroLeague Finals, the championship finals of the European-wide top-tier level professional club basketball competition, the EuroLeag ...

: 1998, 1999 *

EuroLeague All-Final Four Team The EuroLeague All-Final Four Team, or FIBA SuproLeague All-Final Four Team, was an award given by Europe's premier level league, the EuroLeague, to the top five basketball players of each season's EuroLeague Final Four competition. The EuroLeag ...

: 1998 *No. 4 retired by Cholet *

: (2010) *

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: 2015 * Glory of Sport: 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

Honours and awards as a player

Clubs

Pau-Orthez

Virtus Bologna Virtus Pallacanestro Bologna, known for sponsorship reasons as Virtus Segafredo Bologna, is an Italian professional basketball club based in Bologna, Emilia-Romagna. The club was founded in 1929, which makes it the oldest club in Italy and one ...

Senior French national team

Individual honours and awards

See also

References

External links