Antoine Rigaudeau

Antoine Rigaudeau (born the December 17th 1971 with Cholet) is a player of Basket-ball French, playing post of back, leader.

Biography

Called the King by Italian, it follows the die tennis shoe within the Cholet Basket. Very early, he plays its first match of Nationale 1 with 16 and half. In order to evolve/move and to be made a prize list, it leaves its club of always for the Élan Inhabitant of Béarn Pau-Orthez. It gains there a title of Championnat of France, before leaving in Italy.

There, with dimensions prestigious players such as the Yugoslavian Predrag Danilović, it reaches the European top, becoming champion of Europe.

With the team of France, it takes part in the fabulous adventure of the Olympic Games and defies the American selection finally. In 2003, the Dallas Mavericks propose to him to try its chance in NBA. But the play individualistic and stereotyped American league do not enable him to show its qualities: it does not correspond to the standards with its 2m for a leader, back and is often found on an item 3 which is not it his. For lack of zero-level address (8 out of 35 with the shootings), Rigaudeau will have right only to 11 matches for statistics of 1,5 point of average and 0,5 master key for 8 minutes of play, before being thorough out of manpower. It negotiates the rupture of its contract NBA three years and returns as of the season to Europe in the Spanish Lega.

In 2005, it decides to return to play for the team of France at the time of the championship of Europe of Belgrade. Its science of the play is dominating in the matches choppers against the Serbia Montenegro then the Lithuania to achieve the semi-finals and the goal posted to qualify itself for the championship of the world 2006. At the time of the semi-final, it is estimated responsible for the defeat against the Greeks, defeat at the last second whereas Rigaudeau has magnifying glass two charity tosses in the last minute. The competition finishes with a bronze medal obtained thanks to a splendid victory over Spain. One week later, he announces his early sporting retirement, not honouring his last year with contract with Valence nor his selection programmed for the championship of the world of 2006.

A pool of five shareholders, whose Rigaudeau is vice-president, taken along by Essar Gabriel, large craftsman of the file of Paris 2012, took again 80% of shares shareholders of the Paris Basket Racing. Rigaudeau becomes the sport director of the club. He becomes then vice president devoted to the sport, formation and development of the Paris-Levallois Basket following the fusion of the PBR and the Levallois SCB.

Successive clubs

Prize list

Equip with France

127 selections between the November 21st 1990 and the Olympic on September 25th 2005
Vice-champion of the Olympic Games of Sydney in 2000
Bronze medal at the time of the championship of Europe 2005 of Belgrade
4th at the time of the championship of Europe 1991
4th at the time of the championship of Europe 1999

Clubs

Victorious of the Euroligue in 1998, 2001 (Uleb) (Virtus Bologna)
Champion of France in 1996 (Pau-Orthez)
Champion of Italy in 1998, 2000 (Virtus Bologna)
Victorious of the Cut of Italy in 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 (Virtus Bologna)
Finalist of the Euroligue in 1999, 2002 (Virtus Bologna)
Finalist of the Cut Saporta in 2000 (Virtus Bologna)

Personal distinction

MVP French in 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994 (Cholet), and 1996 (Pau-Orthez)
AlStar European in 1998 and 1999 (Virtus Bologna)

37eme better marker of the history of the proA (3248pts) and 18th frontier runner (1075pd).

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