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Antoine Rigaudeau
Personal information
Born	17 December 1971 (age 53); Cholet, Maine-et-Loire, France
Listed height	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight	225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
NBA draft	1993: undrafted
Playing career	1987–2005
Position	Point guard / shooting guard
Number	17
Career history
As player:
1987–1995	Cholet
1995–1997	Pau-Orthez
1997–2003	Virtus Bologna
2003	Dallas Mavericks
2003–2005	Valencia
As coach:
2015	Paris-Levallois
Career highlights and awards
	As a player: 2× EuroLeague champion (1998, 2001); FIBA European Selection (1991); 4× FIBA EuroStar (1996–1999); 2× Italian League champion (1998, 2001); 3× Italian Cup winner (1999, 2001, 2002); French League champion (1996); 5× French League French Player's MVP (1991–1994, 1996); 3× French League Best Young Player (1990–1992); No. 4 retired by Cholet; French National Sports Hall of Fame (2017); French Basketball Hall of Fame (2010);
	Stats at Basketball Reference
	FIBA Hall of Fame
Representing France
Men's Basketball
Olympics
EuroBasket
Mediterranean Games

Antoine Roger Rigaudeau (born 17 December 1971) is a French former professional basketball player and professional basketball coach. During his playing days, he played at the point guard, shooting guard, and small forward positions. Also during his playing career, his nickname was "Le Roi" ("The King").^[1]

During his pro club career, he won two EuroLeague championships, in 1998 and 2001. With the France national team, he won the silver medal at the 2000 Olympics. He was inducted into the French Basketball Hall of Fame in 2010. He became a FIBA Hall of Fame player in 2015.^[2]

Professional career

Europe

Rigaudeau won the French Pro A League championship with Pau-Orthez, in 1996. With Virtus Bologna, 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 1999 and 2002. With Virtus Bologna, he also won two Italian Serie A League championships, in 1998 and 2001; and three Italian Cup titles, in 1999, 2001, and 2002.

NBA

Rigaudeau played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) with the Dallas Mavericks, during their 2002–03 season, after he signed a three-year contract with the club, on 17 January 2003.^[3] 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.^[4] On 18 August 2003, the Mavericks traded Rigaudeau's player rights to the Golden State Warriors, prior to the start of the 2003–04 NBA season.^[5] On 5 September 2003, the Warriors released Rigaudeau.

Return to Europe

After being released by the Golden State Warriors, Rigaudeau returned to Europe, and joined the Spanish ACB League club Valencia. He officially retired from playing pro club basketball in 2005, after he had previously suffered an Achilles tendon 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 1993 EuroBasket, the 1995 EuroBasket, and the 1999 EuroBasket. With France, he won the silver medal at the 2000 Olympics.

In 2001, before that year's EuroBasket 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 coaching career in 2015, when he became the head coach of the French Pro A League club Paris-Levallois, which was later renamed to Metropolitans 92.

Career statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high