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10 Facts About Antoine Rigaudeau

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Antoine Roger Rigaudeau was born on 17 December 1971 and is a French former professional basketball player and professional basketball coach.

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Antoine Rigaudeau was inducted into the French Basketball Hall of Fame in 2010.

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Antoine Rigaudeau became a FIBA Hall of Fame player in 2015.

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Antoine Rigaudeau officially retired from playing pro club basketball in 2005, after he had previously suffered an Achilles tendon injury on his left foot.

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Antoine Rigaudeau was a member of the senior France national team.

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Antoine Rigaudeau represented France at the 1991 EuroBasket, the 1993 EuroBasket, the 1995 EuroBasket, and the 1999 EuroBasket.

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In 2001, before that year's EuroBasket tournament, Antoine Rigaudeau retired from playing with the senior France national team.

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Antoine Rigaudeau retired again from the France national team after that tournament.

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Antoine Rigaudeau had a total of 127 appearances with France's senior national team.

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Antoine 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.