Antoine Rigaudeau (born December 17, 1971 in Cholet), nicknamed Le Roi (The King), is a French professional basketball player. Sara Giauro shoots a three-point shot, FIBA Europe Cup for Women Finals 2005. ... The 2000 Summer Olympics or the Millennium Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were the Summer Olympic Games held in 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ... December 17 is the 351st day of the year (352nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1971 calendar). ... Cholet (probably from Latin cauletum, cabbage)is a town in western France, capital of an arrondissement in the département of Maine-et-Loir, Pays de la Loire région, 41 miles south-east of Nantes. ... Sara Giauro shoots a three-point shot, FIBA Europe Cup for Women Finals 2005. ...

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In 2001, before European Championship he retired from international basketball after 110 appearances with the French National Team, but he decided to come back for the 2005 European Championship where he won the Bronze medal. He retired him after this European Championship. This article is about the year 2001. ... Eurobasket is the name commonly used to refer to the European basketball championships that take every two years between national teams of the continent. ... The France national basketball team is the national basketball team representing France. ... Eurobasket 2005 Logo The 2005 European Basketball Championship, commonly called Eurobasket 2005, was held in Serbia and Montenegro between 16 September and 25 September 2005. ...

Clubs

• in France
  • Cholet Basket (1978-1995)
  • Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez (1995-1997)
• in Italy
  • Virtus Bologna (1997-2003)
• in USA
  • Dallas Mavericks (NBA) (2003)
• in Spain
  • Pamesa Valencia (2003-2005)

The Élan Béarnais Pau Orthez, is a French basketball club based in Pau. ... Virtus Pallacanestro Bologna is a prominent Italian basketball club, based in Bologna. ... The Dallas Mavericks (also known as the Mavs) are a professional basketball team based in Dallas, Texas. ... Club Name Valencia Basket Club Image Founded 1986 Arena Fuente San Luis, Valencia, Land of Valencia, Spain. ...

Honours

With the French national team

• Silver medal at the 2000 Olympic Games
• Bronze medal at the 2005 European Championship

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• with Élan Béarnais Pau Orthez
  • French Champion: 1996

• with Virtus Bologna
  • Italy Champion: 1998, 2000
  • Euroleague: 1998, 2001
  • Italian Cup: 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002

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• French MVP: 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996
• European All Star: 1998, 1999

See also

• List of French NBA players
• Tony Parker