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May 24, 2013

EUROLEAGUE ALL-DECADE CANDIDATE: Antoine Rigaudeau

Incredibly talented and boasting a combination of poise, class and know-how, Antoine Rigaudeau was arguably one of the best combo guards in the world early this decade. Rigaudeau led Kinder to win together their second Euroleague title in 2001, downing Tau Ceramica in an unforgottable five-game final playoff series. Rigaudeau, widely knows as 'Le Roi' - The King - due to his imperial leadership and clutch performance qualities, helped Kinder to return to the Euroleague final in 2002, losing against Panathinaikos. Rigaudeau stayed in Bologna for one more season before joining Pamesa Valencia. He was his team's floor leader in Valencia's only Euroleague season to this date, in which the team was one win away from making it to the Final Four. A superstar his own way, Rigaudeau was simply unique.

· Euroleague champion, 2001, Kinder Bologna

· Euroleague finalist, 2002

· Decade ranking, 9: three-point percentage

· Decade ranking, 13: free throw percentage

· 2000-01 ranking, 1: three-point percentage

Antoine Rigaudeau - Kinder Bologna - Euroleague 2000-01

EUROLEAGUE STATISTICS

Season	Team	G	Pts	Avg	2FG M-A	%	3FG M-A	%	FT M-A	%	Reb	St	As	Bl
2000-01	Kinder Bologna	20	272	13.6	43 / 81	53.1	39 / 70	55.7	69 / 79	87.3	37	26	30	2
2001-02	Kinder Bologna	21	176	8.4	41 / 77	53.2	20 / 56	35.7	34 / 38	89.5	45	26	30	3
2002-03	Virtus Bologna	10	114	11.4	18 / 32	56.3	18 / 39	46.2	24 / 30	80	27	16	25	1
2003-04	Pamesa Valencia	19	282	14.8	70 / 112	62.5	28 / 73	38.4	58 / 66	87.9	34	30	43	1