Fabien Causeur
Fabien Causeur (born June 16, 1987 in Brest

Brest, France

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, France

France

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) is a French

France

The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

 professional basketball

Basketball

Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...

 player currently playing for Cholet Basket

Cholet Basket

Cholet Basket is a professional basketball club that is based in Cholet, France. The club plays in the French Pro A League. Their home arena is La Meilleraie.- Establishment :...

 in the French

France

The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

 Pro A

Ligue Nationale de Basketball

The Ligue National de Basket is the top men's French professional basketball league. There are two divisions: French Pro A League and French Pro B League .-Pro A:...

. He is a 6-foot 4-inch, 198-pound shooting guard

Shooting guard

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Pro career

Causeur has played in the French League since 2005. He spent the first four years of his career with STB Le Havre. Le Havre finished fifth in the French League in the 2007–08 season; as a result Causeur played eight games with the team at the ULEB Eurocup 2008–09.

Causeur joined fellow French team Cholet Basket

Cholet Basket

Cholet Basket is a professional basketball club that is based in Cholet, France. The club plays in the French Pro A League. Their home arena is La Meilleraie.- Establishment :...

 for the 2009–10 season. He saw action in five games for the team at the ULEB Eurocup 2009–10

ULEB Eurocup 2009–10

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International career

Causeur first played with the French national basketball team

France national basketball team

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 at the 2007 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship

FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship

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. He was called to the senior French team for the first time at the 2010 FIBA World Championship

2010 FIBA World Championship

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