Ersan İlyasova
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| İlyasova warming up with FC Barcelona. | ||||||||||
| No. 7 Milwaukee Bucks | ||||||||||
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| Power forward / Small forward | ||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||
| Date of birth | May 15, 1987 | |||||||||
| Nationality | Turkish | |||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | |||||||||
| Listed weight | 235 lb (107 kg) | |||||||||
| Career information | ||||||||||
| NBA Draft | 2005 / Round: 2 / Pick: 36th overall | |||||||||
| Selected by the Milwaukee Bucks | ||||||||||
| Pro career | 2004–present | |||||||||
| Career history | ||||||||||
| Ülkerspor (2004-2005) Tulsa 66ers (2005-2006) Milwaukee Bucks (2006-2007; 2009-present) FC Barcelona (2007-2009) Anadolu Efes (2011) |
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| Career highlights and awards | ||||||||||
| 2006 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship MVP | ||||||||||
| Stats at NBA.com | ||||||||||
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Ersan İlyasova (born May 15, 1987 in Eskişehir, Turkey) is a Turkish professional basketball player who currently plays for the NBA's Milwaukee Bucks. He is 6'10" (2.08 m) in height.[1][2]
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[edit] Pro career
[edit] Turkey
After playing with the youth team of Ülkerspor, İlyasova played professionally in the Turkish League with the senior squad of Ülkerspor during the 2004-05 season, averaging 4.5 points and 3.2 rebounds in eleven games.[3]
[edit] NBA
İlyasova was selected by the Milwaukee Bucks in the second round (36th overall) of the 2005 NBA Draft and signed a two-year contract with them on August 23, 2005. İlyasova did not play in an NBA game during the 2005-06 season. He was instead assigned to the Bucks' affiliated D-League team, the Tulsa 66ers,[4] where he played 46 games and averaged 12.5 points and 7.0 rebounds per game.[5]
İlyasova made his NBA debut on November 1, 2006 as a member of the Bucks. At the end of the season, İlyasova left the Bucks to play for FC Barcelona in the Liga ACB and Euroleague.
[edit] Spain
On June 16, 2007, İlyasova accepted a two-year contract with Liga ACB club FC Barcelona.[6] He was the first Turkish player in team history.[7]
[edit] Return to the NBA
In July 2009, İlyasova returned to the Bucks, signing a three-year $7 million contract.[8][9]
[edit] Return to Turkey
In the summer of 2011, during the 2011 NBA lockout, Ilyasova signed with Anadolu Efes in Turkey.[10]
[edit] Turkish national team
Before İlyasova was chosen to play for the senior Turkish national team, he was named the MVP of the 2006 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship, after leading Turkey's junior national team to a silver medal in İzmir.[11]
[edit] Personal life
İlyasova is married to Julia, who is of Belarus descent. They have one daughter, Ksenia.[12]
He has applied for American citizenship. As of July 2010, the process has not finished.[13]
[edit] NBA career statistics
| Legend | |||||
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| 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 |
[edit] Regular season
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| 2006–07 | Milwaukee | 66 | 14 | 14.7 | .383 | .365 | .787 | 2.9 | .7 | .4 | .3 | 6.1 |
| 2009–10 | Milwaukee | 81 | 31 | 23.4 | .443 | .336 | .715 | 6.4 | 1.0 | .6 | .3 | 10.4 |
| 2010–11 | Milwaukee | 60 | 34 | 25.1 | .436 | .298 | .894 | 6.1 | .9 | .8 | .4 | 9.5 |
| Career | 207 | 79 | 21.1 | .427 | .335 | .786 | 5.2 | .9 | .6 | .3 | 8.8 |
[edit] Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| 2009–10 | Milwaukee | 7 | 0 | 22.4 | .480 | .357 | .833 | 7.6 | .4 | .7 | .1 | 9.7 |
| Career | 7 | 0 | 22.4 | .480 | .357 | .833 | 7.6 | .4 | .7 | .1 | 9.7 |
[edit] Notes
- ^ Spanish League player profile 2.08 m or 6'10"
- ^ Basketpedya.com Profile 2.08 m or 6'10"
- ^ TBLStat.net Profile
- ^ Milwaukee Bucks send Ersan Ilyasova to D-League Retrieved February 18, 2007
- ^ Ersan Ilyasova Biography at NBA.com Retrieved February 18, 2007
- ^ AXA FC Barcelona lands Ilyasova
- ^ Ersan Ilyasova profile - FC Barcelona official website
- ^ "BUCKS REACH AGREEMENT WITH ILYASOVA". NBA.com. 2009-07-23. http://www.nba.com/bucks/news/ilyasova_signing_090723.html. Retrieved 2009-11-29.
- ^ JSonline.com Ilyasova, Bucks agree on 3-year deal
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- ^ A Look Back At The U-20 European Championships (Part Two) Retrieved February 18, 2007
- ^ (Turkish)Ersan'a ağır ziyaret
- ^ (Turkish)Amerikalı Ersan İlyasova
[edit] External links
- Ersan İlyasova at NBA.com
- Ersan Ilyasova at Basketball-Reference.com
- DraftExpress.com - Ersan Ilyasova, the Turkish Pearl
- Euroleague.net Profile
- Tblstat.Net Profile
- TurkSports.Net Profile, Stats, Career
| Awards and achievements | ||
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| Preceded by Nikita Kurbanov |
FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship MVP 2006 |
Succeeded by Miloš Teodosić |
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- 1987 births
- Living people
- People from Eskişehir
- Small forwards
- Power forwards (basketball)
- Ülkerspor basketballers
- Liga ACB players
- Turkish expatriates in Spain
- FC Barcelona Bàsquet players
- Milwaukee Bucks draft picks
- Milwaukee Bucks players
- Turkish basketball players
- Turkish expatriate basketballers
- Turkish expatriate basketball people in the United States
- Tulsa 66ers players
- Turkey national basketball team
