Ersan İlyasova
 İlyasova warming up with FC Barcelona. |
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| No. 7 – Milwaukee Bucks | ||||||||||
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| Power forward / Small forward | ||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||
| Born | 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 | ||||||||||
| 2004-2005 | Ülkerspor (Turkey) | |||||||||
| 2005-2006 | Tulsa 66ers (D-League) | |||||||||
| 2006-2007 | Milwaukee Bucks | |||||||||
| 2007-2009 | FC Barcelona (Spain) | |||||||||
| 2009-present | Milwaukee Bucks | |||||||||
| 2011 | Anadolu Efes (Turkey) | |||||||||
| 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]
On February 19, 2012, İlyasova set new career highs with 29 points and 25 rebounds against the New Jersey Nets. He became only the third Bucks player in franchise history to record at least 25 points and 25 rebounds in a game, after Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (10 times) and Swen Nater (once). The feat had not been achieved for more than 35 years.[10]
[edit] Return to Turkey
In the summer of 2011, during the 2011 NBA lockout, Ilyasova signed with Anadolu Efes in Turkey.[11]
[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.[12]
[edit] Personal life
İlyasova is married to Julia, who is of Belarus descent. They have one daughter, Ksenia.[13]
He has applied for American citizenship. As of July 2010, the process has not finished.[14]
[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
- ^ Ersan Ilyasova, Bucks spoil Brook Lopez's season debut for Nets
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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
