Francisco Elson
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| Milwaukee Bucks – No. 9 | |
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| Born | February 28, 1976 Rotterdam, Netherlands |
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| Nationality | Dutch |
| Listed height | 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) |
| Listed weight | 235 lb (107 kg) |
| League | NBA |
| Salary | $1,700,000 |
| College | California |
| Draft | 2nd round, 41st overall, 1999 Denver Nuggets |
| Pro career | 1999–present |
| Former teams | FC Barcelona (1999–2001) Pamesa Valencia (2001–2002) Caja San Fernando (2002–2003) Denver Nuggets (2003–2006) San Antonio Spurs (2006–2008) Seattle Sonics (2008) |
| Profile | Info Page |
Francisco Marinho Robby Elson (born February 28, 1976 in Rotterdam, Netherlands) is a Dutch professional basketball player of Surinamese descent.[1] At 7' 0" (2.13 m) and weighing 235 lbs (107 kg), he currently plays center for Milwaukee Bucks of the NBA. Elson is the seventh Dutch player in the NBA.[2]
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[edit] Personal
Elson is fluent in Dutch, Spanish, and English and maintains an off-season home in Amsterdam.
[edit] Career
Elson started his career at AMVJ Rotterdam (now Rotterdam Basketball) at the age of twelve. After a couple of years playing he stopped. His gym teacher at the Maria School asked him to return to the club at the age of sixteen. Played with, amongst others, Peter van Rij (Fairfield and Charleston Southern) in the junior team of coach Jan Bruin in 1975. Benched in first team Rotterdam Basketball.
Elson was a member of the Dutch Under-20 National Team. He played two seasons at Kilgore Junior College in Texas before completing his college at the University of California, Berkeley. As a senior he helped lead the Bears to the NIT Championship.[3] Elson was drafted in the second round of the 1999 NBA Draft from Cal by the Denver Nuggets, but did not commence play with them until the 2003–04 campaign. He played four years in Spain:
- 1999–2001 with FC Barcelona averaging 3.4 points and 3.9 rebounds in 32 games for his first season and 6.9 points and 4.5 rebounds in 34 games for the second.
- 2001–02 with Pamesa Valencia averaging 4.1 points and 4.4 rebounds in 34 games.
- 2002–03 with Caja San Fernando averaging 9.7 point and 8.2 rebounds in 34 games.
Over his first two seasons with Denver, he averaged 3.6 points and 3.1 rebounds per game. In 2005–06, his third season with the Nuggets, Elson played in 72 games, starting in 54 games. He averaged 21.9 minutes, 4.9 points (on 53.2% shooting) and 4.7 rebounds per game.
Elson gained notoriety during Denver's 2004 playoff series with Minnesota through his physical attempts to contain Kevin Garnett. Elson knocked Garnett into the seats behind the basket with a hard foul early in a game and later in the game was hit in the groin by Garnett. Elson caused controversy when he described Garnett as "gay" for the groin shot. Elson later apologized to the gay and lesbian community for his comments.[4]
In July 2006 Elson signed a 2-year US$6 million contract with the San Antonio Spurs.[5]
On February 21, 2008, Elson was traded by the San Antonio Spurs along with Brent Barry to the Sonics in exchange for Kurt Thomas.[6]
Elson later signed a two-year, $3 million contract with the Bucks. He will be Andrew Bogut's primary backup.[7]
Currently Elson is the captain of the Netherlands national basketball team. He led the team in the 2007 euro-qualifiers. In 2008 Elson was once again the key player in the Dutch National Basketball team. In 2009 he will join the team again looking forward to qualify for the A-division in European basketball.
[edit] NBA career statistics
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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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| 2003–04 | Denver | 62 | 14 | 14.1 | .472 | .000 | .667 | 3.3 | .5 | .6 | .6 | 3.5 |
| 2004–05 | Denver | 67 | 11 | 14.0 | .468 | .333 | .570 | 3.0 | .5 | .5 | .6 | 3.7 |
| 2005–06 | Denver | 72 | 54 | 21.9 | .532 | .200 | .662 | 4.7 | .7 | .8 | .6 | 4.9 |
| 2006–07 | San Antonio | 70 | 41 | 19.0 | .511 | .000 | .775 | 4.8 | .8 | .4 | .8 | 5.0 |
| 2007–08 | San Antonio | 41 | 3 | 13.0 | .419 | .000 | .833 | 3.3 | .4 | .2 | .3 | 3.5 |
| 2007–08 | Seattle | 22 | 2 | 12.7 | .341 | .000 | .462 | 3.0 | .4 | .3 | .3 | 3.0 |
| 2008–09 | Milwaukee | 59 | 23 | 16.6 | .491 | .250 | .846 | 3.9 | .5 | .6 | .6 | 3.4 |
| Career | 393 | 148 | 16.6 | .480 | .188 | .692 | 3.8 | .6 | .5 | .6 | 4.0 |
[edit] Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| 2003–04 | Denver | 4 | 0 | 15.0 | .583 | .000 | .500 | 2.3 | .5 | .5 | .2 | 3.8 |
| 2004–05 | Denver | 1 | 0 | 6.0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 3.0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
| 2005–06 | Denver | 5 | 2 | 15.0 | .600 | .000 | .000 | 2.2 | .4 | .8 | .0 | 1.2 |
| 2006–07 | San Antonio | 20 | 8 | 11.5 | .591 | .000 | .700 | 3.1 | .1 | .4 | .3 | 3.3 |
| Career | 30 | 10 | 12.4 | .581 | .000 | .682 | 2.8 | .2 | .5 | .2 | 2.9 |
[edit] References
- ^ Francisco Elson, Spurs player with Suriname ties, inspires fan frenzy for NBA finals, International Herald Tribune, June 14, 2007
- ^ Francisco Elson's Bio on NBA.com Retrieved on 15 September 2008.
- ^ Spurs sign Francisco Elson, spurs.com, August 2, 2006
- ^ Elson apologizes to gay and lesbian community, Associate Press, April 29, 2004
- ^ Nuggets Don't Match on Elson, WOAI, July 21, 2006
- ^ ESPN - Spurs get Kurt Thomas from SuperSonics for Barry, Elson and draft pick - NBA
- ^ "Bucks sign Francisco Elson". NBA.com. http://www.nba.com/bucks/news/elson_signs_080814.html. Retrieved 2008-08-14.
[edit] External links
- NBA.com Player bio
- YouTube: Elson Video
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| Preceded by Raemon Sluiter |
Rotterdam Sportsman of the Year 2003 |
Succeeded by Koos de Ronde |
| Preceded by Robin van Persie |
Rotterdam Sportsman of the Year 2007 |
Succeeded by Robert Lathouwers |
