Ed Elisma
Personal information | |
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Born | Miami, Florida | April 9, 1975
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
Listed weight | 213 lb (97 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | LaSalle (New York City, New York) |
College | Georgia Tech (1993–1997) |
NBA draft | 1997: 2nd round, 40th overall pick |
Selected by the Seattle SuperSonics | |
Playing career | 1997–present |
Position | Power forward / center |
Career history | |
1997–1998 | Hapoel Eilat |
1998 | Muller Verona |
1998–1999 | Dinamo Sassari |
1999–2000 | Spirou Charleroi |
2000–2001 | Chicago Skyliners |
2001 | Guaiqueríes de Margarita |
2001 | Leones de Ponce |
2001–2002 | Ironi Ramat Gan |
2002 | Leones de Ponce |
2002–2003 | Asheville Altitude |
2003 | Gallitos de Isabela |
2003–2004 | Shandong Lions |
2004 | Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs |
2004–2005 | Henan Dragons |
2005 | Barangay Ginebra Kings |
2005–2006 | Petrochimi Bandar Imam |
2006 | Al Kuwait |
2006 | Caneros de La Romana |
2007–2008 | Shahrdari Gorgan |
2008 | San Lazaro |
2008 | Constituyentes de San Cristóbal |
2008–2009 | Cocodrilos de Caracas |
2009–2010 | Halcones Rojos Veracruz |
2011–2012 | Indios de San Francisco |
2013 | Cupes de Los Pepines |
2013–2014 | Indios de San Francisco |
Career highlights and awards | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Edner Elisma (born April 9, 1975) is an American former professional basketball player who last played for Indios de San Francisco in Dominican Republic. In 1997–98 he was the top rebounder in the Israel Basketball Premier League.
College basketball
[edit]Ed Elisma, a top recruit out of high school,[1] played for the Georgia Tech basketball team, where he finished four-year stint as the school's third all-time leading shot-blocker, behind only former NBA players John Salley and Malcolm Mackey. Among his teammates were future NBA players Stephon Marbury, Travis Best, Matt Harpring and Drew Barry. Elisma started the last 93 games of his career at center for the Yellow Jackets.
Career highs include 36 points against Wake Forest and 15 rebounds against Louisville in his senior season. In 122 games, he averaged 7.4 points, 6.3 rebounds and 1.5 blocks a game on 55.0 percent field-goal shooting.
After his solid four-year college career, Elisma participated in the Portsmouth Invitational Tournament and the Nike Desert Classic prior to the NBA Draft. He entered the 1997 NBA draft and was selected as the #41 pick by the Seattle SuperSonics.[2]
Professional career
[edit]Elisma did not sign a contract with the Sonics and moved to play in Israel with a team called Hapoel Eilat, whom he led to the 1998 playoffs final. In 1997–98 he was the top rebounder in the Israel Basketball Premier League. Afterwards he left to play in Italy for the season.
Elisma also played in Belgium, Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic and Venezuela before he returned to Israel. He has played in various summer leagues with the Seattle SuperSonics, Boston Celtics, and Toronto Raptors and also the ABA. He also played in the Philippines and Iran.
Career statistics
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Los Angeles Times LA Times
- ^ http://www.infoplease.com/ipsa/A0003816.html infoplease
External links
[edit]- NBDL profile @ NBA.com
- Matt Harpring on Elisma
- college stats
- 1975 births
- Living people
- American expatriate basketball people in Belgium
- American expatriate basketball people in China
- American expatriate basketball people in the Dominican Republic
- American expatriate basketball people in Iran
- American expatriate basketball people in Israel
- American expatriate basketball people in Italy
- American expatriate basketball people in Mexico
- American expatriate basketball people in the Philippines
- American men's basketball players
- Asheville Altitude players
- Barangay Ginebra San Miguel players
- Basketball players from Miami
- Centers (basketball)
- Cocodrilos de Caracas players
- Dinamo Sassari players
- Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball players
- Guaiqueríes de Margarita players
- Halcones Rojos Veracruz players
- Hapoel Eilat basketball players
- Ironi Ramat Gan players
- Israeli Basketball Premier League players
- Leones de Ponce basketball players
- Magnolia Hotshots players
- Petrochimi Bandar Imam BC players
- Philippine Basketball Association imports
- Power forwards
- Scaligera Basket Verona players
- Seattle SuperSonics draft picks
- Shandong Hi-Speed Kirin players
- Shanxi Loongs players
- Spirou Charleroi players
- Iranian Basketball Super League players
- Shahrdari Gorgan players