Ed Elisma

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Ed Elisma

| caption =

| image =

| position = Power forward / center

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 9

| weight_lb = 213

| team =

| nationality = American

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1975|4|9}}

| birth_place = Miami, Florida

| highschool = LaSalle (New York City, New York)

| college = Georgia Tech (1993–1997)

| draft_year = 1997

| draft_round = 2

| draft_pick = 40

| draft_team = Seattle SuperSonics

| career_start = 1997

| years1 = 1997–1998

| team1 = Hapoel Eilat

| years2 = 1998

| team2 = Muller Verona

| years3 = 1998–1999

| team3 = Dinamo Sassari

| years4 = 1999–2000

| team4 = Spirou Charleroi

| years5 = 2000–2001

| team5 = Chicago Skyliners

| years6 = 2001

| team6 = Guaiqueríes de Margarita

| years7 = 2001

| team7 = Leones de Ponce

| years8 = 2001–2002

| team8 = Ironi Ramat Gan

| years9 = 2002

| team9 = Leones de Ponce

| years10 = 2002–2003

| team10 = Asheville Altitude

| years11 = 2003

| team11 = Gallitos de Isabela

| years12 = 2003–2004

| team12 = Shandong Lions

| years13 = 2004

| team13 = Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs

| years14 = 2004–2005

| team14 = Henan Dragons

| years15 = 2005

| team15 = Barangay Ginebra Kings

| years16 = 2005–2006

| team16 = Petrochimi Bandar Imam

| years17 = 2006

| team17 = Al Kuwait

| years18 = 2006

| team18 = Caneros de La Romana

| years19 = 2007–2008

| team19 = Shahrdari Gorgan

| years20 = 2008

| team20 = San Lazaro

| years21 = 2008

| team21 = Constituyentes de San Cristóbal

| years22 = 2008–2009

| team22 = Cocodrilos de Caracas

| years23 = 2009–2010

| team23 = Halcones Rojos Veracruz

| years24 = 2011–2012

| team24 = Indios de San Francisco

| years25 = 2013

| team25 = Cupes de Los Pepines

| years26 = 2013–2014

| team26 = Indios de San Francisco

| highlights =

Israeli League Rebounding Leader (1998)

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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

Ed Elisma, a top recruit out of high school,[https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-03-24-sp-14647-story.html Los Angeles Times] LA Times 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.http://www.infoplease.com/ipsa/A0003816.html infoplease

Professional career

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

| align="center" colspan=8|7 seasons

| align="center" style="background: #f0f0f0"|Season

| align="center" style="background: #f0f0f0"|Team

| align="center" style="background: #f0f0f0"|Pts Avg

| align="center" style="background: #f0f0f0"|Rebs Avg

| align="center" style="background: #f0f0f0"|

| 1997–1998 ||Hapoel Eilat (Israel) ||17.0 points ||9.4 rebounds || – || –

| 1998–1999 ||Muller Verona (Italian A-1 League), B. Sardegna Sassari (Italian A-2 League) || 12.1 points ||9.7 rebounds || – || –

| 1999–2000 ||Spirou Charleroi (Belgium) ||10.7 points ||7.5 rebounds || – || –

| 2000–2001 ||Chicago Skyliners (ABA) ||11.5 points ||6.8 rebounds || – || –

| 2001–2002 ||Ironi Ramat Gan (Israel) ||11.0 points ||5.5 rebounds || – || –

| 2002–2003 ||Asheville Altitude (National Basketball Development League) ||6.1 points ||4.3 rebounds ||1.1 assists || 20.9 minutes

References

External links

[https://web.archive.org/web/20050206125729/http://www.nba.com/nbdl/players/eddie_elisma.html NBDL profile] @ NBA.com
[http://www.nba.com/dleague/nbdl/harpring_elisma_.html Matt Harpring on Elisma]
[http://thedraftreview.com/history/drafted1997/Elisma-Eddie.htm college stats]

Category:1975 births

Category:Living people

Category:American expatriate basketball people in Belgium

Category:American expatriate basketball people in China

Category:American expatriate basketball people in the Dominican Republic

Category:American expatriate basketball people in Iran

Category:American expatriate basketball people in Israel

Category:American expatriate basketball people in Italy

Category:American expatriate basketball people in Mexico

Category:American expatriate basketball people in the Philippines

Category:American men's basketball players

Category:Asheville Altitude players