Ed Elisma

Infobox Euroleague Player
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position = Center
height_ft = 6
height_in = 9
weight_lb = 213
nickname = Ed
team = Shahrdari Gorgan
nationality = USA
birth_date = birth date and age|1975|4|9
birth_place = Miami, Florida
highschool = LaSalle HS (NY)
college = Georgia Tech
draft = 41st overall
draft_year = 1997
draft_team = Seattle Supersonics
career_start = 1997
former_teams = Hapoel Eilat (Israel)
Muller Verona (Italian A-1 League)
B. Sardegna Sassari (Italian A-2 League)
Spirou Charleroi (Belgium)
Chicago Skyliners (ABA)
Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan (Israel)
Asheville Altitude (National BAsketball Developmental League)
Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs (PBA) 2004
Barangay Ginebra Kings (PBA)
Petrochimi (Iran)
Al-Kuwait Club 2006

Edner (Ed, or Eddie) Elisma (born April 9 1975 in Miami, Florida) is an American basketball player that currently plays for Shahrdari Gorgan BC in the Iranian Basketball Super League.

College basketball

Ed Elisma 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.

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. Afterwards he left to play in Italy for the season.

Elisma has also played in Belgium, Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic and Venezuela before he retured to Israel. He has played in various summer leagues with the Seattle Sonics, Boston Celtics and Toronto Raptors and also the ABA. He also played in the Philippines and Iran.

Career statistics

External links

* [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]