Edner Elisma (born April 9, 1975) is an American former professional

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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, 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

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. Among his teammates were future

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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

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and was selected as the #41 pick by the

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Professional career

Elisma did not sign a contract with the Sonics and moved to play in

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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

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, the

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and

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before he returned to Israel. He has played in various summer leagues with the Seattle SuperSonics,

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and also the ABA. He also played in the

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and

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Career statistics

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) , , 17.0 points , , 9.4 rebounds , , – , , – , - , 1998–1999 , , Muller Verona ( Italian A-1 League),

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( Italian A-2 League) , , 12.1 points , , 9.7 rebounds , , – , , – , - , 1999–2000 , ,

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) , , 10.7 points , , 7.5 rebounds , , – , , – , - , 2000–2001 , , Chicago Skyliners (

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) , , 11.5 points , , 6.8 rebounds , , – , , – , - , 2001–2002 , ,

Ironi Ramat Gan Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan (, formerly Ironi Ramat Gan) is a professional basketball club based in Ramat Gan in the Tel Aviv District. The team currently plays in the Israeli Basketball Premier League, the top division of Israeli basketball. It plays ...

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) , , 11.0 points , , 5.5 rebounds , , – , , – , - , 2002–2003 , , Asheville Altitude (

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) , , 6.1 points , , 4.3 rebounds , , 1.1 assists , , 20.9 minutes , -

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