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Ilian Iliev Evtimov (; born April 28, 1983) is a Bulgarian-French professional
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player for
Cholet Cholet (, probably from Latin ''cauletum'', "cabbage") is a commune of western France, in the Maine-et-Loire department. With 54,307 inhabitants (2019), it is the second most populous commune of Maine-et-Loire, after the prefecture, Angers. ...
of the French Pro A. He is a 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
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College career

Evtimov played
college basketball College basketball is basketball that is played by teams of Student athlete, student-athletes at universities and colleges. In the Higher education in the United States, United States, colleges and universities are governed by collegiate athle ...
in the United States at
NCAA Division 1 NCAA Division I (D-I) is the highest division of intercollegiate athletics sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in the United States, which accepts players globally. D-I schools include the major collegiate athlet ...
school
North Carolina State University North Carolina State University (NC State, North Carolina State, NC State University, or NCSU) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States. Founded in 1887 and p ...
, where he played with the
NC State Wolfpack The NC State Wolfpack is the nickname of the athletic teams representing North Carolina State University. The Wolfpack competes at the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) NCAA Division I, Division I (NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subd ...
, from 2001 to 2006.


Professional career

Evtimov signed his first professional contract with
Virtus Bologna Virtus Pallacanestro Bologna, known for sponsorship reasons as Virtus Segafredo Bologna, is an Italian professional basketball club based in Bologna, Emilia-Romagna. The club was founded in 1929, which makes it the oldest club in Italy and one ...
in 2006 and joined the Deutsche Bank Skyliners for the 2007-08 season. Starting from 2010, Evtimov played for
Élan Chalon Élan Sportif Chalonnais, commonly known as Élan Chalon, is a French professional basketball club that is based in Chalon-sur-Saône, France. The team's main colors are red and white, and their mascot is a moose. The team's home arena is called ...
and with the club he won the Pro A in 2012. He also won the
French Basketball Cup The French Basketball Cup, or French Federation Basketball Cup, () is the annual national basketball federation cup competition of France. It is organized by the French Basketball Federation. It is also known as the Trophée Robert Busnel (Robert ...
in 2011 and 2012, while in the last Cup victory he was named French Basketball Cup Final MVP. On June 9, 2016, Evtimov signed with
Cholet Basket Cholet Basket is a professional basketball club that is based in Cholet, France. The club plays in the LNB Pro A. Their home arena is La Meilleraie. Established in 1975, Cholet won its first French championship in the 2009–10 season. In 1998 and ...
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French national team

Evtimov played with the French U22 national team at the
2002 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship The 2002 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship (known at that time as 2002 European Championship for Young Men) was the sixth edition of the FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship. The cities of Kaunas, Alytus and Vilnius, in Lithuania, hosted the tourname ...
, where he won a bronze medal.


Personal

A French national since 1995, Ilian is the youngest son of Bulgarian basketball star (who relocated the family to France in the early 1990s during his playing career) and the brother of professional Euroleague player
Vassil Evtimov Vassil Iliev "Vasco" Evtimov () (born 30 May 1977) is a French-Bulgarian former professional basketball player and head coach of Cherno More Ticha in National Basketball League. A 2.08 m power forward, he played professionally in ten different ...
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References


External links


Euroleague.net Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Evtimov, Ilian 1983 births Living people BC Levski Sofia players Bulgarian emigrants to France Bulgarian expatriate basketball people in Germany Bulgarian expatriate basketball people in Spain Bulgarian expatriate basketball people in the United States Bulgarian expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Bulgarian men's basketball players CB Estudiantes players Cholet Basket players Élan Chalon players Expatriate basketball people in Cyprus French expatriate basketball people in Germany French expatriate basketball people in Spain French expatriate basketball people in the United States French expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus French men's basketball players Liga ACB players NC State Wolfpack men's basketball players Naturalized citizens of France Power forwards Skyliners Frankfurt players Small forwards Virtus Bologna players 21st-century French sportsmen 21st-century Bulgarian sportsmen