Frank Roderick Elegar (born December 3, 1986) is a U.S. Virgin Islands-Guyanese professional

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player who last played for

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of the Italian

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(LBA). He can play as either a

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or a

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College career

After playing for

St. Raymond High School for Boys St. Raymond High School for Boys is an American parochial high school, located in the Parkchester section of the Bronx, New York. Affiliated with the Catholic schools of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, it is accredited by the Board ...

in his hometown

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, he committed to

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for 2004 over interest from other

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colleges

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, Marist and

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. Rarely playing in his freshman season, he had the biggest offensive improvement of the whole conference the next, starting the majority of games and regularly scoring in double figures whilst ranking amongst the conference's best at blocking and rebounding. He then led the Dragons in scoring and rebounding for his junior season, making the All-

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's second team and the CAA All-Tournament Team. In his final season for Drexel he led them in scoring, rebounding, blocks and field-goal percentage, was selected for All-CAA second team again and also the CAA All-Defensive Team.

Professional career

Having played

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and the Orlando pre-draft camp, impressing at the first one, he declared for the 2008 NBA draft following his graduation, however he went undrafted. Participating in the

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with the

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without earning a contract, he decided to move to Germany to start his professional career, signing a contract with

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side

Eisbären Bremerhaven Eisbären Bremerhaven ( en, Polar Bears Bremerhaven) is a professional basketball club from Bremerhaven, Germany, that competes in the ProA. The team was established as the professional section of the club BSG Bremerhaven and played in the first- ...

in August 2008. The team that finished dead last in the league, and he moved on to İzmir to play for newly promoted side

Bornova Belediye Bornova Belediyespor is a basketball club based in Bornova district of İzmir, Turkey that plays in the Turkish Basketball First League, Turkish Basketball First League (TBL) since 2009–2010 season. Their home arena is the İzmir Halkapınar S ...

in the

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. His second professional season was more successful than his first; on a personal level he was a starter and was in the league top 10 in rebounds and blocks whilst on a collective front his team made the

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losing to eventual champion Fenerbahçe. Elegar moved on to

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side

JA Vichy Jeanne d'Arc de Vichy-Clermont Métropole was a professional basketball club based in Vichy, France. The club played their home games at both Maison des Sports de Clermont-Ferrand and Palais des Sports de Vichy. In 2015, JA Vichy and Stade Clermo ...

in France signing for the 2010-11 season. He had solid stats for the team, finishing 11th in the league rankings for both rebounds and blocks, however Vichy struggled all season and finished in the relegation spot at the bottom of the league. This prompted another August move, this time to Argentina where he joined

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of the

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; however, he was released without playing a game a few days later when the team management said he was too thin to play for the side. His agent brought him to

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of the

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in November the same year; he was the only import player of a team banned from recruiting internationally after not paying former players, only being able to sign after the suspension was temporarily lifted for a day. It was to be a hectic time for Elegar, as the team lost every single one of their games and was in dire financial straits; after the team ran out of money to pay its players he left Maroussi in February. Returning to the Turkish league, he finished the

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with mid-table side

Antalya Büyükşehir Belediyesi Antalya Büyükşehir Belediyesi Spor Kulübü (''English language, English: Antalya Greater Metropolitan Municipality Sports Club''), commonly abbreviated as Antalya BB is a basketball team based in the city of Antalya in Turkey. Their home arena ...

Kalev/Cramo

Continuing his European tour he moved to

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over the summer, signing with

BC Kalev/Cramo BC Kalev, known as BC Kalev/Cramo for sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball club based in Tallinn, Estonia. The team plays in the Korvpalli Meistriliiga, the Estonian-Latvian Basketball League and the FIBA Europe Cup. They play their ...

that was to play the 2012–13 season in three leagues, the multinational

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and

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and the local

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. There he had a positive season, playing regularly in the VTB United League, one of the best in Europe, where he had good stats despite his team finishing last of their group, he did even better in the BBL where he was in the top five for rebounding and

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as Kalev finished third after losing to eventual champion

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in the

. The reigning champion's easy title in the weaker Estonian league after sweeping the playoffs gave Elegar his first career club silverware, along with a place in the

All-KML team All-KML Team ( et, Korvpalli Meistriliiga tähtede viisik) is an award for the top-tier professional basketball league in Estonia, the Korvpalli Meistriliiga (KML). It is the yearly selection of the league's top five basketball players, by positio ...

. In May 2013 Elegar moved to

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to join the Cangrejeros de Santurce of the

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as a replacement for the injured Leon Williams. After playing seven games he was himself replaced by

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in June the same year and released from the club. Following this parenthesis, he rejoined Kalev in September 2014 and proceeded to have one of his best seasons, taking over the starting center position from star defender Bamba Fall he was the best rebounder of the VTB United League despite his team only winning twice, whilst he was instrumental in another Estonian league title, finishing second in the rebounding charts (1st in total rebounds) and again in the

. In the same season he had his first taste of European competition in the second tier EuroCup where he was a good but unspectacular performer in an unsuccessful campaign, the Estonians finishing 5th in their group of 6 teams. The next summer he put an end to his journeyman ways, signing a one extension to his contract, which proved to be shrewd business for Kalev as Elegar had an exceptional season, forming a deadly

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partnership with newly arrived playmaker

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whose assists helped him reach double digit scoring figures for the second season in a row in the VTB United League and also in the BBL. Expected to bear the brunt of rebounding for the team following Fall's departure he surpassed expectations as he was the top rebounder not only of his team but of the whole league for 2014–2015, his 203 rebounds in only 18 games the all-time best for the league. A series of impressive performances, including 26 points with 100% FG accuracy and 10 rebounds in a large win over top team

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, helped Kalev, who had finished last in every previous season, reach 8 wins and enter into playoff contention for the first time.

European moves

Elegar's level of play soon caught the attention of powerhouses around Europe and in February 2015 he signed for Italian team

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's opponents in the Top 16 of Europe's premier competition, the EuroLeague, he left as the most efficient player of the United League and more importantly as one of Kalev's historical players. In July 2015, Elegar signed with

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side

TED Ankara Kolejliler TED Ankara Kolejliler Spor Kulübü, more commonly known as TED Ankara Kolejliler is a professional basketball team from the city of Ankara in Turkey. Their home arena is the Ankara Arena with a capacity of 10,400 seats, which was opened in April ...

. On July 20, 2016, Elegar signed with the Russian team

BC Yenisey Krasnoyarsk BC Enisey (russian: БК Енисей) is a Russian professional basketball team from the city of Krasnoyarsk, Siberia, Russia. Since the 2011–12 season, Enisey plays its national domestic league games in the VTB United League. The team colors ...

. On July 3, 2017, Elegar signed a two-year contract with

Lokomotiv Kuban PBC Lokomotiv Kuban (russian: ПБК «Локомотив Кубань») is a Russian professional basketball team based in Krasnodar. The club participates in the VTB United League. The team is one of the top tier basketball teams in Russia. T ...

. On August 14, 2020, Elegar signed a one-year contract with

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of the Italian

(LBA) and the

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. On July 21, 2021, Elegar signed with the newly promoted to the

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National team career

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''. Retrieved on 24 March 2015. In 2006, at age 19 he was called up for the U.S. Virgin Islands national basketball team for the

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where a second-place finish gave them a place in the

2006 Centrobasket The 2006 Men's Central American and Caribbean Basketball Championship, also known as 2006 Centrobasket, was hosted in Panama City, Panama. The ATLAPA Convention Center in Panama City served as the venue for all the games. Four teams qualified fo ...

. There he contributed to a silver medal for the underdogs, beating established teams such as

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and

before losing in the final to

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. This earned the Virgin Islanders a place in the

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where, after two close defeats including a rematch against Puerto Rico, they won against the higher ranked

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. The pinnacle of Elegar's international career was his participation in the

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, the continent's best tournament where he played against birth nation

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that had in their squad a plethora of

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and All-Stars including

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and

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, the game was a blowout as the U.S. Virgin Islands lost 59–123 with Elegar scoring a solitary point in 20 minutes. The next games were three close defeats against Canada,

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and

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although Elegar lost his place as a starter. After

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where the team could not reiterate past exploits, losing to neighbouring British Virgin Islands, he has not played for his national team, as of July 2015.

The Basketball Tournament

Frank Elegar played for HBC Sicklerville in the 2018 edition of

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. He scored 2 points and had 2 steals in the team's first-round loss to the Talladega Knights.

Player profile

An aggressive center, he is a very active player and battles hard for every rebound thanks to his good athleticism. Smooth around the rim offensively he can score close to the basket, especially with a powerful dunk, or draw a foul."Prospect Profile - Frank Elegar."
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''. Retrieved on 21 March 2015. His main weakness is his shooting, which is limited further away from the rim, also for a player who draws a lot of fouls his free throw accuracy is poor.

College career

Professional career

Kalev/Cramo

European moves

National team career

The Basketball Tournament

Player profile

References

External links