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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and Malcolm Mackey. Among his teammates were future NBA players

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and

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. 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

Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

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

Dominican Republic The Dominican Republic ( ; es, República Dominicana, ) is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean region. It occupies the eastern five-eighths of the island, which it shares with ...

and

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

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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), B. Sardegna Sassari ( Italian A-2 League) , , 12.1 points , , 9.7 rebounds , , – , , – , - , 1999–2000 , , Spirou Charleroi (

) , , 10.7 points , , 7.5 rebounds , , – , , – , - , 2000–2001 , , Chicago Skyliners ( ABA) , , 11.5 points , , 6.8 rebounds , , – , , – , - , 2001–2002 , ,

Ironi Ramat Gan Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan ( he, מכבי עירוני רמת גן, formerly Ironi Ramat Gan) is a male basketball club based in Ramat Gan in central Israel. The team plays in Liga Leumit, the second division in Israeli basketball. It plays at the Sha ...

(

) , , 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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