| İlyasova warming up with FC Barcelona. | ||||||||||
| No. 7 Milwaukee Bucks | ||||||||||
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| Power forward / Small forward | ||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||
| Date of birth | May 15, 1987 | |||||||||
| Nationality | Turkish | |||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | |||||||||
| Listed weight | 235 lb (107 kg) | |||||||||
| Career information | ||||||||||
| NBA Draft | 2005 / Round: 2 / Pick: 36th overall | |||||||||
| Selected by the Milwaukee Bucks | ||||||||||
| Pro career | 2004–present | |||||||||
| Career history | ||||||||||
| Ülkerspor (2004-2005) Tulsa 66ers (2005-2006) Milwaukee Bucks (2006-2007; 2009-present) FC Barcelona (2007-2009) Anadolu Efes (2011) |
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| Career highlights and awards | ||||||||||
| 2006 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship MVP | ||||||||||
| Stats at NBA.com | ||||||||||
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Ersan İlyasova (born May 15, 1987 in Eskişehir, Turkey) is a Turkish professional basketball player who currently plays for the NBA's Milwaukee Bucks. He is 6'10" (2.08 m) in height.[1][2]
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After playing with the youth team of Ülkerspor, İlyasova played professionally in the Turkish League with the senior squad of Ülkerspor during the 2004-05 season, averaging 4.5 points and 3.2 rebounds in eleven games.[3]
İlyasova was selected by the Milwaukee Bucks in the second round (36th overall) of the 2005 NBA Draft and signed a two-year contract with them on August 23, 2005. İlyasova did not play in an NBA game during the 2005-06 season. He was instead assigned to the Bucks' affiliated D-League team, the Tulsa 66ers,[4] where he played 46 games and averaged 12.5 points and 7.0 rebounds per game.[5]
İlyasova made his NBA debut on November 1, 2006 as a member of the Bucks. At the end of the season, İlyasova left the Bucks to play for FC Barcelona in the Liga ACB and Euroleague.
On June 16, 2007, İlyasova accepted a two-year contract with Liga ACB club FC Barcelona.[6] He was the first Turkish player in team history.[7]
In July 2009, İlyasova returned to the Bucks, signing a three-year $7 million contract.[8][9]
In the summer of 2011, during the 2011 NBA lockout, Ilyasova signed with Anadolu Efes in Turkey.[10]
Before İlyasova was chosen to play for the senior Turkish national team, he was named the MVP of the 2006 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship, after leading Turkey's junior national team to a silver medal in İzmir.[11]
İlyasova is married to Julia, who is of Belarus descent. They have one daughter, Ksenia.[12]
He has applied for American citizenship. As of July 2010, the process has not finished.[13]
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| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| 2006–07 | Milwaukee | 66 | 14 | 14.7 | .383 | .365 | .787 | 2.9 | .7 | .4 | .3 | 6.1 |
| 2009–10 | Milwaukee | 81 | 31 | 23.4 | .443 | .336 | .715 | 6.4 | 1.0 | .6 | .3 | 10.4 |
| 2010–11 | Milwaukee | 60 | 34 | 25.1 | .436 | .298 | .894 | 6.1 | .9 | .8 | .4 | 9.5 |
| Career | 207 | 79 | 21.1 | .427 | .335 | .786 | 5.2 | .9 | .6 | .3 | 8.8 |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| 2009–10 | Milwaukee | 7 | 0 | 22.4 | .480 | .357 | .833 | 7.6 | .4 | .7 | .1 | 9.7 |
| Career | 7 | 0 | 22.4 | .480 | .357 | .833 | 7.6 | .4 | .7 | .1 | 9.7 |
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| Preceded by Nikita Kurbanov |
FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship MVP 2006 |
Succeeded by Miloš Teodosić |
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