Francisco Elson
Encyclopedia
Francisco Marinho Robby Elson (born February 28, 1976 in Rotterdam
) is a Dutch
professional basketball player. At 7' 0" (2.13 m) and weighing 235 lbs (107 kg), he most recently played for the Utah Jazz
of the NBA
. Elson is the seventh Dutch player in the NBA.
Currently Elson is the captain of the Netherlands national basketball team
. He led the team in the 2007 euro-qualifiers. In 2008 Elson was once again the key player in the Dutch National Basketball team. In 2009 he will join the team again looking forward to qualify for the A-division in European basketball.
, Spanish, and English and maintains an off-season home in the Netherlands. He is of Surinamese descent.
Elson represents the Netherlands
as captain in international basketball.
Elson was a member of the Dutch Under-20 National Team. He played two seasons at Kilgore Junior College
in Texas before completing his college at the University of California, Berkeley
. As a senior he helped lead the Bears to the NIT Championship. Elson was drafted in the second round of the 1999 NBA Draft
from Cal
by the Denver Nuggets
, but did not commence play with them until the 2003–04 campaign. He played four years in Spain:
Over his first two seasons with Denver, he averaged 3.6 points and 3.1 rebounds per game. In 2005–06, his third season with the Nuggets, Elson played in 72 games, starting in 54 games. He averaged 21.9 minutes, 4.9 points (on 53.2% shooting) and 4.7 rebounds per game.
Elson gained notoriety during Denver's 2004 playoff series with Minnesota
through his physical attempts to contain Kevin Garnett
. Elson knocked Garnett into the seats behind the basket with a hard foul early in a game and later in the game was hit in the groin
by Garnett. Elson caused controversy when he described Garnett as "gay" for the groin shot. Elson later apologized to the gay and lesbian community for his comments.
In July 2006 Elson signed a 2-year US$6 million contract with the San Antonio Spurs
.
On February 21, 2008, Elson was traded by the San Antonio Spurs
along with Brent Barry
to the Sonics in exchange for Kurt Thomas
.
Elson later signed a two-year, $3 million contract with the Bucks. He was Andrew Bogut
's primary backup.
On February 18, 2010, Elson was traded to the Philadelphia 76ers
along with Jodie Meeks
in exchange for Primoz Brezec
and Royal Ivey
.
On September 15, 2010, Elson signed a multi-year veteran contract with the Utah Jazz
.
| align="left" | 2003–04
| align="left" | Denver
| 62 || 14 || 14.1 || .472 || .000 || .667 || 3.3 || .5 || .6 || .6 || 3.5
|-
| align="left" | 2004–05
| align="left" | Denver
| 67 || 11 || 14.0 || .468 || .333 || .570 || 3.0 || .5 || .5 || .6 || 3.7
|-
| align="left" | 2005–06
| align="left" | Denver
| 72 || 54 || 21.9 || .532 || .200 || .662 || 4.7 || .7 || .8 || .6 || 4.9
|-
| align="left" | 2006–07
| align="left" | San Antonio
| 70 || 41 || 19.0 || .511 || .000 || .775 || 4.8 || .8 || .4 || .8 || 5.0
|-
| align="left" | 2007–08
| align="left" | San Antonio
| 41 || 3 || 13.0 || .419 || .000 || .833 || 3.3 || .4 || .2 || .3 || 3.5
|-
| align="left" | 2007–08
| align="left" | Seattle
| 22 || 2 || 12.7 || .341 || .000 || .462 || 3.0 || .4 || .3 || .3 || 3.0
|-
| align="left" | 2008–09
| align="left" | Milwaukee
| 59 || 23 || 16.6 || .491 || .250 || .846 || 3.9 || .5 || .6 || .6 || 3.4
|-
| align="left" | 2009–10
| align="left" | Milwaukee
| 11 || 0 || 5.6 || .308 || .000 || 1.000 || 1.2 || .2 || .1 || .0 || .9
|-
| align="left" | 2009–10
| align="left" | Philadelphia
| 1 || 0 || 4.0 || .500 || .000 || .000 || 1.0 || .0 || .0 || .0 || 2.0
|-
| align="left" | 2010–11
| align="left" | Utah
| 62 || 1 || 9.8 || .478 || .000 || .839 || 1.9 || .5 || .3 || .2 || 2.2
|-
| align="left" | Career
| align="left" |
| 467 || 149 || 15.4 || .478 || .188 || .700 || 3.5 || .6 || .5 || .5 || 3.5
| align="left" | 2003–04
| align="left" | Denver
| 4 || 0 || 15.0 || .583 || .000 || .500 || 2.3 || .5 || .5 || .2 || 3.8
|-
| align="left" | 2004–05
| align="left" | Denver
| 1 || 0 || 6.0 || .000 || .000 || .000 || 3.0 || .0 || .0 || .0 || .0
|-
| align="left" | 2005–06
| align="left" | Denver
| 5 || 2 || 15.0 || .600 || .000 || .000 || 2.2 || .4 || .8 || .0 || 1.2
|-
| align="left" | 2006–07
| align="left" | San Antonio
| 20 || 8 || 11.5 || .591 || .000 || .700 || 3.1 || .1 || .4 || .3 || 3.3
|-
| align="left" | Career
| align="left" |
| 30 || 10 || 12.4 || .581 || .000 || .682 || 2.8 || .2 || .5 || .2 || 2.9
Rotterdam
Rotterdam is the second-largest city in the Netherlands and one of the largest ports in the world. Starting as a dam on the Rotte river, Rotterdam has grown into a major international commercial centre...
) is a Dutch
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
professional basketball player. At 7' 0" (2.13 m) and weighing 235 lbs (107 kg), he most recently played for the Utah Jazz
Utah Jazz
The Utah Jazz is a professional basketball team based in Salt Lake City, Utah. They are currently a part of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association...
of the NBA
National Basketball Association
The National Basketball Association is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in North America. It consists of thirty franchised member clubs, of which twenty-nine are located in the United States and one in Canada...
. Elson is the seventh Dutch player in the NBA.
Currently Elson is the captain of the Netherlands national basketball team
Netherlands national basketball team
The Dutch national basketball team is the basketball side that represents the Netherlands in international competitions. It is administrated by the Netherlands Basketball Federation. When it qualified for the Eurobasket, team Netherlands has played quite competitive at some of the tournaments. The...
. He led the team in the 2007 euro-qualifiers. In 2008 Elson was once again the key player in the Dutch National Basketball team. In 2009 he will join the team again looking forward to qualify for the A-division in European basketball.
Personal
Elson is fluent in DutchDutch language
Dutch is a West Germanic language and the native language of the majority of the population of the Netherlands, Belgium, and Suriname, the three member states of the Dutch Language Union. Most speakers live in the European Union, where it is a first language for about 23 million and a second...
, Spanish, and English and maintains an off-season home in the Netherlands. He is of Surinamese descent.
Elson represents the Netherlands
Netherlands national basketball team
The Dutch national basketball team is the basketball side that represents the Netherlands in international competitions. It is administrated by the Netherlands Basketball Federation. When it qualified for the Eurobasket, team Netherlands has played quite competitive at some of the tournaments. The...
as captain in international basketball.
Career
Elson started his career at AMVJ Rotterdam (now Rotterdam Basketball) at the age of twelve. After a couple of years playing he stopped. His gym teacher at the Maria School asked him to return to the club at the age of sixteen. Played with, amongst others, Peter van Rij (Fairfield and Charleston Southern) in the junior team of coach Jan Bruin in 1975. Benched in first team Rotterdam Basketball.Elson was a member of the Dutch Under-20 National Team. He played two seasons at Kilgore Junior College
Kilgore College
Kilgore College is a community college located in Kilgore, Texas. It has an annual enrollment of more than 5000 students.The school was established in 1935 at the height of the East Texas oil boom...
in Texas before completing his college at the University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley
The University of California, Berkeley , is a teaching and research university established in 1868 and located in Berkeley, California, USA...
. As a senior he helped lead the Bears to the NIT Championship. Elson was drafted in the second round of the 1999 NBA Draft
1999 NBA Draft
The 1999 NBA Draft was held on June 30, 1999 at the MCI Center in Washington, D.C. It was the first draft in which four players from the same college were picked in the first round, with Elton Brand , Trajan Langdon , Corey Maggette and William Avery being selected out of Duke University...
from Cal
University of California, Berkeley
The University of California, Berkeley , is a teaching and research university established in 1868 and located in Berkeley, California, USA...
by the Denver Nuggets
Denver Nuggets
The Denver Nuggets are a professional basketball team based in Denver, Colorado. They play in the National Basketball Association . They were founded as the Denver Rockets in 1967 as a charter franchise of the American Basketball Association, and became one of that league's more successful teams...
, but did not commence play with them until the 2003–04 campaign. He played four years in Spain:
- 1999–2001 with FC Barcelona averaging 3.4 points and 3.9 rebounds in 32 games for his first season and 6.9 points and 4.5 rebounds in 34 games for the second.
- 2001–02 with Pamesa Valencia averaging 4.1 points and 4.4 rebounds in 34 games.
- 2002–03 with Caja San Fernando averaging 9.7 point and 8.2 rebounds in 34 games.
Over his first two seasons with Denver, he averaged 3.6 points and 3.1 rebounds per game. In 2005–06, his third season with the Nuggets, Elson played in 72 games, starting in 54 games. He averaged 21.9 minutes, 4.9 points (on 53.2% shooting) and 4.7 rebounds per game.
Elson gained notoriety during Denver's 2004 playoff series with Minnesota
Minnesota Timberwolves
The Minnesota Timberwolves are an American professional basketball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They play in the Northwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association . Founded in 1989, the team is currently owned by Glen Taylor...
through his physical attempts to contain Kevin Garnett
Kevin Garnett
Kevin Maurice Garnett is an American professional basketball player who currently plays power forward for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association . After a high school basketball career at Farragut Career Academy which included winning a national player of the year award, he...
. Elson knocked Garnett into the seats behind the basket with a hard foul early in a game and later in the game was hit in the groin
Groin attack
A groin attack is an attempt to cause pain to the groin area of one's opponent. The technique can be quickly debilitating, due to the large number of sensitive nerve endings in the penis and testicles of males, as well as the highly innervated vulva of females. A sufficiently powerful blow may...
by Garnett. Elson caused controversy when he described Garnett as "gay" for the groin shot. Elson later apologized to the gay and lesbian community for his comments.
In July 2006 Elson signed a 2-year US$6 million contract with the San Antonio Spurs
San Antonio Spurs
The San Antonio Spurs are an American professional basketball team based in San Antonio, Texas. They are part of the Southwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association ....
.
On February 21, 2008, Elson was traded by the San Antonio Spurs
San Antonio Spurs
The San Antonio Spurs are an American professional basketball team based in San Antonio, Texas. They are part of the Southwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association ....
along with Brent Barry
Brent Barry
Brent Robert Barry is an American former professional basketball player. The , shooting guard was selected out of Oregon State University by the Denver Nuggets with the 15th overall pick in the 1995 NBA Draft, but was traded shortly after to the Los Angeles Clippers.Barry played professionally...
to the Sonics in exchange for Kurt Thomas
Kurt Thomas (basketball)
Kurt Vincent Thomas is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Chicago Bulls. Thomas is a 6'9", 230 lb. power forward/center known for his hard-nosed playing style and tough defense. Drafted by the Miami Heat in 1995, Thomas played college basketball at Texas...
.
Elson later signed a two-year, $3 million contract with the Bucks. He was Andrew Bogut
Andrew Bogut
Andrew Michael Bogut is an Australian professional basketball player. He plays for the Milwaukee Bucks of the United States' National Basketball Association....
's primary backup.
On February 18, 2010, Elson was traded to the Philadelphia 76ers
Philadelphia 76ers
The Philadelphia 76ers are a professional basketball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They play in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Basketball Association . Originally known as the Syracuse Nationals, they are one of the oldest franchises in the NBA...
along with Jodie Meeks
Jodie Meeks
Jodie Meeks is an American professional basketball player for the Philadelphia 76ers of the NBA.Meeks played college basketball for the University of Kentucky Wildcats...
in exchange for Primoz Brezec
Primož Brezec
Primož Brezec is a Slovenian professional basketball player with Lokomotiv Kuban of the Russian Super League. He is a 7 ft 1 in tall center. Brezec has played seven seasons in the NBA.-Europe:...
and Royal Ivey
Royal Ivey
Royal Terence Ivey is an American professional basketball player for the Oklahoma City Thunder in the NBA.-Early life and college:...
.
On September 15, 2010, Elson signed a multi-year veteran contract with the Utah Jazz
Utah Jazz
The Utah Jazz is a professional basketball team based in Salt Lake City, Utah. They are currently a part of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association...
.
Regular season
|-| align="left" | 2003–04
| align="left" | Denver
Denver Nuggets
The Denver Nuggets are a professional basketball team based in Denver, Colorado. They play in the National Basketball Association . They were founded as the Denver Rockets in 1967 as a charter franchise of the American Basketball Association, and became one of that league's more successful teams...
| 62 || 14 || 14.1 || .472 || .000 || .667 || 3.3 || .5 || .6 || .6 || 3.5
|-
| align="left" | 2004–05
| align="left" | Denver
| 67 || 11 || 14.0 || .468 || .333 || .570 || 3.0 || .5 || .5 || .6 || 3.7
|-
| align="left" | 2005–06
| align="left" | Denver
| 72 || 54 || 21.9 || .532 || .200 || .662 || 4.7 || .7 || .8 || .6 || 4.9
|-
| align="left" | 2006–07
| align="left" | San Antonio
San Antonio Spurs
The San Antonio Spurs are an American professional basketball team based in San Antonio, Texas. They are part of the Southwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association ....
| 70 || 41 || 19.0 || .511 || .000 || .775 || 4.8 || .8 || .4 || .8 || 5.0
|-
| align="left" | 2007–08
| align="left" | San Antonio
| 41 || 3 || 13.0 || .419 || .000 || .833 || 3.3 || .4 || .2 || .3 || 3.5
|-
| align="left" | 2007–08
| align="left" | Seattle
Seattle SuperSonics
The Seattle SuperSonics were an American professional basketball team based in Seattle, Washington that played in the Pacific and Northwest Divisions of the National Basketball Association from 1967 until 2008. Following the 2007–08 season, the team relocated to Oklahoma City, and now plays as...
| 22 || 2 || 12.7 || .341 || .000 || .462 || 3.0 || .4 || .3 || .3 || 3.0
|-
| align="left" | 2008–09
2008–09 NBA season
The 2008–09 NBA season was the 63rd season of the National Basketball Association . The 1,230-game regular season began on Tuesday, October 28, 2008, and ended on Wednesday, April 15, 2009...
| align="left" | Milwaukee
Milwaukee Bucks
The Milwaukee Bucks are a professional basketball team based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. They are part of the Central Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association . The team was founded in 1968 as an expansion team, and currently plays at the Bradley Center....
| 59 || 23 || 16.6 || .491 || .250 || .846 || 3.9 || .5 || .6 || .6 || 3.4
|-
| align="left" | 2009–10
2009–10 NBA season
The 2009–10 NBA season was the 64th season of the National Basketball Association . The 1,230-game regular season began on Tuesday, October 27, 2009, and ended on Wednesday, April 14, 2010....
| align="left" | Milwaukee
| 11 || 0 || 5.6 || .308 || .000 || 1.000 || 1.2 || .2 || .1 || .0 || .9
|-
| align="left" | 2009–10
| align="left" | Philadelphia
Philadelphia 76ers
The Philadelphia 76ers are a professional basketball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They play in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Basketball Association . Originally known as the Syracuse Nationals, they are one of the oldest franchises in the NBA...
| 1 || 0 || 4.0 || .500 || .000 || .000 || 1.0 || .0 || .0 || .0 || 2.0
|-
| align="left" | 2010–11
| align="left" | Utah
Utah Jazz
The Utah Jazz is a professional basketball team based in Salt Lake City, Utah. They are currently a part of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association...
| 62 || 1 || 9.8 || .478 || .000 || .839 || 1.9 || .5 || .3 || .2 || 2.2
|-
| align="left" | Career
| align="left" |
| 467 || 149 || 15.4 || .478 || .188 || .700 || 3.5 || .6 || .5 || .5 || 3.5
Playoffs
|-| align="left" | 2003–04
2004 NBA Playoffs
The 2004 NBA Playoffs were the postseason of the National Basketball Association's 2003–04 season. Consisting of 16 teams in two conferences, the playoffs involved about two months of play. The playoffs were conducted in seven-game series, with the team with the better record holding home court...
| align="left" | Denver
Denver Nuggets
The Denver Nuggets are a professional basketball team based in Denver, Colorado. They play in the National Basketball Association . They were founded as the Denver Rockets in 1967 as a charter franchise of the American Basketball Association, and became one of that league's more successful teams...
| 4 || 0 || 15.0 || .583 || .000 || .500 || 2.3 || .5 || .5 || .2 || 3.8
|-
| align="left" | 2004–05
2005 NBA Playoffs
The 2005 NBA Playoffs was the postseason of the National Basketball Association's 2004–05 season.The San Antonio Spurs, the number two ranked team in the Western Conference, won the 2005 NBA Playoffs by defeating the defending champions, the Detroit Pistons, 4-3 in the NBA Finals...
| align="left" | Denver
| 1 || 0 || 6.0 || .000 || .000 || .000 || 3.0 || .0 || .0 || .0 || .0
|-
| align="left" | 2005–06
2006 NBA Playoffs
The 2006 NBA Playoffs was the postseason of the National Basketball Association's 2005–06 season. The Miami Heat won the first championship in the history of the franchise by defeating the Dallas Mavericks 4-2 in the 2006 NBA Finals...
| align="left" | Denver
| 5 || 2 || 15.0 || .600 || .000 || .000 || 2.2 || .4 || .8 || .0 || 1.2
|-
| align="left" | 2006–07
2007 NBA Playoffs
The 2007 NBA Playoffs was the postseason to the National Basketball Association's 2006–2007 season.There were four rounds of postseason action, all of them in a best-of-seven format, with teams seeded on a bracket. The team with the better record wasn't necessarily the basis of seeding teams in...
| align="left" | San Antonio
San Antonio Spurs
The San Antonio Spurs are an American professional basketball team based in San Antonio, Texas. They are part of the Southwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association ....
| 20 || 8 || 11.5 || .591 || .000 || .700 || 3.1 || .1 || .4 || .3 || 3.3
|-
| align="left" | Career
| align="left" |
| 30 || 10 || 12.4 || .581 || .000 || .682 || 2.8 || .2 || .5 || .2 || 2.9
External links
- NBA.com Player bio
- YouTube: Elson Video