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Francisco Marinho Robby Elson (born February 28, 1976, in Rotterdam) is a Dutch retired professional basketball player. Elson was the seventh Dutch player to play in the National Basketball Association (NBA).[1] Elson served as the captain of the Netherlands national basketball team in international basketball, as he led the team in several EuroBasket qualifying rounds. He was the first Dutch player to become NBA champion, with the San Antonio Spurs in 2007.

Francisco Elson

Elson with the Spurs in 2007
Personal information
Born	(1976-02-28) February 28, 1976 (age 46) Rotterdam, Netherlands
Nationality	Dutch
Listed height	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
Listed weight	235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High school	Maria Regina Mavo
College	Kilgore College (1995–1997) California (1997–1999)
NBA draft	1999 / Round: 2 / Pick: 41st overall
Selected by the Denver Nuggets
Playing career	1999–2013
Position	Center
Number	56, 16, 9, 8
Career history
1999–2001	FC Barcelona Regal
2001–2002	Pamesa Valencia
2002–2003	Caja San Fernando
2003–2006	Denver Nuggets
2006–2008	San Antonio Spurs
2008	Seattle SuperSonics
2008–2010	Milwaukee Bucks
2010	Philadelphia 76ers
2010–2011	Utah Jazz
2012	Philadelphia 76ers
2013	Mahram Tehran
Career highlights and awards
NBA champion (2007) Liga ACB champion (2001) NIT champion (1999)
Career NBA statistics
Points	1,726 (3.7 ppg)
Rebounds	1,638 (3.5 rpg)
Blocks	255 (0.5 bpg)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Youth and college career

Elson started his career at AMVJ Rotterdam at the age of twelve. After a couple of years playing, he stopped after his older brother Patrick died of a heart attack while playing basketball at the age of 21.[2] His gym teacher at the Maria School asked him to return to the club at the age of sixteen. He played one game in the Eredivisie, the highest level Dutch league, in the 1994–95 season for Rotterdam.[3]

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.[4]

Elson was inducted into Kilgore College's Hall of Fame in 2016.[5]

Professional career

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:

• 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, Elson was mostly a reserve. 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 and started in 54 of them. 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.[6]

In July 2006 Elson signed a 2-year, $6 million contract with the San Antonio Spurs.[7] This was to help provide depth at center by replacing Nazr Mohammed and Rasho Nesterovic. Elson split time at center with Fabricio Oberto, with Elson providing rebounding and defense.[8] Elson won his first NBA Championship in 2007 after the Spurs swept the Cleveland Cavaliers.

On February 21, 2008, Elson was traded by the San Antonio Spurs along with Brent Barry to the Sonics in exchange for Kurt Thomas.[9] He spent most of this season coming off the bench for both the Spurs and the Sonics.

Elson later signed a two-year, $3 million contract with the Bucks to serve as Andrew Bogut's primary backup.[10] 2008-09, his first season with the Bucks, was the last of his NBA career where he started games with any regularity.

On February 18, 2010, Elson was traded to the Philadelphia 76ers along with sharpshooter Jodie Meeks in exchange for Primoz Brezec and Royal Ivey.[11] Elson missed most of the season after hernia surgery, and appeared in only one game with his new team.[12]

On September 15, 2010, Elson signed a guaranteed two-year contract with the Utah Jazz.[13] After his contract expired, he returned to the Netherlands for treatment on his knee.[14]

On January 27, 2012, Elson was signed by the Philadelphia 76ers to provide the team with front-court depth because of injuries at the position.[15] He signed two 10-day contracts, then was not re-signed for a third time after Spencer Hawes returned from injury.[16]

In January 2013, Elson signed with Mahram Tehran of the Iranian Basketball Super League.[17]

On June 20, 2013, Elson's retirement was announced on Dutch websites.[18] He later stated that his retirement was just from international basketball.[19] In March 2014, his retirement became official.[20]

National team career

Elson played 60 games for the Netherlands men's national basketball team, after making his debut on 5 June 1998 against Hungary.[21]

Personal life

Elson is fluent in Dutch, Spanish, English, Portuguese, and Mandarin. He is of Surinamese descent.[22] His father is half Chinese and half African. His mother is half Indian and half African. Elson has a brown belt in karate.[23]

NBA career statistics

Legend

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
†	Won an NBA championship

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2003–04	Denver	62	14	14.1	.472	.000	.667	3.3	.5	.6	.6	3.5
2004–05	Denver	67	11	14.0	.468	.333	.570	3.0	.5	.5	.6	3.7
2005–06	Denver	72	54	21.9	.532	.200	.662	4.7	.7	.8	.6	4.9
2006–07†	San Antonio	70	41	19.0	.511	.000	.775	4.8	.8	.4	.8	5.0
2007–08	San Antonio	41	3	13.0	.419	.000	.833	3.3	.4	.2	.3	3.5
2007–08	Seattle	22	2	12.7	.341	.000	.462	3.0	.4	.3	.3	3.0
2008–09	Milwaukee	59	23	16.6	.491	.250	.846	3.9	.5	.6	.6	3.4
2009–10	Milwaukee	11	0	5.6	.308	.000	1.000	1.2	.2	.1	.0	.9
2009–10	Philadelphia	1	0	4.0	.500	.000	.000	1.0	.0	.0	.0	2.0
2010–11	Utah	62	1	9.8	.478	.000	.839	1.9	.5	.3	.2	2.2
2011–12	Philadelphia	5	0	3.2	.333	.000	.000	.2	.2	.2	.2	.4
Career		472	149	15.3	.478	.188	.700	3.5	.6	.5	.5	3.7

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2004	Denver	4	0	15.0	.583	.000	.500	2.3	.5	.5	.3	3.8
2005	Denver	1	0	6.0	.000	.000	.000	3.0	.0	.0	.0	.0
2006	Denver	5	2	15.0	.600	.000	.000	2.2	.4	.8	.0	1.2
2007†	San Antonio	20	8	11.5	.591	.000	.700	3.1	.1	.4	.3	3.3
Career		30	10	12.4	.581	.000	.682	2.8	.2	.5	.2	2.9

See also

•  Sports portal
• List of European basketball players in the United States

References

External links

• NBA.com Player bio
• Cal Bears bio

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Francisco Marinho Robby Elson (Róterdam, 28 de febrero de 1976) es un exbaloncestista neerlandés que disputó 8 temporadas en la NBA, además de otras en Europa. Con 2,13 metros de altura, jugaba en la posición de pívot.

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