ESP - Barca secure Ilyasova deal
BARCELONA (ACB) - Barcelona have confirmed the signing of Turkey international Ersan Ilyasova on a two-year deal. 'The Turkish Pearl' is Barcelona's first summer signing and joins the ACB outfit after one season in the NBA with the Milwaukee Bucks. The 20-year-old, who represented Turkey in last year's FIBA World Championship in Japan, has been ...
BARCELONA (ACB) - Barcelona have confirmed the signing of Turkey international Ersan Ilyasova on a two-year deal.
'The Turkish Pearl' is Barcelona's first summer signing and joins the ACB outfit after one season in the NBA with the Milwaukee Bucks.
The 20-year-old, who represented Turkey in last year's FIBA World Championship in Japan, has been included in Bogdan Tanjevic's preliminary roster for EuroBasket 2007 in Spain.
The 6ft 7in forward played for Turkish giants Ulker Istanbul before being selected by the Bucks in the second round of the NBA Draft two years ago. He spent his first season in America with the Tulsa 46ers of the NBA's D-League.
Ilyasova played in 66 games with the Milwaukee Bucks in the 2006-07 campaign, averaging 6.1 points and 2.9 rebounds.
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