Editorial Review Product Description Chapters: Francisco Elson, Swen Nater, Rik Smits, Dan Gadzuric, Serge Zwikker, Carla Benschop, Hank Beenders, Aaron Doornekamp, Henk Norel, Geert Hammink, Gerald Robinson, Remon Van de Hare. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 37. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Francisco Marinho Robby Elson (born February 28, 1976 in Rotterdam, Netherlands) is a Dutch professional basketball player of Surinamese descent. At 7' 0" (2.13 m) and weighing 235 lbs (107 kg), he currently plays center for Philadelphia 76ers of the NBA. Elson is the seventh Dutch player in the NBA. Elson is fluent in Dutch, Spanish, and English and maintains an off-season home in Amsterdam. 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 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 200304 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 200506, 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 ser...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=2430139 ... Read more |