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Ilian Evtimov
Bulgarian-French basketball player
Ilian Iliev Evtimov (Bulgarian: Илиян Евтимов; born April 28, 1983) is a Bulgarian-French professional basketball player for Cholet of the French Pro A. He is a 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) power forward.[1]
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| Position | Power forward | ||||||||||||||
| League | LNB Pro A | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
| Born | (1983-04-28) April 28, 1983 (age 41) Sofia, Bulgaria | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Bulgarian / French | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 215 lb (98 kg) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| High school | Bishop McGuinness (Kernersville, North Carolina) | ||||||||||||||
| College | NC State (2001–2006) | ||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 2006: undrafted | ||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2006–present | ||||||||||||||
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| 2006 | Estudiantes | ||||||||||||||
| 2006–2007 | Virtus Bologna | ||||||||||||||
| 2007–2009 | Skyliners Frankfurt | ||||||||||||||
| 2009 | Levski Sofia | ||||||||||||||
| 2009–2010 | AEL Limassol | ||||||||||||||
| 2010–2016 | Élan Chalon | ||||||||||||||
| 2016–present | Cholet | ||||||||||||||
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Evtimov played college basketball in the United States at NCAA Division 1 school North Carolina State University, where he played with the NC State Wolfpack, from 2001 to 2006.
Evtimov signed his first professional contract with Virtus Bologna in 2006 [2] and joined the Deutsche Bank Skyliners for the 2007-08 season.[3] Starting from 2010, Evtimov played for Élan Chalon and with the club he won the Pro A in 2012. He also won the French Basketball Cup in 2011 and 2012, while in the last Cup victory he was named French Basketball Cup Final MVP.[4]
On June 9, 2016, Evtimov signed with Cholet Basket.[5]
Evtimov played with the French U22 national team at the 2002 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship, where he won a bronze medal.
A French national since 1995, Ilian is the youngest son of Bulgarian basketball star Ilia Evtimov [fr] (who relocated the family to France in the early 1990s during his playing career) and the brother of professional Euroleague player Vassil Evtimov.
- "PackPride.com - NC State Wolfpack Football Recruiting". 247Sports. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
- "Evtimov Signs with VidiVici Bologna in Italy :: Former Pack forward signs with Serie A squad". 15 February 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-02-15. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
- "Coupe de France : Chalon réalise un doublé historique". 20 May 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
- "Transfert : Ilian Evtimov, de Chalon à Cholet". L'Équipe. Retrieved 21 April 2023.