WC Players not born in the country they play for

[sinobball]

Everything taken from FIBA, so no Ersan Ilyasova on the list.

Jordan: Soobzokov, Wright - USA, Hadrab, Alnajjar, Hussein - Kuwait, Abbas - Palestine
Puerto Rico: Peavy, Balkman, Santiago, Lee - USA (Mainland)
France: Koffi, Traore - Ivory Coast, Bokolo - DR Congo, Pietrus - Guadeloupe
Lebanon: Freije, Vroman - USA, Mahmoud - Canada
Greece: Calathes - USA, Vougioukas - England, Schortsanitis - Cameroon
New Zealand: Tait - Australia, Frank - USA, Vukona - Fiji
Russia: Kolesnikov, Zhukanenko - Kazakhstan, Khryapa - Ukraine
Ivory Coast: Soumahoro, Ahmagou - France, Kale - USA
Serbia: Savanovic, Perovic, Macvan - Croatia
Croatia: Planinic, Bogdanovic - Bosnia & Herzegovina, Stipcevic - Slovenia
Canada: Rautins, Sacre - USA
Slovenia: Rizvic - Bosnia & Herzegovina
Australia: Baynes - New Zealand
Tunisia: Kechrid - France
Germany: Greene - USA

[pohani komarac]

Everything taken from FIBA, so no Ersan Ilyasova on the list.

Jordan: Soobzokov, Wright - USA, Hadrab, Alnajjar, Hussein - Kuwait, Abbas - Palestine
Puerto Rico: Peavy, Balkman, Santiago, Lee - USA (Mainland)
France: Koffi, Traore - Ivory Coast, Bokolo - DR Congo, Pietrus - Guatemala
Lebanon: Freije, Vroman - USA, Mahmoud - Canada
Greece: Calathes - USA, Vougioukas - England, Schortsanitis - Cameroon
New Zealand: Tait - Australia, Frank - USA, Vukona - Fiji
Russia: Kolesnikov, Zhukanenko - Kazakhstan, Khryapa - Ukraine
Ivory Coast: Soumahoro, Ahmagou - France, Kale - USA
Serbia: Savanovic, Perovic, MacVan - Croatia
Croatia: Planinic, Bogdanovic - Bosnia & Herzegovina, Stipcevic - Slovenia
Canada: Rautins, Sacre - USA
Slovenia: Rizvic - Bosnia & Herzegovina
Australia: Baynes - New Zealand
Tunisia: Kechrid - France
Germany: Greene - USA

savanovic, perovic, macvan are croatian serbs. planinic, bogdanovic are herzegovinian croats. stipcevic is croatian croat, and he is only born in slovenia

[Luíz for 3]

Serbia: Savanovic, Perovic, MacVan - Croatia

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[Lewis]

Everything taken from FIBA, so no Ersan Ilyasova on the list.

France: Koffi, Traore - Ivory Coast, Bokolo - DR Congo, Pietrus - Guatemala

Guate what............

it's the other Gua, it's Guadeloupe , but he was still born in France since Guadalupe is not a country and is considered to be part of France, just like Tim Duncan was born in The United States even though he's from the Virgin Islands

[leonesponce]

Everything taken from FIBA, so no Ersan Ilyasova on the list.

Jordan: Soobzokov, Wright - USA, Hadrab, Alnajjar, Hussein - Kuwait, Abbas - Palestine
Puerto Rico: Peavy, Balkman, Santiago, Lee - USA (Mainland)
France: Koffi, Traore - Ivory Coast, Bokolo - DR Congo, Pietrus - Guatemala
Lebanon: Freije, Vroman - USA, Mahmoud - Canada
Greece: Calathes - USA, Vougioukas - England, Schortsanitis - Cameroon
New Zealand: Tait - Australia, Frank - USA, Vukona - Fiji
Russia: Kolesnikov, Zhukanenko - Kazakhstan, Khryapa - Ukraine
Ivory Coast: Soumahoro, Ahmagou - France, Kale - USA
Serbia: Savanovic, Perovic, MacVan - Croatia
Croatia: Planinic, Bogdanovic - Bosnia & Herzegovina, Stipcevic - Slovenia
Canada: Rautins, Sacre - USA
Slovenia: Rizvic - Bosnia & Herzegovina
Australia: Baynes - New Zealand
Tunisia: Kechrid - France
Germany: Greene - USA

Balkman and Peavy both have grandparents that were born in PR... Santiago and Lee's parents were born in the island.

[Victorious]

Everything taken from FIBA, so no Ersan Ilyasova on the list.

Jordan: Soobzokov, Wright - USA, Hadrab, Alnajjar, Hussein - Kuwait, Abbas - Palestine
Puerto Rico: Peavy, Balkman, Santiago, Lee - USA (Mainland)
France: Koffi, Traore - Ivory Coast, Bokolo - DR Congo, Pietrus - Guatemala
Lebanon: Freije, Vroman - USA, Mahmoud - Canada
Greece: Calathes - USA, Vougioukas - England, Schortsanitis - Cameroon
New Zealand: Tait - Australia, Frank - USA, Vukona - Fiji
Russia: Kolesnikov, Zhukanenko - Kazakhstan, Khryapa - Ukraine
Ivory Coast: Soumahoro, Ahmagou - France, Kale - USA
Serbia: Savanovic, Perovic, MacVan - Croatia
Croatia: Planinic, Bogdanovic - Bosnia & Herzegovina, Stipcevic - Slovenia
Canada: Rautins, Sacre - USA
Slovenia: Rizvic - Bosnia & Herzegovina
Australia: Baynes - New Zealand
Tunisia: Kechrid - France
Germany: Greene - USA

Illyasova was born in Uzbekistan, but his passport says Turkey. I think his true age is also a question mark.

[dxjayrock2008]

Illyasova was born in Uzbekistan, but his passport says Turkey. I think his true age is also a question mark.

Ilyasova's surname sounds more of a Slavic origin.

[rikhardur]

Ilyasova's surname sounds more of a Slavic origin.

Supposedly it's originally Ilyasov, which sounds pretty Turkic.

[rocketstar47]

LEBANON-Vroman is a full blooded American he is a naturalized Lebanese
-Freijie is also American w/ Lebanese blood they said
JORDAN-Wright is also a full blooded American also naturalized Jordanian
-Soobzokov i think is born in the US But his last name sounds like an Slavic.

IRAN-Kazemi

[rikhardur]

-Freijie is also American w/ Lebanese blood they said

It's not a matter of opinion, it's actually a fact. Freije family moved to America in the beginning of the 20th century.

-Soobzokov i think is born in the US But his last name sounds like an Slavic.

His father was originally from Kavkaz and was given Jordanian citizenship when he moved there.

[GustavoGanso]

Everything taken from FIBA, so no Ersan Ilyasova on the list.

Puerto Rico: Peavy, Balkman
Greece: Schortsanitis - Cameroon
Russia:Zhukanenko - Kazakhstan, Khryapa - Ukraine, HOLDEN-USA.
Germany: Greene - USA

I dont like this... i think is very bad for the basketball... WC is nations duel.... Brazil NT have only 100% brazilian players.... not just because some player have grandmother bla bla bla etc etc....

If the player have children, a life, in his second country... OK...

but if he never stepped on country (like Balkman, i think Peavy too... they not talk spanish... only english, second language in Puerto Rico) he not deserve play for that national team....

is taking the chance of a player born and raised in the country... for me its not cool.

just my opinion.

[rikhardur]

In the case of PR I think there's a national law which gives automatic citizenship in those cases you mentioned, so it's not something arranged or so.

[TurkishSuperiorBasket]

Illyasova was born in Uzbekistan, but his passport says Turkey. I think his true age is also a question mark.

Ilyasova is BORN in Turkey! His parents are from another country thats right, but the guy himself is born in the city where I'm from: Eskisehir. Don't come here and tell lies dutchie boy

[rikhardur]

Ilyasova is BORN in Turkey! His parents are from another country thats right, but the guy himself is born in the city where I'm from: Eskisehir. Don't come here and tell lies dutchie boy

You know about the whole story I suppose, it's not that simple...

[serbianhoops]

You know about the whole story I suppose, it's not that simple...

Arsen Ilyasov was born in Soviet Republic of Uzbekistan in 1984.

Enter 19 year old Ersan Ilyasova.

I put nineteen in italics because Ersan Ilyasova might actually be Arsen Ilyasov. Arsen was an 18 year old Uzbek who moved to Turkey with his father in 2002 never to be heard from again. Ersan is now a professional basketball player who registered as a Turkish citizen in 2002 at the age of “15.”

http://givemetherock.com/2006/11/24/ersan-ilyasova-or-arsen-ilyasov/