ISTANBUL (FIBA World Championship) – Eryan Ilyasova wants to win a medal when Turkey host the FIBA World Championship this summer. Playing host will make this an extra special tournament for Turkey, but that is not enough for Ilyasova, who wants to mark the occasion by finishing in the top three for the home fans. [...]

TORONTO (2010 FIBA World Championship) – Ersan Ilyasova is coming up with big games at the most important time of the season for the Milwaukee Bucks. The Turkey international, with teammate Andrew Bogut of Australia out of action after fracturing his right hand last weekend, scored 15 points and corralled nine rebounds in 30 minutes [...]

MILWAUKEE (2010 FIBA World Championship) – Australia center Andrew Bogut of the Milwaukee Bucks had successful surgery on his fractured right hand on Monday and will now wait six weeks before he begins his rehabilitation. Bogut fell to the floor on Saturday night while dunking on a breakaway against Phoenix. He also dislocated his right [...]

MILWAUKEE (2010 FIBA World Championship) – There aren't many NBA teams that have been as good as the Milwaukee Bucks since January 27. To put it bluntly, Ersan Ilyasova and Co have been on a tear, winning 15 of their 19 games in that time. The 22-year-old power forward has been coming off the bench [...]