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Gheorghe Muresan
Center ·Washington Wizards ·NBA ·#77

Gheorghe Muresan

Age55 BornFeb 14, 1971 FromRomania Height231 cm (7'7") Weight137 kg CollegePau Orthez Draft1993 · #30
Career averages
9.8PPG
6.4RPG
0.5APG
307 games · 6 seasons

At a glance

WAS hub
Career snapshot
6Seasons
307Games
3,013Career points
0.0PER average
Most-played franchise: Washington Wizards · 276 games · 1993-94 to 1996-97
Honors and awards1 total
1×
NBA Most Improved Player1995
All awards
Career highsSingle season
14.5PPG · 1995-96 · WAS
9.6RPG · 1995-96 · WAS
0.7APG · 1995-96 · WAS
Draft1993
2Round
30Overall pick
From Pau Orthez
Position rank1996-97
#20PPG rank
#52PER rank
#51Win shares rank
CenterPosition
Among 64 Center players with 41+ games

Career by team

Brooklyn Nets
1998-99 - 1999-00 · 2 seasons
3.4 PPG 2.2 RPG 0.3 APG
31 games
Washington Wizards
1993-94 - 1996-97 · 4 seasons
10.5 PPG 6.9 RPG 0.5 APG
276 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1993-94 WAS 54 2 12.0 5.6 3.6 0.3 0.5 0.9 54.5 0.0 67.6 - -
1994-95 WAS 73 58 23.6 10.0 6.7 0.5 0.7 1.7 56.0 0.0 70.9 - -
1995-96 WAS 76 76 29.5 14.5 9.6 0.7 0.7 2.3 58.4 0.0 61.9 - -
1996-97 WAS 73 69 25.3 10.6 6.6 0.4 0.6 1.3 60.4 0.0 61.8 - -
1998-99 BKN 1 0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - -
1999-00 BKN 30 2 8.9 3.5 2.3 0.3 0.0 0.4 45.6 0.0 60.5 - -

Transfers & team changes

Derived from season-by-season team membership.

Date Move Notes
Oct 1998 Washington Wizards Brooklyn Nets From 1996-97 to 1998-99

All entries are offseason.

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Born on February 14

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About Gheorghe Muresan

Gheorghe Dumitru "Ghiță" Mureșan, also known as "the Giant", is a Romanian-American former professional basketball player. At 7 feet 7 inches (2.31 m), he is one of the two tallest players to have played in the NBA.