Center · Washington Wizards
Gheorghe Muresan
Age 55 · Romania · 231 cm (7'7") · 137 kg · Born Feb 14, 1971 · Pau Orthez
9.8 PPG
6.4 RPG
0.5 APG
307 games
6 seasons
Career snapshot
6seasons
307games
3,013career pts
0.0PER (avg)
Most-played franchise:
Washington Wizards
· 276 games · 1993-94–1996-97
Position rank · 1996-97
#20PPG rank
#52PER rank
#51WS rank
Among 64 Center players (min. 41 games)
Career highs (single season)
PPG
14.5
1995-96 · WAS
RPG
9.6
1995-96 · WAS
APG
0.7
1995-96 · WAS
Draft
1993
Round 2 ·
Pick 30
from Pau Orthez
Honors & awards
1×
NBA Most Improved Player
1995
Stats by season
| Season | Team | G | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% | PER | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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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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.