Gheorghe Mureșan

Gheorghe Mureșan
	Mureșan in 2014
Personal information
Born	14 February 1971; Tritenii de Jos, SR Romania
Nationality	Romanian
Listed height	7 ft 7 in (2.31 m)
Listed weight	303 lb (137 kg)
Career information
NBA draft	1993: 2nd round, 30th overall pick
	Selected by the Washington Bullets
Playing career	1991–2001
Position	Center
Number	77
Career history
1991–1992	Universitatea Cluj-Napoca
1992–1993	Pau-Orthez
1993–1998	Washington Bullets / Wizards
1999–2000	New Jersey Nets
2000–2001	Pau-Orthez
Career highlights and awards
	NBA Most Improved Player (1996); 2× NBA Field Goal Percentage Leader (1996, 1997); Romanian League champion (1992); French League champion (2001); French League Cup winner (1993);
Career NBA statistics
Points	3,020 (9.8 ppg)
Rebounds	1,957 (6.4 rpg)
Blocks	455 (1.5 bpg)
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Gheorghe Dumitru Mureșan (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈɡe̯orɡe mureˈʃan] ^ⓘ; born 14 February 1971), known as The Giant (Romanian: [ˈɡit͡sə]) is a Romanian former professional basketball player. At 7 feet 7 inches (2.31 m), he is one of the two tallest players to have ever played in the NBA.

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