Gheorghe Mureşan (born February 14, 1971 in Triteni, Romania) is a former Romanian basketball player who also played in the NBA. February 14 is the 45th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1971 is a common year starting on Friday (click for link to calendar). ... The National Basketball Association of the United States and Canada, commonly known as the NBA, is the premier professional basketball league in North America. ...

A 7'7" (2.31m) center, Muresan is the tallest man to ever play in the NBA, standing a few centimeters taller than Manute Bol. The center is one of the standard positions in a regulation basketball game. ... Manute Bol is a Sudanese/American basketball player and activist. ...

Muresan played college basketball at Cluj University in Romania.

He played professional baketball in French league during 1992-1993 season and was an instant hit with fans. The NBA took interest in him and he was drafted by the Washington Bullets in 1993. He played from in the NBA from 1993 to 2000. In those years he played with the Washington Bullets (1993-1998) and the New Jersey Nets (1998-2000). He was named NBA Most Improved Player for the 1995-96 season, averaging career-highs of 14.5 points, 9.6 rebounds and 2.26 blocks per game. His NBA career averages were 9.8 points, 6.4 rebounds and 0.5 assists per game. After leaving the NBA, Muresan played European basketball, he come back in French league during 2000-2001 season, again for three more years before returning to live in New Jersey with his family. The LNB (Ligue Nationale de Basketball) is the French professionnal basketball league. ... The Washington Wizards are a National Basketball Association team based in Washington, D.C.. Founded: 1961 Formerly known as: Chicago Packers (1961-1962), Chicago Zephyrs (1962-1963), Baltimore Bullets (1963-1972), Capital Bullets (1973-1974), Washington Bullets (1974-1997) Home Arena: MCI Center Uniform colors: Blue, White, Gold, and Black... The New Jersey Nets are a National Basketball Association team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey. ...

He also dabbled in acting, receiving good reviews as the title character in the 1998 movie My Giant. 1998 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ...

He has always proudly asserted his Romanian identity and has never hidden his humble origin. Muresan was born in the district of Cluj in a poor family. Administrative map of Romania with Cluj county highlighted Cluj (Hungarian: Kolozs; German: Klausenburg) is a Romanian county (Judeţ) in the Transylvania region, with the capital city at Cluj-Napoca (population: 333,607). ...

External link

• Article on Gheorghe Muresan at hoopsanalyst.com (http://hoopsanalyst.com/Muresan.htm)
• Gheorghe Muresan (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0613837/) at the Internet Movie Database