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Gheorghe Dumitru Mureșan (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈɡe̯orɡe mureˈʃan] ⓘ; born 14 February 1971), known as The Giant (Romanian: [ˈɡit͡sə]) 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. [2] [3]
The team is administered by the Romanian Basketball Federation (FRB). Romania has qualified for the EuroBasket 18 times throughout their history. Their best tournament results occurred in 1957 and 1967 respectively, where they finished fifth. The national team has also appeared at the Olympic Games once, in 1952. However, Romania has yet to ...
At least five former Romanian players have been inducted into the European Basketball Hall of Fame. Gheorghe Mureșan – initially signed in 1993 with the Washington Bullets and played six seasons in the NBA. He was the tallest player in the league and averaged 9.8 points, 6.4 rebounds, and 0.5 assists.
Andrei Folbert (Meșendorf, January 6, 1931 – September 9, 2003), [1] nicknamed "The Hope" by his fans and officially known as "The Magician under the boards", was a professional basketball player and captain of the Romanian basketball team for 25 years. As a player and coach he served the basketball magic for over 38 years.
The Romanian Basketball Federation (FRB) (Romanian: Federatia Română de Baschet) is the governing body of basketball in Romania. It was founded in 1931, and they became members of FIBA in 1932 as co-founders. The Romanian Basketball Federation operates the Romanian men's national team and Romanian women's national team.
Pages in category "Romanian men's basketball players" The following 53 pages are in this category, out of 53 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Initially being founded in 1947, the basketball team split from the parent sports club at the beginning of the 2000s, retaining its place in the top tier of Romanian basketball. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] While the current club is widely considered as the successor of the team that won three league titles before the turn of the century, the parent club claims ...
BC Dinamo București or Dinamo Știința București, formerly known as Dinamo-Erbașu or Dinamo Gealan, is a Romanian professional basketball club, based in Bucharest, Romania, which currently participates in the Liga Națională, the top-tier league in Romania. The team represents the basketball men's section of CS Dinamo București, a multi ...