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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]
This is a list of some of the most prominent Romanians. It contains historical and important contemporary figures (athletes, actors, directors etc.). Most of the people listed here are of Romanian ethnicity, whose native tongue is Romanian.
C. A. Rosetti (1816–1885), writer, politician and leader of the Wallachian Revolution of 1848; the Romanian Academy was founded on his initiative. Leon Rotman (born 1950), sprint canoer Angelica Rozeanu (1921–2006), one of the most successful female table tennis players in the history of the sport
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.
Bobróczky was born in Arad, Romania, [6] [5] [7] [8] the son of 2.17 m (7 ft 1 in) tall Hungarian-born Romanian international basketball player Zsigmond Bobróczky (who competed alongside Gheorghe Mureșan [9] [10]) and Brunhilde, a 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) former volleyball and handball player. At age eight he was taller than his mother, at 1.88 m ...
Olympic 3x3 basketball players for Romania (4 P) Olympic basketball players for Romania (12 P)
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.