Gheorghe Mureșan

Gheorghe Muresan holds a permanent place in my NBA memory, and not just because he stood 7 foot 7, among the tallest ever to play the game. The Romanian giant won Most Improved Player in 1996 with the Bullets, which people forget, he was a legitimately productive center, not a novelty. Then he charmed everyone all over again starring opposite Billy Crystal in My Giant. There is a gentleness to his story that I really like, a kid from Cluj County who turned his extraordinary frame into a genuine career. Easy to root for, hard to forget.

Gheorghe Dumitru "Ghiță" Mureșan (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈɡe̯orɡe duˈmitru ˈɡitsə mureˈʃan] ; born 14 February 1971), also known as "the Giant" (Romanian: Gigantul), 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.

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Name (English)

Gheorghe Mureșan

Name (Japanese)

ゲオルゲ・ムレシャン

Reading

げおるげ・むれしゃん

Born

February 14, 1971 (age 55)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aquarius / Boar

Origin

Tritenii de Jos, Cluj County, Romania

Blood type

Private

Height

231 cm

Agency

Private

Occupation

basketball player / actor

Elementary school

Private

Junior high

Private

High school

Private

University

Babeș-Bolyai University

Awards & achievements

• 1996 NBA Most Improved Player Award

Spouse

Private

Children

Private

Parents

Private

Siblings

Private

Motto

Private

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/gmuresan77/
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B2%E3%82%AA%E3%83%AB%E3%82%B2%E3%83%BB%E3%83%A0%E3%83%AC%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A3%E3%83%B3

Tags

• Cluj County
• basketball player
• actor

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.