Ghiţă Mureşan, is a retired Romanian professional basketball player. At 7 ft 7 (2.31 m), he is tied with Sudanese player Manute Bol as the tallest man to ever play in the NBA.
Mureşan was born in Triteni, in the Romanian district of Cluj to a poor family, and played competitive basketball at Cluj University. He played professionally in the French league during the 1992–93 season and was an instant hit with fans. The NBA took interest in him and he was selected by the Washington Bullets in the 1993 NBA Draft. He played in the NBA from 1993 to 1994 showing signs of a promising career that was derailed by injuries. After returning to France and playing for the start of the 1995–96 season with Pau-Orthez, he was named the NBA's Most Improved Player for the 1995–96 season.
Outside of basketball, Mureşan has dabbled in acting, playing the title character in 1998 film My Giant with his co-star, comedian Billy Crystal. He also played a ventriloquist in rap artist Eminem's breakout video "My Name Is", appeared in commercials. On March 11, 2007, he played a game for the Maryland Nighthawks as part of the tallest lineup in the history of basketball.This is also the only basketball game he's ever played where he is not the tallest person on the court.
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