Martin Muursepp

Nationality: EST
Date of Birth: 26/09/74
Place of Birth: Tallinn (Estonia)
Position: FRD
Height (CM): 206
Weight (KG): 107
Junior Assoc: None
College: None

NBL DEBUT: 19/09/07
AGE AT DEBUT: 33
LAST NBL GAME: 8/12/07
AGE AT LAST GAME: 33
NBL History: Melbourne 2008
Championships: 1
Melbourne (2008)

BIO: Martin Muursepp was born in Tallinn (Estonia).

NBL EXPERIENCE

Martin Muursepp made his NBL debut with the Melbourne Tigers at 33 years of age. He scored 11 points in his first game.

Martin Muursepp (Estonian pronunciation: [ˈmɑrˈtin ˈmyːrˈsepˑ]; born 26 September 1974) is a Estonian professional basketball coach and former player who is the head coach of Tallinna Kalev/TLÜ of the Estonian-Latvian Basketball League.

Widely regarded as one of Estonia’s greatest basketball players of all time, he is the only Estonian to have played in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Muursepp was born in Tallinn, to Hilja Volter, who worked in a barbecue restaurant, and Suido Muursepp, a truck driver.

He attended the Tallinn Secondary School No.39, the Tallinn Secondary School No.43, and the Tallinn Secondary School No.49, leaving without graduating in 1991.

Muursepp started playing basketball when he was nine years old, under coach Andres Sõber.

He made his Korvpalli Meistriliiga debut in 1990, at age 15, playing for TPedI.

In the 1990/91 season, Muursepp played with Andris of the II liiga, winning the Estonian Cup.

Martin Muursepp played one season in the NBL. He averaged 9.2 points, 4.7 rebounds, and 2.3 assists in 14 NBL games.

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NBL TOTAL STATISTICS

SEASON	AGE	TEAM	TEAM RECORD	GP	MINS	PTS	REB	AST	OR	DR	STL	BLK	TO	PF	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	EFG%	HS
2007-08	33	Melbourne	22-8 (2)	14	388.0	130	66	33	32	34	5	6	32	59	51	122	42%	3	19	16%	25	45	56%	45%	43%	17
Totals				14	388	130	66	33	32	34	5	6	32	59	51	122	41.8%	3	19	15.8%	25	45	55.6%	46%	43%	17

NBL PER GAME STATISTICS

SEASON	AGE	TEAM	TEAM RECORD	GP	MINS	PTS	REB	AST	OR	DR	STL	BLK	TO	PF	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	EFG%	HS
2007-08	33	Melbourne	22-8 (2)	14	27.7	9.3	4.7	2.4	2.3	2.4	0.4	0.4	2.3	4.2	3.6	8.7	42%	0.2	1.4	16%	1.8	3.2	56%	45%	43%	17
Total				14	27.7	9.3	4.7	2.4	2.3	2.4	0.4	0.4	2.3	4.2	3.6	8.7	41.8%	0.0	0.0	15.8%	0.2	1.4	55.6%	46%	43%	17

CAREER HIGHS

POINTS	REBOUNDS	ASSISTS	STEALS	BLOCKS	TURNOVERS	TRIPLE DOUBLES
17	8	6	1	2	6	0

NBA EXPERIENCE

Martin Muursepp was drafted by the Utah Jazz with pick #25 in the 1996 NBA Draft.

Muursepp played 83 games in the NBA. He averaged 4.7 points, 2.2 rebounds, and 0.6 assists per game over his NBA career.

NBA TRANSACTIONS:

- June 26, 1996: Drafted by the Utah Jazz in the 1st round (25th pick) of the 1996 NBA Draft.
- June 26, 1996: Traded by the Utah Jazz to the Miami Heat for a 2000 1st round draft pick (DeShawn Stevenson was later selected).
- February 14, 1997: Traded by the Miami Heat with Sasha Danilović and Kurt Thomas to the Dallas Mavericks for Jamal Mashburn.
- June 24, 1998: Traded by the Dallas Mavericks with Pat Garrity, Bubba Wells and a 1999 1st round draft pick (Shawn Marion was later selected) to the Phoenix Suns for Steve Nash.
- January 23, 1999: Traded by the Phoenix Suns with Mark Bryant, Bubba Wells and a 1999 1st round draft pick (Metta World Peace was later selected) to the Chicago Bulls for Luc Longley.

Season	Team	PTS	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%
1	0	65%	82%	48%	78%
2	0	17	6	1	2
Total						51	122	41.8%	3	19	15.8%

NBA TOTAL STATISTICS

YEAR	AGE	TEAM	POS	GP	GS	MINS	PTS	TRB	AST	ORB	DRB	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	TS%	EFG%
1996-97	22	Dallas	PF	32	0	321	139	62	17	33	29	12	10	15	55	49	117	42%	3	20	15%	38	56	68%	49%	43%
1996-97	22	Miami	PF	10	0	27	17	5	3	2	3	0	1	3	3	5	14	36%	1	4	25%	6	14	43%	42%	39%
1997-98	23	Dallas	PF	41	7	603	233	114	30	46	68	29	14	29	96	83	191	43%	16	38	42%	51	67	76%	53%	48%
Total				83	7	951	389	181	50	81	100	41	25	47	154	137	322	43%	20	62	32%	95	137	69%

NBA PER GAME STATISTICS

YEAR	AGE	TEAM	POS	GP	GS	MINS	PTS	TRB	AST	ORB	DRB	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	TS%	EFG%
1996-97	22	Dallas	PF	32	0	10.0	4.3	1.9	0.5	1.0	0.9	0.4	0.3	0.5	1.7	1.5	3.7	42%	0.1	0.6	15%	1.2	1.8	68%	49%	43%
1996-97	22	Miami	PF	10	0	2.7	1.7	0.5	0.3	0.2	0.3	0.0	0.1	0.3	0.3	0.5	1.4	36%	0.1	0.4	25%	0.6	1.4	43%	42%	39%
1997-98	23	Dallas	PF	41	7	14.7	5.7	2.8	0.7	1.1	1.7	0.7	0.3	0.7	2.3	2.0	4.7	43%	0.4	0.9	42%	1.2	1.6	76%	53%	48%
Total				83	7	11.5	4.7	2.2	0.6	1.0	1.2	0.5	0.3	0.6	1.9	1.7	3.9	43%	0.2	0.7	32%	1.1	1.7	69%

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