Martin Müürsepp

Martin Müürsepp

No. 13, 31, 33
Power forward Small forward
Personal information
Born	September 26, 1974 (1974-09-26) Tallinn, Estonia
Listed height	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight	235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
NBA Draft	1996 / Round: 1 / Pick: 25th overall
Selected by the Utah Jazz
Pro career	1990–2010
Career history
As player:
1990–1992 Tallinna Kalev 1992–1993 Alvik Stockholm 1993–1995 Maccabi Tel Aviv 1995–1996 Tallinna Kalev 1996–1997 Miami Heat 1997–1998 Dallas Mavericks 199800000 SK Erger Nybit Tallinn 199900000 Aris Thessaloniki 1999–2001 AEK Athens 2001–2002 UNICS Kazan 200200000 Dynamo Moscow 2002–2003 Ural Great 2003–2004 UNICS Kazan 2004–2005 CSKA Moscow 2005–2006 UNICS Kazan 2006–2007 Tartu Ülikool/Rock 200700000 Melbourne Tigers 2008–2009 BC Kalev/Cramo 2009–2010 BC Rakvere Tarvas
As coach:
2010–present BC Kalev/Cramo
Career highlights and awards
FIBA EuroCup Winner (2004) FIBA EuroCup Finals MVP (2004) Saporta Cup Winner (2000) Estonian Champion (1996, 2007) Russian Champion (2005) Greek Cup Winner (2000, 2001) Russian Cup Winner (2005) Estonian Cup Winner (2008) 7× Estonian Basketball Player of the Year (1996, 2000–2005)
Career NBA statistics
Points	389
Rebounds	181
Assists	50

Martin Müürsepp (born September 26, 1974 in Tallinn, Estonia) is an Estonian retired professional basketball player and basketball coach.

Club career

In the 1996 NBA Draft he was selected in the 1st round (25th overall) by the Utah Jazz. After the draft, Müürsepp was traded to Miami Heat for a future draft pick (no. 23 in the 2000 draft).

He has played 83 games in the NBA for Dallas Mavericks and the Heat, averaging 4.7 points, 2.2 rebounds in 11.5 minutes per game. His career highs include 24 points, 14 rebounds and 37 minutes played. He still stands as the only Estonian to have ever played basketball in the NBA.

After the NBA he spent three years playing in Greece for Aris Thessaloniki and AEK Athens. With AEK he won the 2000 Saporta Cup and the 2000 and 2001 Greek Basketball Cups.

Müürsepp became the silver medalist of the 2001–02 and 2003–04 Russian National League with UNICS Kazan and the 2002–03 with Ural Great Perm. He competed in the 2003–04 Uleb Cup with UNICS Kazan. He played with CSKA Moscow in 2004–05 before returning to UNICS Kazan. After playing for one season in Estonia, Müürsepp signed for the Australian NBL's Melbourne Tigers On August 2007. Because of an injury, he left the team mid-season, returning to Estonia. In February 2008 he signed with BC Kalev/Cramo. He was a member of the team for almost a year, but played no official games. In March 2010 Müürsepp made his comeback with BC Rakvere Tarvas in KML.

Martin Müürsepp became BC Kalev/Cramo's assistant coach for the 2010–11 season.

International career

He used to be a key member of the Estonian national team. In 2005, he announced his retirement from active international competition. However, he agreed to return for the 2007 EuroBasket qualifying tournament.

Honours

Club

• 1995–96 Estonian Basketball League (Tallinna Kalev)
• 1999–00 Saporta Cup (AEK Athens)
• 1999–00 Greek Basketball Cup (AEK Athens)
• 2000–01 Greek Basketball Cup (AEK Athens)
• 2003–04 FIBA EuroCup (UNICS Kazan)
• 2004–05 Russian Basketball Super League (CSKA Moscow)
• 2004–05 Russian Basketball Cup (CSKA Moscow)
• 2006–07 Estonian Basketball League (Tartu Ülikool/Rock)
• 2008–09 Estonian Basketball Cup (BC Kalev/Cramo)

Individual

• 2003–04 FIBA EuroCup Finals MVP (UNICS Kazan)

NBA career statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1996–97	Miami	10	0	2.7	.357	.250	.429	.5	.3	.0	.1	1.7
1996–97	Dallas	32	0	10.0	.419	.150	.679	1.9	.5	.4	.3	4.3
1997–98	Dallas	41	7	14.7	.435	.421	.761	2.8	.7	.7	.3	5.7
Career		83	7	11.5	.425	.323	.693	2.2	.6	.5	.3	4.7

References

Bibliography

• Soidro, Mart (2010). Mürka. Pea jagu üle. Tallinn: Go Group. ISBN 978-9-9499-0970-4. 

External links

• Basketball-Reference.com: Martin Müürsepp
• CSKA Moscow player file
• AEK player profile
• Euroleague player file
• NBA player file
• UlebCup Profile