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Adrien Moerman

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Adrien Moerman
Moerman with FC Barcelona in 2018
Free Agent
PositionPower forward
Personal information
Born (1988-08-07) 7 August 1988 (age 36)
Fontenay-aux-Roses, France
Listed height2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)
Listed weight102 kg (225 lb)
Career information
NBA draft2010: undrafted
Playing career2005–present
Career history
2005–2007Chorale Roanne
2007–2008Nanterre
2008–2011Orléans Loiret
2011–2012Nancy
2012–2013Bilbao
2013–2015Limoges
2015–2016Banvit
2016–2017Darüşşafaka
2017–2018FC Barcelona
2018–2022Anadolu Efes
2022–2023AS Monaco Basket
2023–2024Zenit Saint Petersburg
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  France
FIBA Under-19 World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Serbia U-19
FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship
Gold medal – first place 2006 Greece U-18
FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship
Gold medal – first place 2004 Greece U-16

Adrien Rene Moerman (born 7 August 1988) is a French professional basketball player who last played for Zenit Saint Petersburg of the VTB United League. He was also a member of the senior French national team.

Early years

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Moerman was born in Fontenay-aux-Roses. He played youth age basketball with the French clubs Levallois Sporting Club Basket, from 2001 to 2003, and Chorale Roanne Basket, from 2003 to 2005.[citation needed]

Professional career

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Moerman began his pro career in 2005, with the senior men's team of Chorale Roanne Basket. He played for Roanne for two seasons. For the 2007–08 season, he signed with JSF Nanterre of the French 2nd Division. From 2008 to 2011, he played with the French club Orléans Loiret Basket. In July 2011, he signed with the French club SLUC Nancy Basket.[1]

In June 2012, he signed a three-year deal with Bilbao Basket of the Spanish Liga ACB.[2] After one season with the club, he left Bilbao. In June 2013, he returned to France, and signed a two-year deal with Limoges CSP.[3] With Limoges, he won the 2013–14 French Pro A season's championship. In the 2014–15 season, Moerman was named the league MVP of the French Pro League.[4]

In July 2015, he signed with the Turkish Super League club Banvit.[5] After one season, he parted ways with Banvit.[6] On 14 July 2016, he signed a 1+1 deal with the Turkish club Darüşşafaka Doğuş.[7] The Turkish team opted out of their deal on 24 June 2017.[8]

On 12 July 2017, he signed with the Spanish club FC Barcelona Lassa, for the 2017–18 season.[9]

On 1 July 2018, Moerman signed a two year (1+1) deal with the Turkish club Anadolu Efes.[10] He averaged 6.4 points, 4.6 rebounds, and 1.1 assists per game during the 2020–21 season. On 18 June 2021, Moerman renewed his contract with the Turkish club.[11] On 29 June 2022, Moerman officially parted ways with the Turkish club after four seasons.

Career statistics

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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  PIR  Performance Index Rating
 Bold  Career high

EuroLeague

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Denotes season in which Moerman won the EuroLeague
* Led the league
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2009–10 Orléans 10 6 19.9 .328 .290 .833 2.9 .5 .7 .7 6.2 5.4
2011–12 Nancy 10 7 29.4 .431 .375 .684 5.6 .8 1.4 .5 11.9 10.9
2014–15 Limoges 10 9 27.0 .417 .237 .867 6.9 1.2 .8 .2 9.2 11.9
2016–17 Darüşşafaka 33 21 21.7 .396 .333 .769 5.1 .8 .9 .2 8.1 8.2
2017–18 Barcelona 30 23 22.3 .446 .324 .632 5.5 1.0 .6 .2 7.6 8.3
2018–19 Anadolu Efes 37* 36* 29.1 .516 .401 .872 6.1 1.5 1.1 .3 12.0 15.2
2019–20 12 0 14.2 .581 .385 .700 3.1 .4 .5 5.2 6.5
2020–21 41* 22 20.5 .486 .343 .567 4.6 1.1 .6 .1 6.4 8.5
2021–22 40* 28 24.7 .486 .415 .714 5.3 .6 .4 .5 8.4 10.7
2022–23 Monaco 16 2 14.6 .239 .227 .500 2.8 .7 .4 2.9 2.1
Career 239 154 22.8 .453 .351 .730 5.0 .9 .7 .3 8.0 9.4

National team career

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Moerman was a member of the junior national basketball teams of France. With France's junior national teams, he won gold medals at the 2004 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship, and the 2006 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship. He also won the bronze medal at the 2007 FIBA Under-19 World Cup.

Moerman has also been a member of the senior French national team. He played with France at the 2016 Manila FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament.

References

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  1. ^ SLUC Nancy lands Adrien Moerman.
  2. ^ Bilbao Basket announced Adrien Moerman.
  3. ^ Adrien Moerman agreed with Limoges.
  4. ^ Adrien Moerman named Pro A MVP; Collet is coach of the year.
  5. ^ Banvit announces Adrien Moerman
  6. ^ Adrien Moerman opting out of $600k deal with Banvit to pursue a Euroleague team.
  7. ^ "Darussafaka Dogus signs Adrien Moerman". Sportando.com. 14 July 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  8. ^ Darussafaka Dogus opts out of contract with Adrien Moerman.
  9. ^ "Adrien Moerman: nou jugador del Barça Lassa". fcbarcelona.cat (in Catalan). 12 July 2017. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
  10. ^ "Anadolu Efes lands Adrien Moerman". EuroLeague.net. 1 July 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  11. ^ "Adrien Moerman re-signs with Anadolu Efes". Sportando. 18 June 2021. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
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