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.
 Moerman with FC Barcelona in 2018 | |
| Free Agent | |
|---|---|
| Position | Power forward |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 7 August 1988 Fontenay-aux-Roses, France |
| Listed height | 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) |
| Listed weight | 102 kg (225 lb) |
| Career information | |
| NBA draft | 2010: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2005–present |
| Career history | |
| 2005–2007 | Chorale Roanne |
| 2007–2008 | Nanterre |
| 2008–2011 | Orléans Loiret |
| 2011–2012 | Nancy |
| 2012–2013 | Bilbao |
| 2013–2015 | Limoges |
| 2015–2016 | Banvit |
| 2016–2017 | Darüşşafaka |
| 2017–2018 | FC Barcelona |
| 2018–2022 | Anadolu Efes |
| 2022–2023 | AS Monaco Basket |
| 2023–2024 | Zenit Saint Petersburg |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Early years
editMoerman 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
editMoerman 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
edit| 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
edit| † | 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
editMoerman 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
edit- ^ SLUC Nancy lands Adrien Moerman.
- ^ Bilbao Basket announced Adrien Moerman.
- ^ Adrien Moerman agreed with Limoges.
- ^ Adrien Moerman named Pro A MVP; Collet is coach of the year.
- ^ Banvit announces Adrien Moerman
- ^ Adrien Moerman opting out of $600k deal with Banvit to pursue a Euroleague team.
- ^ "Darussafaka Dogus signs Adrien Moerman". Sportando.com. 14 July 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
- ^ Darussafaka Dogus opts out of contract with Adrien Moerman.
- ^ "Adrien Moerman: nou jugador del Barça Lassa". fcbarcelona.cat (in Catalan). 12 July 2017. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
- ^ "Anadolu Efes lands Adrien Moerman". EuroLeague.net. 1 July 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
- ^ "Adrien Moerman re-signs with Anadolu Efes". Sportando. 18 June 2021. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
External links
edit- Adrien Moerman at FIBA (archive)
- Adrien Moerman at Euroleague.net (archived)
- Adrien Moerman at LNB Élite (in French)
- Adrien Moerman at LNB Pro A (archived) (in French)
- Adrien Moerman at TBLStat.net