Wojciech Myrda

Wojciech Myrda
Personal information
Born	March 18, 1979
Died	September 19, 2018 (aged 39); Siedliska, Poland
Listed height	7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)
Listed weight	223 lb (101 kg)
Career information
High school	Ouachita Parish (Monroe, Louisiana)
College	Louisiana–Monroe (1998–2002)
NBA draft	2002: undrafted
Playing career	2002–2006
Position	Center
Number	14
Career history
2002–2003	Avtodor Saratov
2004–2005	Spišská Nová Ves
2005	Resovia Rzeszów
2005–2006	Spišská Nová Ves
Career highlights and awards
	NCAA blocks leader (2002); First-team All-Southland (2002);

Wojciech Myrda (March 18, 1979 – September 19, 2018)^[1] was a Polish professional basketball player. At 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) tall, he played the center position. He was born in Poland but graduated from high school in the United States. Myrda attended Ouachita Parish High School in Monroe, Louisiana for his senior year in 1997–98.

Myrda is best known for his collegiate career at the University of Louisiana at Monroe between 1998–99 and 2001–02. During his four-year career, Myrda blocked a then-NCAA Division I record 535 shots, which was 43 more than the next closest player. He has since been passed by Jarvis Varnado, whose 564 career blocks are now the most ever. In 2001–02, he led the nation in blocks per game, and in his final three seasons he finished in the top five for that statistical category. Myrda set a single game school record when he recorded 13 blocks against Texas–San Antonio on January 17, 2002.

After college he went unselected and unsigned by any National Basketball Association (NBA) teams. He spent the next four years playing professionally in Poland, Russia and Slovakia, but injuries hampered his play for most of his career.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

References

^ Chmiel, Mateusz (September 21, 2018). "Wojciech Myrda, były rekordzista amerykańskiej ligi akademickiej nie żyje. Koszykarz miał 39 lat". Gazeta Wyborcza (in Polish). Retrieved September 21, 2018.
^ "Wojciech Myrda Statistics". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 6, 2011.
^ "Wojciech Myrda Basketball Career". Eurobasket.com. 2011. Retrieved February 6, 2011.
^ "Wojciech Myrda Named to All-Tournament Team". ULMWarhawks.com. University of Louisiana at Monroe. December 30, 2001. Retrieved February 6, 2011.
^ "2010–11 NCAA Men's Basketball Records" (PDF). 2010–11 NCAA Men's Basketball Media Guide. National Collegiate Athletic Association. 2010. Retrieved February 6, 2011.

[1] Chmiel, Mateusz (September 21, 2018). "Wojciech Myrda, były rekordzista amerykańskiej ligi akademickiej nie żyje. Koszykarz miał 39 lat". Gazeta Wyborcza (in Polish). Retrieved September 21, 2018.

[2] "Wojciech Myrda Statistics". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 6, 2011.

[3] "Wojciech Myrda Basketball Career". Eurobasket.com. 2011. Retrieved February 6, 2011.

[4] "Wojciech Myrda Named to All-Tournament Team". ULMWarhawks.com. University of Louisiana at Monroe. December 30, 2001. Retrieved February 6, 2011.

[5] "2010–11 NCAA Men's Basketball Records" (PDF). 2010–11 NCAA Men's Basketball Media Guide. National Collegiate Athletic Association. 2010. Retrieved February 6, 2011.

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