Dikembe Mutombo
Sign in to saveCongolese-American basketball player (1966–2024)
Person
- Born
- 1966-06-25
- Died
- 2024-09-30
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Film & TV
Acting · Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Dikembe Mutombo Mpolondo Mukamba Jean-Jacques Wamutombo was a Congolese-American former professional basketball player. Mutombo played 18 seasons in the National Basketball Association. Outside basketball, he has become well known for his humanitarian work. He passed away on September 30, 2024 due to brain cancer.
Known for
- Mount Mutombo — Self2025
- Bill Russell: Legend — Self - Basketball Hall of Fame2023
- Coming 2 America — Dikembe Mutombo2021
- The Last Dance — Himself2020
- Uncle Drew — Dikembe Mutombo2018
- Shut Up and Dribble — Self - Georgetown Alum & NBA Hall of Famer2018
- Hoops Africa: Ubuntu Matters — Self2017
- NB90s2013
- The Celebrity Apprentice2004
- Juwanna Mann — Coyner2002
via TMDB
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 20
- Total plays
- 38
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Human Monkeypox: Clinical Features of 282 Patients
· 1987 · cited 566x
- Nifurtimox-eflornithine combination therapy for second-stage African Trypanosoma brucei gambiense trypanosomiasis: a multicentre, randomised, phase III, non-inferiority trial
· 2009 · cited 442x
- High human exposure to cobalt and other metals in Katanga, a mining area of the Democratic Republic of Congo
· 2009 · cited 253x
- Atomically precise bottom-up synthesis of π-extended [5]triangulene
· 2019 · cited 233x
- Oral fexinidazole for late-stage African Trypanosoma brucei gambiense trypanosomiasis: a pivotal multicentre, randomised, non-inferiority trial
· 2018 · cited 227x
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1966-06-25 ) June 25, 1966, Kinshasa , Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Died
- September 30, 2024 (2024-09-30) (aged 58), Atlanta, Georgia , U.S.
- Nationality
- Congolese / American
- Listed height
- 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)
- Listed weight
- 260 lb (118 kg)
- High school
- Institute Boboto , (Kinshasa, DR Congo)
- College
- Georgetown (1988–1991)
- Nba draft
- 1991 : 1st round, 4th overall pick
- Drafted by
- Denver Nuggets
- Playing career
- 1991–2009
- Position
- Center
- 1991 1996
- Denver Nuggets
- 1996 2001
Key dates
- Born
- 25 June 1966
- Died
- 30 September 2024
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Kinshasa
- Place of death
- Atlanta
- Occupation
- basketball player
- Languages spoken
- Lingala
- Native language
- English language
- Sport
- basketball
- Position played
- center
Article
Dikembe Mutombo Mpolondo Mukamba Jean-Jacques Wamutombo (June 25, 1966 – September 30, 2024) was a Congolese-American professional basketball player who played center in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for 18 seasons. Nicknamed "Mt. Mutombo", he is commonly regarded as one of the best shot-blockers and defensive players of all time. Outside of basketball, he was known for his humanitarian work.
A 7-foot-2-inch (2.18 m) center, Mutombo moved to the United States from the Democratic Republic of the Congo at age 21 to attend Georgetown University with the hope of eventually earning a medical degree and returning to the DRC to practice medicine. Those plans changed when John Thompson, coach of the Georgetown Hoyas, recruited him to play college basketball. Mutombo played three seasons for Georgetown, establishing a reputation as a tenacious defender.
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1966 births2024 deaths20th-century Democratic Republic of the Congo sportsmen21st-century American sportsmen21st-century Democratic Republic of the Congo sportsmenAll-American college men's basketball playersAmerican men's basketball playersAtlanta Hawks playersBasketball players from KinshasaCenters (basketball)Deaths from brain cancer in Georgia (U.S. state)