Dikembe Mutombo Mpolondo Mukamba Jean-Jacques Wamutombo[1] (June 25, 1966 – September 30, 2024) was a Congolese-American professional basketball player and humanitarian. Mutombo played 18 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played for the Denver Nuggets, Atlanta Hawks, Philadelphia 76ers, New Jersey Nets, New York Knicks and the Houston Rockets.
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Dikembe Mutombo Mutombo in 2012 |
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| Born | (1966-06-25)June 25, 1966
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
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| Died | September 30, 2024(2024-09-30) (aged 58)
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
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| Nationality | Congolese / American |
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| Listed height | 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) |
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| Listed weight | 260 lb (118 kg) |
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| College | Georgetown (1988–1991) |
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| NBA draft | 1991 / Round: 1 / Pick: 4th overall |
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| Selected by the Denver Nuggets |
| Playing career | 1991–2009 |
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| Position | Center |
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| Number | 55 |
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| 1991–1996 | Denver Nuggets |
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| 1996–2001 | Atlanta Hawks |
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| 2001–2002 | Philadelphia 76ers |
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| 2002–2003 | New Jersey Nets |
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| 2003–2004 | New York Knicks |
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| 2004–2009 | Houston Rockets |
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- 8× NBA All-Star (1992, 1995–1998, 2000–2002)
- All-NBA Second Team (2001)
- 2× All-NBA Third Team (1998, 2002)
- 4× NBA Defensive Player of the Year (1995, 1997, 1998, 2001)
- 3× NBA All-Defensive First Team (1997, 1998, 2001)
- 3× NBA All-Defensive Second Team (1995, 1999, 2002)
- NBA All-Rookie First Team (1992)
- 2× NBA rebounding leader (2000, 2001)
- 3× NBA blocks leader (1994–1996)
- 2× J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award (2001, 2009)
- No. 55 retired by Atlanta Hawks
- No. 55 retired by Denver Nuggets
- Third-team All-American – AP, UPI (1991)
- First-team All-Big East (1991)
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| Points | 11,729 (9.8 ppg) |
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| Rebounds | 12,359 (10.3 rpg) |
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| Blocks | 3,289 (2.8 bpg) |
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| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com |
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| Basketball Hall of Fame as player |
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In October 2022, Mutombo announced that he was undergoing treatment for a brain tumor.[2] He died from brain cancer in Atlanta, Georgia on September 30, 2024 at the age of 58.[3]
