Dikembe Mutombo

Dikembe Mutombo

Mutombo in 2012
Personal information
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)
Career information
College	Georgetown (1988–1991)
NBA draft	1991 / Round: 1 / Pick: 4th overall
Selected by the Denver Nuggets
Playing career	1991–2009
Position	Center
Number	55
Career history
1991–1996	Denver Nuggets
1996–2001	Atlanta Hawks
2001–2002	Philadelphia 76ers
2002–2003	New Jersey Nets
2003–2004	New York Knicks
2004–2009	Houston Rockets
Career highlights and awards
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)
Career NBA statistics
Points	11,729 (9.8 ppg)
Rebounds	12,359 (10.3 rpg)
Blocks	3,289 (2.8 bpg)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Basketball Hall of Fame as player

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.

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]

1. ↑ Dikembe Mutombo Archived 2012-09-05 at the Wayback Machine. basketball-reference.com
2. ↑ "Mutombo beginning treatment on brain tumor". ESPN.com. October 15, 2022. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
3. ↑ Reynolds, Tim (September 30, 2024). "Dikembe Mutombo, a Hall of Fame player and tireless advocate, dies at 58 from brain cancer". Associated Press. Retrieved September 30, 2024.