Deceased • Died 30th September 2024 • C • 18 years of NBA experience
Height7'2
Weight260 lbs
Born25th June 1966 (age 60)
Nationality🇨🇩D.R. Congo/🇺🇸USA
NBA Draft4th pick, 1991
Pre-draft teamGeorgetown
HandRight
Agentn/a
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Stats
| Year | League | Team | G | MPG | PTS/G | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991-92 | NBA | Denver Nuggets | 71 | 38.3 | 16.6 | 6.0 | 12.2 | 49.3% | 0.0 | 0.0 | – | 4.5 | 7.0 | 64.2% | 4.5 | 7.8 | 12.3 | 2.2 | 0.6 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 3.8 |
| 1992-93 | NBA | Denver Nuggets | 82 | 36.9 | 13.8 | 4.9 | 9.5 | 51.0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | – | 4.1 | 6.0 | 68.1% | 4.2 | 8.9 | 13.0 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 3.5 | 2.6 | 3.5 |
| 1993-94 | NBA | Denver Nuggets | 82 | 34.8 | 12.0 | 4.5 | 7.8 | 56.9% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 3.1 | 5.4 | 58.3% | 3.5 | 8.4 | 11.8 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 4.1 | 2.5 | 3.2 |
| 1994-95 | NBA | Denver Nuggets | 82 | 37.8 | 11.5 | 4.3 | 7.7 | 55.6% | 0.0 | 0.0 | – | 3.0 | 4.6 | 65.4% | 3.9 | 8.7 | 12.5 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 3.9 | 2.3 | 3.5 |
| 1995-96 | NBA | Denver Nuggets | 74 | 36.7 | 11.0 | 3.8 | 7.7 | 49.9% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 3.3 | 4.8 | 69.5% | 3.4 | 8.4 | 11.8 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 4.5 | 2.0 | 3.5 |
| 1996-97 | NBA | Atlanta Hawks | 80 | 37.2 | 13.3 | 4.8 | 9.0 | 52.7% | 0.0 | 0.0 | – | 3.8 | 5.4 | 70.5% | 3.4 | 8.3 | 11.6 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 3.3 | 2.3 | 3.1 |
| 1997-98 | NBA | Atlanta Hawks | 82 | 35.6 | 13.4 | 4.9 | 9.1 | 53.7% | 0.0 | 0.0 | – | 3.7 | 5.5 | 67.0% | 3.4 | 8.0 | 11.4 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 3.4 | 2.0 | 3.1 |
| 1998-99 | NBA | Atlanta Hawks | 50 | 36.6 | 10.8 | 3.5 | 6.8 | 51.2% | 0.0 | 0.0 | – | 3.9 | 5.7 | 68.4% | 3.8 | 8.4 | 12.2 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 2.9 |
| 1999-00 | NBA | Atlanta Hawks | 82 | 36.4 | 11.5 | 3.9 | 7.0 | 56.2% | 0.0 | 0.0 | – | 3.6 | 5.1 | 70.8% | 3.7 | 10.4 | 14.1 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 3.3 | 2.1 | 3.0 |
| 2000-01 | NBA | Atlanta Hawks | 49 | 35.0 | 9.1 | 3.4 | 7.2 | 47.7% | 0.0 | 0.0 | – | 2.2 | 3.1 | 69.5% | 3.8 | 10.3 | 14.1 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 2.8 | 1.9 | 2.8 |
| 2000-01 | NBA | Philadelphia 76ers | 26 | 33.7 | 11.7 | 3.8 | 7.8 | 49.5% | 0.0 | 0.0 | – | 4.0 | 5.3 | 75.9% | 4.6 | 7.8 | 12.4 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 2.5 |
| 2000-01 | NBA | Total (NBA) | 75 | 34.5 | 10.0 | 3.6 | 7.4 | 48.4% | 0.0 | 0.0 | – | 2.8 | 3.9 | 72.5% | 4.1 | 9.4 | 13.5 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 2.7 | 1.9 | 2.7 |
| 2001-02 | NBA | Philadelphia 76ers | 80 | 36.3 | 11.5 | 4.0 | 8.0 | 50.1% | 0.0 | 0.0 | – | 3.5 | 4.6 | 76.4% | 3.2 | 7.6 | 10.8 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| 2002-03 | NBA | New Jersey Nets | 24 | 21.4 | 5.8 | 2.0 | 5.5 | 37.4% | 0.0 | 0.0 | – | 1.7 | 2.3 | 72.7% | 2.3 | 4.1 | 6.4 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 2.3 |
| 2003-04 | NBA | New York Knicks | 65 | 23.0 | 5.6 | 2.2 | 4.5 | 47.8% | 0.0 | 0.0 | – | 1.2 | 1.8 | 68.1% | 2.2 | 4.5 | 6.7 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 2.2 |
| 2004-05 | NBA | Houston Rockets | 80 | 15.2 | 4.0 | 1.4 | 2.7 | 49.8% | 0.0 | 0.0 | – | 1.3 | 1.8 | 74.1% | 1.9 | 3.5 | 5.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 1.7 |
| 2005-06 | NBA | Houston Rockets | 64 | 14.9 | 2.6 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 52.6% | 0.0 | 0.0 | – | 1.1 | 1.4 | 75.8% | 1.6 | 3.2 | 4.8 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 2.0 |
| 2006-07 | NBA | Houston Rockets | 75 | 17.2 | 3.1 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 55.6% | 0.0 | 0.0 | – | 0.8 | 1.2 | 69.0% | 2.2 | 4.3 | 6.5 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 2.1 |
| 2007-08 | NBA | Houston Rockets | 39 | 15.9 | 3.0 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 53.8% | 0.0 | 0.0 | – | 0.8 | 1.2 | 71.1% | 1.7 | 3.4 | 5.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 1.4 |
| 2008-09 | NBA | Houston Rockets | 9 | 10.7 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 38.5% | 0.0 | 0.0 | – | 0.7 | 1.0 | 66.7% | 1.3 | 2.3 | 3.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 1.2 |
Awards
| Year | Award | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Citizenship Award | Houston Rockets |
| 2001 | Citizenship Award | Philadelphia 76ers |
| 2001 | Defensive Player of the Year | Philadelphia 76ers |
| 1998 | Defensive Player of the Year | Atlanta Hawks |
| 1997 | Defensive Player of the Year | Atlanta Hawks |
| 1995 | Defensive Player of the Year | Denver Nuggets |
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Older articles (4)
Where Are They Now, 2011: Bookkeeping The Retired Guys
Dikembe Mutombo - Deke has been busy stacking awards. He received an honorary degree from Haverford liberal arts college, and won the Goodermote Humanitarian Award. In retirement, he devotes his time to humanitarian causes, specifically in his native Congo.
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An Unnecessarily Exhaustive Guide To The 2010/11 NCAA Tournament, Part 1: Southwestern Region
In lieu of Andrew Darko, here's Deke and Darko.
New Jersey......Toronto.......London.
Celebrity sightings were few and far between on this night. The Arsenal quarter of Samir Nasri, Cesc Fabregas, Jack Wilshere and Gael Clichy were introduced to the crowd, where they were promptly booed lustily by thousands of people who are now going straight to hell for their sins. Darryl Dawkins was not seen on this night, which must have meant he wasn't there, because Darryl Dawkins tends not to do inauspicious and unseen. At one point in the first half, John Amaechi and Dikembe Mutombo were introduced from the crowd, seated next to each other on the other side of the court. They were incredibly well received, although it was probably more for Meech than Deke. And while they were being introduced, the girl sitting next to me astutely spotted that Robert Horry was there too, sitting alongside Meechdeke. Horry quickly disappeared, however, later replaced by a small white child.
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Where Are They Now, 2010; Part 46
- Dikembe MutomboDikembe Mutombo retired this offseason, after seeing his career end last year being stretchered off the court with a knee injury. It's a bad way to go out, but ultimately, it changes nothing; no one's going to remember it when compared to the rest of Dikembe's legacy. He now works for the NBA as a global ambassador.
