Patrick Mutombo

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Patrick Mutombo
Austin Spurs
Position Assistant coach
League NBA Development League
Personal information
Born (1980-03-07) March 7, 1980 (age 44)
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Nationality Congolese / Belgian
Listed height 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight 210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
College Metro State (1999–2003)
NBA draft 2003 / Undrafted
Playing career 2003–2010
Position Small forward
Coaching career 2012–present
Career history
As player:
2003–2004 Pallacanestro Messina (Italy)
2004–2005 Roseto (Italy)
2005–2006 Air Avellino (Italy)
2006–2007 Pallalcesto Udine (Italy)
2007 CETAF/Vila Velha (Brazil)
2008 Ferrara (Italy)
2009 Trikala 2000 (Greece)
2009–2010 Bakersfield Jam (D-League)
As coach:
2011–2012 Metro State (assistant)
2012–2015 Denver Nuggets (assistant)
2015–present Austin Spurs (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
  • 2× NCAA Division II champion (2000, 2002)
  • NCAA Division II Tournament MVP (2002)
  • RMAC Player of the Year (2002)
  • 2× First-team All-RMAC (2002, 2003)

Patrick Mutombo (born March 7, 1980) is a retired Congolese/Belgian basketball player and current assistant coach for the Austin Spurs of the NBA Development League. He is best known for his playing career, where he was an All-American college player at Metropolitan State University and played professionally in several countries, most notably in Italy's Lega Basket Serie A.

College career

Mutombo played for coach Mike Dunlap at Metro State from 1999 to 2003. In his time there he was a member of two NCAA Division II national championship teams in 2000 and 2002. As a junior in 2002, Mutombo scored 29 points in the championship game against Kentucky Wesleyan and was named the tournament Most Valuable Player.[1] For his career, Mutombo was twice named first team All-Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference and in 2002 was the conference player of the year. For his career he scored 1,360 points and in 2011 was named to the Metro State Athletic Hall of Fame.[2]

Professional career

Following the close of his college career, Mutombo signed with Pallacanestro Messina of Italy's top league.[3] After averaging 7.8 points per game in his first season, Mutombo would play another three years in Lega Basket Serie A for Roseto, Air Avellino and Pallalcesto Udine. Over the next three years, Mutombo would play in Brazil, Greece and return to Italy. His last playing stint was with the Bakersfield Jam of the NBA Development League.

Coaching career

In 2011, Mutombo joined the Nuggets as player development coordinator. In 2012 he was promoted to assistant coach.[4]

On October 7, he was hired by the Austin Spurs of the NBA Development League as an assistant coach.[5]

References

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