| Intro | Congolese/Belgian basketball player and coach |
| Is |
Athlete Sports coach Basketball coach Basketball player |
| From |
Democratic Republic of the Congo Belgium |
| Type | Sports |
| Gender | male |
| Birth |
7 March 1980, Kinshasa |
| Age | 40 years |
Patrick Mutombo (born March 7, 1980) is a Congolese former basketball player and current assistant coach for the Toronto Raptors of the NBA. 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. 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.
Professional career
Following the close of his college career, Mutombo signed with Pallacanestro Messina of Italy’s top league. 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 Denver Nuggets as player development coordinator. In 2012 he was promoted to assistant coach.
On October 7, he was hired by the Austin Spurs of the NBA Development League as an assistant coach.
Mutombo joined the Raptors in the 2016–17 NBA season.