As Georgetown remembers Dikembe Mutombo, it is not just about mourning his passing but also celebrating the joy he brought to ...

It was apparent Mutombo viewed most everything he encountered as an opportunity. “Dikembe took five regular courses at ...

Former NBA player Serge Ibaka. “Georgetown lost one of its best in Dikembe Mutombo. Basketball fans remember him for his defense, rebounding and that trademark finger wag, but to those of us ...

After a stellar career at Georgetown, Mutombo was taken with the fourth overall ... they find a way to give back and make ...

Dikembe Mutombo, the Hall of Fame ... The 7-foot-2 former Georgetown center was the league's top defensive player four times, earned three All-NBA selections and played in eight All-Star Games.

Dikembe Mutombo's finger wag was forbidding ... Mutombo initially wanted to become a doctor — he attended Georgetown on an academic scholarship — before his height pointed him into another ...

His full name was Dikembe Mutombo Mpolondo Mukamba Jean-Jacques Wamutombo. In May, Mutombo’s son Ryan, himself a 7-2 center, transferred to Georgia Tech after three seasons at Georgetown.

Dikembe Mutombo played defense at a level and with ... The 7-foot-2 center out of Georgetown was an eight-time All-Star, four-time defensive player of the year three-time All-NBA selection and ...

Dikembe Mutombo, the Hall of Fame, finger-wagging center who spent much of his post-basketball career as an ambassador for the sport, died of brain cancer at the age of 58, the NBA announced Monday.