It was apparent Mutombo viewed most everything he encountered as an opportunity. “Dikembe took five regular courses at Georgetown, while also taking a course to learn English,” Riley says.

Dikembe Mutombo's impact extended far beyond basketball ... the eight-time All-Star was recruited to play basketball by Georgetown Hoyas coach John Thompson. This pivotal decision would shape ...

Who is the Georgetown University men’s basketball all-time leading scorer? A few names might come to mind. Perhaps generational post-scoring talent Dikembe Mutombo? Nope. Or star of the 1984-85 NCAA ...

1 / 10Dikembe Mutombo joined the Hawks’ Basketball Development staff to prepare a local youth basketball team for their trip to compete at Special Olympics Georgia. 1 / 10Dikembe Mutombo joined ...

NBA // 4 years ago Ryan Mutombo, son of NBA legend Dikembe, commits to Georgetown Ryan Mutombo, the son of Hall of Fame basketball player Dikembe Mutombo, has committed to play at Georgetown.

A storied program full of Hall of Fame alumni such as Allen Iverson, Patrick Ewing, Alonzo Mourning, and Dikembe Mutombo, Georgetown basketball now has another chance to send a star player to the NBA.

ATLANTA — Now retired after a stellar NBA career, you'd expect to find Dikembe Mutombo playing some pick-up basketball around Atlanta, where he now lives. You'd be wrong. When he has down time ...

Rudy Gobert (3x) joins Dikembe Mutombo (4x), Ben Wallace (4x), and Dwight Howard (3x) as the fourth player to win Defensive Player of the Year at least three times! Check out some of the top ...