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Chapters: Democratic Republic of the Congo Basketball Players, Dikembe Mutombo, D. J. Mbenga, Christian Eyenga, Mwadi Mabika, Bernadette Ngoyisa, Democratic Republic of the Congo National Basketball Team, Buila Katiavala, Josue Mulamba. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 37. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt:The Democratic Republic of the Congo national basketball team represents the Democratic Republic of the Congo in international basketball competitions. They have appeared in the FIBA Africa Championship, but have yet to appear in the FIBA World Championship. ...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=24044776 ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Semana, published by Spanish Publications, Inc. on April 27, 2001. The length of the article is 604 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Mutombo, el defensa mayor.(Dikembe Mutombo, jugador de baloncesto)(TT: Mutombo, defense of the year.)(TA: basketball player Dikembe Mutombo)(Artículo Breve)
Publication: Semana (Magazine/Journal)
Date: April 27, 2001
Publisher: Spanish Publications, Inc.
Volume: 7Issue: 426Page: 26

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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Selected by Denver Nuggets Dikembe Mutombo Mpolondo Mukamba Jean-Jacques Wamutombo (born June 25, 1966), commonly referred to as Dikembe Mutombo, is a retired Congolese American professional basketball player, last playing for the Houston Rockets of the NBA. He was the oldest player in the NBA at the time of his most recent season. The 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m), 260-pound (120 kg; 19 st) center is one of the greatest shot blockers and defensive players of all time, winning the NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award four times. On January 10, 2007, he surpassed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as the second most prolific shot blocker in NBA history, behind only Hakeem Olajuwon. He is a member of the Luba ethnic group and speaks English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Tshiluba and four other African languages. In the second game of the first round of the 2009 NBA playoffs, Mutombo suffered a knee injury that would keep him out for the remainder of the post-season. Soon after the injury, Mutombo announced he had played his last games in the NBA. Mutombo originally intended to become a doctor; he attended Georgetown University on a USAID scholarship. Georgetown Hoyas basketball coach John Thompson recruited him to play basketball. He spoke almost no English when he arrived at Georgetown and studied in the ESL program. He became an excellent college center, continuing Georgetown's tradition of producing great big men. He was a celebrated shot blocker at Georgetown, setting a team record of twelve blocked shots in a single game. Building on the shot-blocking power of Mutombo and teammate Alonzo Mourning, Georgetown fans created a "Rejection Row" section under the basket, adding a big silhouette of an outstretched hand to a banner for each shot blocked during the game. W... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=241113 ... Read more

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Chapters: Allen Iverson, Dikembe Mutombo, Alonzo Mourning, Patrick Ewing, Paul Tagliabue, Henry Hyde, Brendan Gaughan, Jeff Green, Othella Harrington, Patrick Ewing, Jr., Roy Hibbert, David Wingate, Ruben Boumtje-Boumtje, Ronny Thompson, Jonathan Wallace, Victor Page, Reggie Williams, Horace Broadnax, Jerome Williams, Craig Esherick, Marc Egerson, Michael Sweetney, Brandon Bowman, Sleepy Floyd, Don Martin, Chris Wright, Jameel Watkins, Kenny Brunner, Mike Laughna, John Mahnken, Charles E. Smith, Greg Monroe, Jaren Jackson, Michael Jackson, Dajuan Summers, Jahidi White, Vernon Macklin, Anthony Jones, James Hanrahan, John Duren, Ben Gillery, Buddy O'grady, Bill Martin, John Turner, Don Reid, Bill Bolger, George Colliflower. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 178. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Allen Ezail Iverson (born June 7, 1975, in Hampton, Virginia ), nicknamed The Answer , is an American professional basketball player who is on leave from the Philadelphia 76ers for the remainder of the 2009-10 NBA season. The 76ers selected Iverson with the number one pick in the 1996 NBA Draft. He was named the NBA Rookie of the Year in 199697 season. Iverson is an eleven-time NBA All-Star which includes winning the All-Star MVP award in 2001 and 2005. Winning the NBA scoring title during the 199899, 200001, 200102 and 200405 seasons, Iverson has become one of the most prolific scorers in NBA history, despite his small (listed at 6 feet, 0 inches) stature, with a career scoring average of 26.7 points per game, being sixth all-time. Iverson was also the NBA Most Valuable Player of the 200001 season and led his team to the 2001 NBA Finals the same season. Iverson represented the United States at the 2004 Summer Olympics, winning the Bronze medal. He also played for the Denver Nuggets, Detroit Pi...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=305473 ... Read more

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A career biography of the Zairian basketball phenomenon, educated at Georgetown and a star player for the Denver Nuggets. ... Read more

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A biography of the native Zairian who never picked up a basketball until he was sixteen years of age but learned the game quickly and became an All-Star. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from The Sporting News, published by Thomson Gale on June 16, 2003. The length of the article is 3374 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Plucky 7s: seven-footers David Robinson and Dikembe Mutombo are aging stars ending an aching season, but they've come up big in the finals. (NBA Finals).
Author: Stan McNeal
Publication: The Sporting News (Magazine/Journal)
Date: June 16, 2003
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 227Issue: 24Page: 10(3)

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This digital document is an article from Notable Sports Figures, brought to you by Gale®, a part of Cengage Learning, a world leader in e-research and educational publishing for libraries, schools and businesses.The length of the article is 1700 words.The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase.You can view it with any web browser.Takes a close look at the people in sports who have captured attention because of success on the playing field, or controversy off the playing field. This work features biographies on more than 600 people from around the world and throughout history who have had an impact not only on their sport, but also on the society and culture of their times. It also includes not only the record-breakers that dominated and changed their sport, but also the controversial figures that made headlines even apart from athletic events. ... Read more