Patrick Mutombo Explained

Patrick Mutombo
Height Ft:6
Height In:6
Weight Lb:210
League:NBA
Team:Memphis Grizzlies
Position:Assistant coach
Birth Date:7 March 1980
Birth Place:Kinshasa, Zaire
Nationality:Congolese / Belgian
College:Metro State (1999–2003)
Draft Year:2003
Career Start:2003
Career End:2010
Career Position:Small forward
Coach Start:2011
Years1:2003–2004
Team1:Pallacanestro Messina
Years2:2004–2005
Team2:Roseto Sharks
Years3:2005–2006
Team3:Air Avellino
Years4:2006–2007
Team4:Pallalcesto Udine
Years5:2007
Team5:CETAF/Vila Velha
Years6:2008
Team6:Ferrara
Years7:2009
Team7:Trikala 2000
Years8:2009–2010
Team8:Bakersfield Jam
Cyears1:2011–2012
Cteam1:Metro State (assistant)
Cyears2:
Cteam2:Denver Nuggets (assistant)
Cyears3:2015–2016
Cteam3:Austin Spurs (assistant)
Cyears4:
Cteam4:Toronto Raptors (assistant)
Cyears5:
Cteam5:Raptors 905
Cteam6:Phoenix Suns (assistant)
Cteam7:Milwaukee Bucks (assistant)
Highlights:As player:
  • 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)

As assistant coach:

Cteam8:Memphis Grizzlies (assistant)
Cyears8:–present

Patrick Mutombo (born March 7, 1980) is a Congolese professional basketball coach and former player who is an assistant coach for the Memphis Grizzlies of the National Basketball Association (NBA). In his playing career, he was a Division II 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 Metro State, coached by Mike Dunlap, 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 played another three years in Lega Basket Serie A for Roseto, Air Avellino and Pallalcesto Udine. Over the next three years, Mutombo played 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.[4]

On October 7, 2015, he was hired by the Austin Spurs of the NBA Development League as an assistant coach.[5]

Mutombo joined the Toronto Raptors as an assistant in the 2016–17 NBA season.[6] Mutumbo won his first championship when the Raptors defeated the Golden State Warriors in the 2019 NBA Finals.

On December 4, 2020, Mutombo became the head coach of the Toronto Raptors NBA G League affiliate, the Raptors 905.[7] During his tenure as head coach, several future NBA players spent time with the Raptors 905, including championship player Gary Payton II.[8]

After several years as head coach of the Raptors 905, the Phoenix Suns hired Mutombo as an assistant coach on June 28, 2022.[9] Mutombo's coaching position for the Raptors 905 was later taken by former Toronto Raptors assistant coach Eric Khoury.

Personal life

Patrick Mutombo holds no known relation to Dikembe Mutombo, although he is frequently asked if he does.[10]

See also

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Metro State Defeats Rival for Division II Title . . March 24, 2002 . July 18, 2014.
  2. Web site: 2011 Hall of Fame Class Announced . Metro State Athletics . January 19, 2011. July 18, 2014.
  3. Web site: Basket, serie A: Messina ingaggia Patrick Mutombo . Repubblica Sport . Italian . July 18, 2014.
  4. Web site: Denver Nuggets bio. NBA.com. July 18, 2014.
  5. Web site: Austin Spurs Announce Coaching Staff Additions. OurSportsCentral.com. October 7, 2015. October 9, 2015.
  6. http://www.raptorshq.com/2016/9/18/12958434/toronto-raptors-hire-patrick-mutombo-assistant-coach Raptors to add Patrick Mutombo to coaching staff | THE OFFICIAL SITE OF THE TORONTO RAPTORS
  7. Web site: Raptors 905 Announce Patrick Mutombo As Head Coach . 2022-06-30 . Raptors 905 . en-US.
  8. Web site: 2022-06-28 . Raptors G League coach Patrick Mutombo to join Phoenix Suns . 2022-06-30 . Arizona Sports . en.
  9. Web site: SUNS ANNOUNCE ADDITION OF PATRICK MUTOMBO TO COACHING STAFF, TRANSITION OF RANDY AYERS TO COACHING ADVISOR . 2022-06-30 . Phoenix Suns . en.
  10. Web site: Basket: Patrick Mutombo, le banc de touche NBA pour s'y faire un prénom. 22 December 2018.