Illustration of Dikembe Mutombo wearing the Denver Nuggets uniform

Dikembe Mutombo

C
Position
#55
Number
Jun 25, 1966
Birthdate
7'2"
Height
260 lbs
Weight
Kinshasa
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Rnd 1, #4
1991 Draft
Georgetown
College
18 years
Experience

Awards

4x Defensive Player Of The Year
1995, 1997, 1998, 2001
8x All-Star
1992, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002
All-NBA 2nd Team
2001
2x All-NBA 3rd Team
1998, 2002
3x All-Defense 1st Team
1997, 1998, 2001
3x All-Defense 2nd Team
1995, 1999, 2002
All-Rookie 1st Team
1992

Summary

Dikembe Mutombo played 18 seasons for 6 teams, including the Rockets and Hawks. He averaged 10.3 rebounds, 9.8 points and 2.8 blocks in 1,196 regular-season games. He was selected to play in 8 All-Star games, and won 4 Defensive Player of the Year awards. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2015.

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Team Leaders

PPG

27.3

Murray

Jamal Murray

RPG

9.7

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

APG

9.0

Jokić

Nikola Jokić
Team Rankings

ORTG

115.2

12th

DRTG

117.5

25th

NETRTG

-2.4

19th

3P%

37.0

8th

2026-27 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
8
5
3
.625
2.0
9
4
3
.571
2.5
10
Nuggets Nuggets
3
3
.500
3.0
11
3
4
.429
3.5
12
1
4
.200
4.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
11/4
@
9:00 PM
Sat
11/7
@
5:00 PM
Mon
11/9
@
8:30 PM
Wed
11/11
@
8:00 PM
Sat
11/14
@
7:00 PM
Last Game

118

Final

110

DEN Nuggets

3 - 3

Mon 2 Nov 2026

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

NBA 2026-27 Betting

NBA 2026-27 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
7
1
.875
2
6
1
.857
0.5
3
5
2
.714
1.5
4
4
3
.571
2.5
5
4
3
.571
2.5
6
4
3
.571
2.5
7
4
4
.500
3.0
8
3
4
.429
3.5
9
3
5
.375
4.0
10
2
5
.286
4.5
11
2
5
.286
4.5
12
2
6
.250
5.0
13
1
6
.143
5.5
14
1
6
.143
5.5
15
1
6
.143
5.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
7
1
.875
2
6
1
.857
0.5
3
5
1
.833
1.0
4
6
2
.750
1.0
5
5
2
.714
1.5
6
5
2
.714
1.5
7
5
3
.625
2.0
8
5
3
.625
2.0
9
4
3
.571
2.5
10
3
3
.500
3.0
11
3
4
.429
3.5
12
1
4
.200
4.5
13
1
6
.143
5.5
14
1
6
.143
5.5
15
1
6
.143
5.5

NBA 2026-27 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Tue
10/20
@
113-121
Tue
10/20
@
106-100
Tue
10/20
@
116-104
Wed
10/21
@
132-125
Wed
10/21
@
116-128

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
11/4
@
7:00 PM
Wed
11/4
@
7:00 PM
Wed
11/4
@
7:30 PM
Wed
11/4
@
7:30 PM
Wed
11/4
@
7:30 PM