Sports Great Dikembe Mutombo

By John Albert and John A. Torres

Growing up in Zaire, currently known as the Democratic Republic of Congo, seven-foot two-inch Dikembe Mutombo did not expect to be an all-star basketball player. He attended Georgetown University in Washington D.C., on an academic scholarship before his height caught the attention of head basketball coach John Thompson. At Georgetown, Mutombo became a defensive star, and was drafted by the Denver Nuggets. Now with the Atlanta Hawks, Mutombo has won multiple Defensive Player of the Year awards, and is a yearly selection to the NBA All-Star Game.

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0766012670
• ISBN13: 9780766012677
• Release Date: January 2000
• Publisher: Enslow Publishing
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.2" x 9.2"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7