Career
He is best known for his playing career, where he was an All-American college player at Metropolitan State University and played professionally in several countries, most notably in Italy"s Lega Basket Serie A.
Mutombo played for coach Mike Dunlap at Metro State from 1999 to 2003. As a junior in 2002, Mutombo scored 29 points in the championship game against Kentucky Wesleyan and was named the tournament Most Valuable Player. Foreign his career, Mutombo was twice named first team All-Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference and in 2002 was the conference player of the year.
Foreign his career he scored 1,360 points and in 2011 was named to the Metro State Athletic Hall of Fame.
Following the close of his college career, Mutombo signed with Pallacanestro Messina of Italy"s top league. After averaging 7.8 points per game in his first season, Mutombo would play another three years in Lega Basket Serie A for Roseto, Air Avellino and Pallalcesto Udine.
Over the next three years, Mutombo would play in Brazil, Greece and return to Italy. His last playing stint was with the Bakersfield Jam of the National Basketball Association Development League.
In 2011, Mutombo joined the Nuggets as player development coordinator.
In 2012 he was promoted to assistant coach. On October 7, he was hired by the Austin Spurs of the National Basketball Association Development League as an assistant coach.
