Ruben Boumtje-Boumtje
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Ruben Bertand Boumtje-Boumtje (born May 20, 1978 in Edda, Cameroon) is a professional basketball player.
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[edit] NBA
Selected in the 2001 NBA Draft by the Portland Trail Blazers with the 49th overall pick, the seven-foot Georgetown University project from Cameroon proved to be extremely disappointing for the Blazers, participating in only 44 games over three seasons from 2001 until January 21, 2004, when he was traded along with guard Jeff McInnis to the Cleveland Cavaliers in exchange for small forward Darius Miles. He was waived soon afterwards, having never played a game for them. In July of 2005, Ruben was drafted in the 2005 AAPBL Draft but the league folded before a game was even played. On August 22, 2005, it was announced the Orlando Magic had signed him to a contract of undisclosed terms. He had played five games with them during the 2005 Reebok Vegas Summer League while averaging 4.8 points, shooting 56.3 percent of his field goals (9-of-16), and 3.6 rebounds in 16.8 minutes per game.
[edit] College
A center, Boumtje-Boumtje holds career averages of 9.6 points and 6.8 rebounds per game. He ranks fourth on the Hoyas' all-time blocked shots list with 255, behind Patrick Ewing, Alonzo Mourning and Dikembe Mutombo. He speaks three languages - a tribal Cameroonian language, French and English.
[edit] European leagues
Boumtje-Boumtje currently plays for ALBA Berlin[1] in the ULEB Cup.
[edit] Academic accomplishments
Boumtje-Boumtje is rare among NBA athletes for his intellectual accomplishments. He was his high school's (Archbishop Carroll High School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) valedictorian. At Georgetown he was a pre-med, as well as a mathematics and biology double major.[1] He was named Big East Scholar-Athlete of the Year in 2001, an honor often reserved for athletes in non-televised sports, and used the occasion to repeat his intention to attend medical school if he were not drafted by the NBA.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Ruthie Braunstein. "Standing Tall, On and Off the Court", The Hoya, March 23, 2001.
- ^ M.C. Cohen. "Ruben Boumtje Boumtje: Big East Scholar-Athlete of the Year", Education Update, April 2001.
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| 2001 NBA Draft | ||
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| First Round Kwame Brown | Tyson Chandler | Pau Gasol | Eddy Curry | Jason Richardson | Shane Battier | Eddie Griffin | DeSagana Diop | Rodney White | Joe Johnson | Kedrick Brown | Vladimir Radmanovic | Richard Jefferson | Troy Murphy | Steven Hunter | Kirk Haston | Michael Bradley | Jason Collins | Zach Randolph | Brendan Haywood | Joseph Forte | Jeryl Sasser | Brandon Armstrong | Raul Lopez | Gerald Wallace | Jamaal Tinsley | Tony Parker | |
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| Second Round Trenton Hassell | Gilbert Arenas| Omar Cook | Will Solomon | Terence Morris | Brian Scalabrine | Jeff Trepagnier | Damone Brown | Mehmet Okur | Michael Wright | Earl Watson | Jamison Brewer | Bobby Simmons | Eric Chenowith | Kyle Hill | Sean Lampley | Loren Woods | Ousmane Cisse | Antonis Fotsis | Ken Johnson | Ruben Boumtje-Boumtje | Alton Ford | Andre Huston | Jarron Collins | Kenny Satterfield | Maurice Jeffers | Robertas Javtokas | Alvin Jones | Bryan Bracey |
