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Dikembe Mutombo’s Life After Basketball

Dikembe Mutombo’s Life After Basketball

By Caden Koontz February 25, 2022

On Nov. 6, thousands of people gathered in Mbuji-Mayi, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Among them stood the man behind the event, easily identifiable from his 7’2'' frame and energetic presence....

Basketball | Iverson Inducted to Hall of Fame

By Madeline Auerbach April 5, 2016

Allen Iverson, former Georgetown basketball player and NBA star, was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on Monday. Iverson played for the Georgetown men’s basketball team...

Duke and Duchess of Cambridge Meet Dikembe Mutombo

Duke and Duchess of Cambridge Meet Dikembe Mutombo

By Emily Min and Emily Min December 9, 2014

Breaking news: Last night, a billion worlds collided. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge (a.k.a. Prince William and Kate Middleton), as part of their three-day trip to America, attended the Nets-Cavaliers...

MLK Initiative to Honor Activist

By Penny Hung November 15, 2012

Planning is underway for the 11th annual Let Freedom Ring Initiative, which will be held this January. Based on the ideals championed in Martin Luther King Jr.’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail,”...

Mutombo Congratulates Eronini on Scholarship

By Upasana Kaku November 11, 2010

Patrick Eronini (NHS '12) downplayed his meeting Monday with Georgetown basketball legend Dikembe Mutombo (SLL '91) and the reason behind it. "I was pleasantly surprised," said Eronini, who was informed...

Commencement Speakers Set

By Eamon O'Connor April 27, 2010

CBS "Face the Nation" anchor Bob Schieffer, basketball star Dikembe Mutombo (SLL '91) and Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf are among the high-profile speakers slated for visits to the Hilltop for...

Sports Briefs, April 23

By Michael Palmer April 23, 2010

On Thursday, April 22, former Georgetown center and NBA All-Star Dikembe Mutombo (FLL '91) was presented with a B.C. Forbes Peopling of America Award in Sports by the Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island...

King Legacy Celebrated at `Let Freedom Ring’ Concert

By Bonnie Duncan January 22, 2010

As part of Martin Luther King Jr. Day festivities, Georgetown students and community members partook in the "Let Freedom Ring" event at the Kennedy Center on Monday. Georgetown University, in partnership...

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