Ruben Boumtje-Boumtje
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Born | EWE Baskets Oldenburg | May 20, 1978
2010–2011 | Artland Dragons |
2011 | Bayern Munich |
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Ruben Bertrand Boumtje-Boumtje (born May 20, 1978) is a Cameroonian professional basketball executive and former player who last served as the assistant general manager of the Delaware Blue Coats of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Georgetown Hoyas and professionally in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Portland Trail Blazers. Boumtje-Boumtje retired in November 2011 at age 33 due to a heart condition.
High school and college career
Boumtje-Boumtje attended
Professional career
NBA
Boumtje-Boumtje was selected in the 2001 NBA draft by the Portland Trail Blazers with the 50th overall pick[4] and participated in 44 games over three seasons from 2001 to 2004. What ended up being his final regular season NBA game took place on December 20, 2003 while the Blazers visited the San Antonio Spurs in a losing effort; Boumtje-Boumtje recorded one foul and one missed field goal in four minutes of playing time.[5] On 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 2005, Boumtje-Boumtje was drafted in the 2005
European leagues
Boumtje-Boumtje played the 2006–07 season for
In 2010 Boumtje-Boumtje joined the Artland Dragons in Germany. In 2011, he signed with Bayern Munich, but he immediately retired after just 4 games, because of an irregularity with his heart.[8][9][10]
Off-the-court
Boumtje-Boumtje speaks three languages - a native Cameroonian language,
After his playing career, he joined the Philadelphia 76ers’ staff as a technical scout.[15] In 2019, he was hired as the assistant general manager of the Delaware Blue Coats of the NBA G League.[16] In June 2020, he was let go from the 76ers organization after his contract was not renewed.[17]
NBA career statistics
Regular season
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2001–02 | Portland | 33 | 1 | 7.4 | .406 | – | .520 | 1.7 | .1 | .1 | .5 | 1.2 |
2002–03 | Portland | 2 | 0 | 2.5 | .000 | – | – | .5 | .5 | .5 | .0 | .0 |
2003–04 | Portland | 9 | 0 | 2.9 | .200 | – | 1.000 | .1 | .1 | .0 | .1 | .4 |
Career | 44 | 1 | 6.3 | .368 | – | .556 | 1.3 | .1 | .1 | .4 | 1.0 |
References
- ^ "Ruben Boumtje Boumtje supports Basketball for Development e.V. | Basketball for Development". www.basketballfordevelopment.org. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
- ^ League of Nations
- ^ NBA Development League: Ruben Boumtje Boumtje
- ^ "NBA Draft 2001". nba.com. Retrieved January 29, 2011.
- Basketball Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved June 23, 2022.
- ^ RealGM: Basketball Wiretap Archives: Magic Sign Ruben Boumtje-Boumtje
- ^ ALBA BERLIN – Albatrosse
- ^ http://www.basketball-bundesliga.de/magazin/artikel.php?artikel=9762&type=2&menuid=16&topmenu=166 [dead link]
- ^ Former Trail Blazers center Ruben Boumtje-Boumtje retires because of heart condition[dead link]
- ^ Heart issue forces center Boumtje-Boumtje to retire | NBA.com
- ^ NBA.com Ruben Boumtje-Boumtje Bio
- ^ Ruthie Braunstein (March 23, 2001). "Standing Tall, On and Off the Court". The Hoya. Archived from the original on September 29, 2007.
- ^ M.C. Cohen (April 2001). "Ruben Boumtje Boumtje: Big East Scholar-Athlete of the Year". Education Update.
- ^ "Elder Research". August 2014.
- ^ "Front Office Directory". Philadelphia 76ers. Retrieved October 23, 2018.
- ^ Narducci, Marc (December 7, 2019). "Ruben Boumtje Boumtje looking to follow the executive path of Sixers GM Elton Brand". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
- ^ Pompey, Keith (June 8, 2020). "Sixers part ways with Ruben Boumtje Boumtje, Jesse Wright and Rich Fernando". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved October 20, 2020.