Dikembe Mutombo
Chronology
| 1966 | Born June 25 in Kinshasa, Congo (formerly known as Zaire) |
| 1987 | Enrolls in Georgetown University on academic scholarship |
| 1988 | Joins Georgetown Hoyas basketball team |
| 1989-91 | Becomes star defensive player on Hoyas team |
| 1991 | Selected in the National Basketball Association draft by the Denver Nuggets |
| 1994 | Tours Africa as an international spokesperson for CARE |
| 1996 | Traded to the Atlanta Hawks |
| 1999 | Establishes the Dikembe Mutombo Foundation |
| 2001 | Traded to the Philadelphia 76ers |
| 2002 | Traded to the New Jersey Nets; torn ligament in right hand requires surgery |
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