Ruben Boumtje-Boumtje

Infobox Euroleague Player
name = Ruben Boumtje-Boumtje
nickname =
position = Center
league =
height_ft = 7
height_in = 0
weight = convert|260|lb|kg|abbr=on|lk=on
league =
team =
nationality = Cameroonian
birth_date = birth date and age|1978|5|20
birth_place = Edda, Cameroon
highschool = Archbishop Carroll, Washington, D.C., U.S.
college = Georgetown
draft = 2nd round, 49th overall
draft_year = 2001
draft_team = Portland Trail Blazers
career_start = 2001
career_end =
former_teams = Portland Trail Blazers (2001–2004)
Cleveland Cavaliers (2004)
Fayetteville Patriots (2004–2005)
Orlando Magic (2005)
Panellinios Gymnastikos Syllogos (2006)
ALBA Berlin (2006–2007)
EWE Baskets Oldenburg (2007–2009)
awards =

Ruben Bertand Boumtje-Boumtje (born May 20 1978 in Edda, Cameroon) is a Cameroonian professional basketball player. He is a 7'0", 257 lbs center. He attended Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., U.S., and enjoyed a brief stint in the NBA.

High school and college

Boumtje-Boumtje attended Archbishop Carroll High School in Washington, D.C. for one year. [ [http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/display.php?id=425 League of Nations] ] He played college basketball at Georgetown University and 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. [ [http://www.nba.com/nbdl/players/ruben_boumtje-boumtje.html NBA Development League: Ruben Boumtje Boumtje] ]

NBA

Boumtje-Boumtje was selected in the 2001 NBA Draft by the Portland Trail Blazers with the 49th overall pick, the 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, Boumtje-Boumtje 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. [ [http://www.realgm.com/src_wiretap_archives/37095/20050822/magic_sign_ruben_boumtje_boumtje/ RealGM: Basketball Wiretap Archives: Magic Sign Ruben Boumtje-Boumtje ] ] 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.

European leagues

Boumtje-Boumtje played the 2006-07 season for ALBA Berlin [ [http://www.albaberlin.de/staticsite/staticsite.php?menuid=12&topmenu=2&keepmenu=inactive ALBA BERLIN - Albatrosse ] ] in the ULEB Cup and the German Basketball Bundesliga. After the season, his contract was not renewed, but he joined league rival EWE Baskets Oldenburg in November as a replacement for injured Dan McClintock and later signed for the remainder of the 07-08 season. Oldenburg renewed his contract for the 08-09 season. [http://www.basketball-bundesliga.de/magazin/artikel.php?artikel=9762&type=2&menuid=16&topmenu=166]

Off-the-court

Boumtje-Boumtje speaks three languages - a native Cameroonian tribal language, French and English. [ [http://www.nba.com/playerfile/ruben_boumtje_boumtje/bio.html NBA.com Ruben Boumtje-Boumtje Bio] ] He was valedictorian of Archbishop Carroll High School in Washington, D.C.. At Georgetown he was a pre-med, as well as a mathematics and biology double major. [cite news|url=http://www.thehoya.com/sports/032301/sports4.htm|title=Standing Tall, On and Off the Court|date=March 23, 2001|author=Ruthie Braunstein|work=The Hoya] 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. [cite news|work=Education Update|url=http://www.educationupdate.com/archives/2001/april01/sports_boumtje.html|title=Ruben Boumtje Boumtje: Big East Scholar-Athlete of the Year|author=M.C. Cohen|date=April 2001]

References

External links

* [http://www.nba.com/playerfile/ruben_boumtje_boumtje/index.html Boumtje-Boumtje at NBA.com]
* [http://hoopshype.com/players/ruben_boumtje_boumtje.htm Player Profile at HoopsHype.com]