Dikembe Mutombo Net Worth, Age, Height, Wife Rose Mutombo

Dikembe Mutombo is a well-known American-Congolese sportsperson. He spent a large portion of his life playing for the NBA, starting from 1991 until 2009. Read this to know Dikembe Mutombo’s net worth.

He is one of the names you’ll always hear in the basketball community. Nowadays, he is recognized for his generous charity and donations as well. Read this to know his wife Rose Mutombo and kids.

Dikembe Mutombo Net Worth

A large portion of this earnings comes from basketball tournaments he played for during his prime times.

He is famed as one the most famous defenders of all time, and some even call him the Mt. Mutombo. His salary during the 2002-2003 session peaked out at 17 million. In other sessions, his earnings range from 500k to a million dollars.

His marvelous playstyle and skills earned him a massive sum of 144 million in terms of income over a span of just 18 years.

Being a well-recognized and respected personality, he also receives many adverts, and product endorsement offers. Each one of the endorsements is backed by a handsome sum. Dikembe also gives back a lot of his earnings to the community through donations and charities.

Dikembe Mutombo is quite active in social media as well. He shares family and life events on his Twitter and Instagram pages. His Instagram profile has 364k followers, which is more than his 100k followers on Twitter.

Dikembe Mutombo net worth is $80 million.

Age and DOB

Dikembe Mutombo was born on 25^th June 1966. So, he has reached 55 years of age as of 2022.

Height

As a former basketball player, Dikembe is very tall. He stands at 2.18meters or about 7 feet and 2 inches.

Dikembe Mutombo is Married to his wife Rose Mutombo since 1996

Currently, Dikembe Mutombo is married to his wife, Rose Mutombo. The couple first met each other during Dikembe’s visit to Kinshasa.

Before Rose, Dikembe was in a romantic relationship with Michelle Roberts. She was studying in a medical college at the time, and they were very close to getting married.

Just a day before the marriage, Michelle declined to sign the prenuptial agreement. As a result, his proposed marriage was canceled.

This left him in a state of surprise and sadness. However, Dikembe tried his best to handle the emotions and carried out his daily routine.

On one fortunate day, he got to meet Rose. The couple had a good time talking and expected a life together. To see how things go from there, they started dating.

Their relationship during the early days was perfectly stable, and a year later, they decided to get married. So, they had a glamorous wedding on the 15^th of June, 1996. The couple shares six children, out of whom four are adopted.

Dikembe and his wife Rose Mutombo got a son named Jean Jacques Mplombo Jr and a daughter named Carrie Biamba Mutombo. The couple then adopted the children of Dikembe’s deceased brothers.

Who is Rose Mutombo?

Rose Mutombo is the wife of the legendary basketball player, Dikembe Mutombo. She was born and later grew up in the Republic of the Congo.

Although a lot shorter than Dikembe in height, Rose is quite a strong woman. Most of Dikembe’s time was spent playing in the NBL and practicing for upcoming matches. So, Rose was tasked with raising six children, and she did it without any issues.

Dikembe Mutombo’s wife Rose Mutombo likes to keep her life private. We know, however, that she likes the idea of charity. She inspires Dikembe to make smart charity decisions, as that will help a large group of people, especially in the least developed areas. She understands that not everyone is as fortunate as her and tries her best to do good for the community.

One interesting fact we dug up was that Rose is super into shopping and fashion trends. She likes colorful dresses and designer clothes of feminine nature.

In general, she is a good housewife and supports Dikembe Mutombo in every aspect. So far, we have discovered no issues between the marital relationship of Rose and Dikembe.

Son Ryan Mutombo

Ryan Mutombo is the son of Dikembe Mutombo, carrying his father’s legacy through the courts of basketball. He received his formal education from Lovett School.

However, he was inspired into the game by his father from a very early age. Thus, he is involved more in the sports field, striving to become a legendary basketball player just like his father. He currently plays for North Carolina.

Dikembe Mutombo Wiki

Full Name	Dikembe Mutombo Mpolondo Mukamba Jean-Jacques Wamutombo
Date of Birth	June 25, 1966
Age	55 years
Weight	118 kg
Height	7 feet and 2 inches
Profession	Basketball Player
Number	55
Wife	Rose Mutombo