Ruben Boumtje-Boumtje

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Ruben Bertand Boumtje-Boumtje (born May 20 1978 in Edda, Cameroon) is a professional basketball player currently with the Orlando Magic of the National Basketball Association.

Selected in the 2001 NBA Draft by the Portland Trail Blazers with the 49th overall pick, the seven-foot 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, Ruben 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. 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.

A center, Boumtje-Boumtje holds career averages of one point and 1.3 rebounds per game. He ranks fourth on the Hoyas' all-time blocked shots list with 255, behind Patrick Ewing, Alonzo Mourning and Dikembe Mutombo. He speaks three languages - a tribal Cameroonian language, French and English.

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