Kevin Tumba (born February 23, 1991) is a Congolese-Belgian professional

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player for

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of the

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. He usually plays at the

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position. Born in the DR Congo, he plays for Belgium internationally.

Professional career

Tumba made his professional debut in the 2011–12 season with

Belfius Mons-Hainaut Union Mons-Hainaut is a Belgian professional basketball club that is based in Mons, Wallonia. The club competes in the highest division of the country, the BNXT League. The club's home arena is the Mons Arena. Founded as Quaregnon in 1959, the c ...

. He signed a new 2-year contract in May 2014. In June 2015, Tumba signed a 2-year contract with Belgian EuroCup team Proximus Spirou Charleroi. On January 20, 2017, Tumba transferred to Spanish

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side UCAM Murcia, where he signed a contract until the end of the season. On August 15, 2020, Tumba moved to Greece and signed with Kolossos Rodou. On January 15, 2021, Tumba was released from the Greek club after suffering a serious injury. He averaged 4.0 points, 4.8 rebounds, and 1.1 blocks per game. On December 14, 2021, Tumba signed with

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of the

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. On April 19, 2022, Tumba returned to Greece for

Ionikos Nikaias Ionikos Nikaias (full name Athlitikos Omilos Ionikos Nikaias, A.O. Ionikos Nikaias / ) is a Greek sports club, multi-sports club that is based in the suburban town of Nikaia, Attica, Nikaia within the Piraeus agglomeration. It was founded in 1965, ...

. In 4 league games, he averaged 4.7 points and 5.5 rebounds, playing around 15 minutes per contest. On June 16, 2022, he has signed with Circus Brussels of the

. On December 29, 2022, he signed with Liège Basket of the

. On June 7, 2024, he signed with

of the

International career

Tumba represented the senior men's Belgian national basketball team at the

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, where they lost to

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in the round of 16, by a score of 54–75.

References

External links

EuroCup ProfileChampions League Profile
(archive)
Eurobasket.com Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Tumba, Kevin 1991 births Living people Antwerp Giants players Belfius Mons-Hainaut players Belgian expatriate basketball people in France Belgian expatriate basketball people in Spain Belgian men's basketball players Belgium national basketball players Belgian sportspeople of Democratic Republic of the Congo descent Brussels Basketball players CB Murcia players Centers (basketball) Democratic Republic of the Congo emigrants to Belgium Democratic Republic of the Congo men's basketball players Fos Provence Basket players Ionikos Nikaias B.C. players Kolossos Rodou B.C. players Leuven Bears players Liga ACB players Sportspeople from Lubumbashi Spirou Charleroi players 21st-century Belgian sportsmen 21st-century Democratic Republic of the Congo sportsmen