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

Professional career

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

Belfius Mons-Hainaut Belfius 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 UCAM Universidad Católica de Murcia Club de Baloncesto, S.A.D., more commonly referred to as UCAM Murcia, is a professional basketball team based in Murcia, Spain. It plays their home games at Palacio de Deportes. History Founded in 1985 u ...

, 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

Fos Provence Basket Fos Provence Basket, also known as Fos-sur-mer, is a professional basketball team based in Fos-sur-mer, France. The team currently plays in the first tier LNB Pro A, after its promotion in the 2020–21 season. Home games are played in the Complex ...

of the

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

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. 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

of the

International career

Tumba represented the senior men's

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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 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 people 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 People from Lubumbashi Spirou Charleroi players