immediately retired after just 4 games, because of an irregularity with his heart. Off-the-court Boumtje-Boumtje speaks three languages - a native Cameroonian language, French and English. At Georgetown he was a pre-med, as well as a mathematics and biology double major. 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 restate his intention to attend medical school if he were not drafted by the NBA. In 2014, Ruben earned a master's degree in Applied Mathematics and Statistics from Georgetown University. He recently interned at Elder Research. After his playing career, he joined the Philadelphia 76ers’ staff as a technical scout. In 2019, he was hired as the assistant general manager of the Delaware Blue Coats of the NBA G League. In June 2020, he was let go from the 76ers organization after his contract was not renewed. NBA career statistics Regular season |- | align="left" | | align="left" | Portland | 33 || 1 || 7.4 || .406 || – || .520 || 1.7 || .1 || .1 || .5 || 1.2 |- | align="left" | | align="left" | Portland | 2 || 0 || 2.5 || .000 || – || – || .5 || .5 || .5 || .0 || .0 |- | align="left" | | align="left" | Portland | 9 || 0 || 2.9 || .200 || – || 1.000 || .1 || .1 || .0 || .1 || .4 |- | style="text-align:left;"| Career | style="text-align:left;"| | 44 || 1 || 6.3 || .368 || – || .556 || 1.3 || .1 || .1 || .4 || 1.0 References External links Boumtje-Boumtje at NBA.com Player Profile at HoopsHype.com Basketpedya.com Player Profile 1978 births Living people Alba Berlin players Artland Dragons players Cameroonian expatriate basketball people in Germany Cameroonian expatriate basketball people in Greece Cameroonian expatriate basketball people in the United States Cameroonian men's basketball players Centers (basketball) EWE Baskets Oldenburg players FC Bayern Munich basketball players Fayetteville Patriots players Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball players Greek Basket League players National Basketball Association players from Cameroon Panellinios B.C. players Portland Trail Blazers draft picks Portland Trail Blazers players People from Littoral Region (Cameroon) Archbishop Carroll High School (Washington, D.C.) alumni