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Jersey Number 30
Joaquim Boumtje Boumtje
- Position:
- Forward/Center
- Ht./Wt.:
- 7-2 / 250
- Year:
- 1
- Hometown:
- Oviedo, Fla.
- High School:
- FC Barcelona*
Prior to Duke
- Five-star center from FC Barcelona in Barcelona, Spain.
- Rated as a five-star prospect by both 247Sports and ESPN. Received a 98 rating from 247Sports and a 95 grade from ESPN. Ranked No. 54 overall in the 247Sports Composite rankings.
- Named the Most Valuable Player of the 2026 adidas NextGen EuroLeague Finals (May 21-24) after averaging 19.0 points on 67.9% from two-point range and 47.4% for three-pointers, while also contributing 7.5 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 1.8 steals per game in leading U18 FC Barcelona to the championship.
- Helped Barcelona to a runner-up finish as the 2026 Spanish U18 Championship (April 26-May 2), averaging 15.7 points, 9.3 rebounds and 1.3 assists while shooting 41.4% from three-point range over seven tournament games.
- Selected as the Most Valuable Player at the 2026 FIBA U17 Men's World Cup in Istanbul (June 27-July 5), helping the 2026 USA Men's U17 National Team win gold, starting all seven games and averaging a team-best 19.6 points, 10.9 rebounds and 2.1 blocks, while adding 2.0 assists and 1.7 steals per game.
- Set the U.S. U17 single-game scoring record at the 2026 FIBA World Cup with 31 points (11 of 13 field goals, 16 rebounds) against Puerto Rico, and tallied a U.S.-record 76 rebounds throughout the tournament.
- Participated in the USA Basketball Men's Junior National Team October minicamp from Oct. 10-12, 2025, and the USA Basketball U17 Training Camp from June 14-19, 2026, in Colorado Springs.
- Committed to Duke on April 30, 2026.
Personal
- His father, Ruben Boumtje Boumtje, was born in Cameroon and played collegiately at Georgetown before being selected in the second round of the 2001 NBA Draft by the Portland Trail Blazers. He appeared in 44 NBA games with Portland and also represented Cameroon in international competition.
(Pronounced jo-keem BOOM-chay BOOM-chay)
Last updated: 7/22/26
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