Bismack Biyombo

At 203 centimeters out of Lubumbashi, Bismack Biyombo is the kind of NBA story I never tire of. Seventh overall in the 2011 draft, then a long career built on defense, rebounding, and effort rather than scoring highlights. Those players keep teams honest and rarely get the credit. What I respect most, beyond the rim protection, is the Congolese roots; players from the Democratic Republic of the Congo who reach the NBA tend to carry a whole region's hopes and often give back hard. His game says hustle pays, and his journey from Lubumbashi to the league is its own argument for what persistence buys.

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Name (English)

Bismack Biyombo

Name (Japanese)

ビスマック・ビヨンボ

Reading

びすまっく・びよんぼ

Born

August 28, 1992 (age 34)

Origin

Lubumbashi, Haut-Katanga Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Height

203 cm

Occupation

basketball player

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Virgo / Monkey

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• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bismack%20Biyombo
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%93%E3%82%B9%E3%83%9E%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF%E3%83%BB%E3%83%93%E3%83%A8%E3%83%B3%E3%83%9C
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q736301

Tags

• Haut-Katanga Province
• basketball player

Last updated

November 2, 2026

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