University of Nevada Las Vegas

2018-19 Media Guide Bio (PDF)

UNLV CAREER
Ntambwe is in his first season in the Runnin’ Rebel program in 2018-19.

HIGH SCHOOL
A 2018 graduate of Aspire Academy in Louisville, Kentucky ... Averaged 13.3 points per game, while shooting 48.3 percent from the field during the 2017-18 season as a senior ... Also averaged 6.4 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 1.2 steals per contest ... Has spent four years in the United States, previously attending Forest Trail Academy in Kernersville, North Carolina, where he averaged 20 points, eight rebounds and five assists per game as a junior in 2016-17 ... Also attended The Ogburn School in Fernandina Beach, Florida ... Played for the Nike New York Rens U17 club team ... Was a three-star recruit ... Also played soccer.

PERSONAL
Joel Ntambwe was born Oct. 17, 1998, in Belgium ... The son of Brigitte Kapinga and Didier Kuminga ... Has three siblings: Jonathan Kuminga (15), Alex Kadima (11) and Flory Kadima (8) ... Major is undecided ... Career ambition is to own a business ... Chose the Runnin' Rebel program over UCLA, Wichita State and Tennessee ... His cousins Emmanuel Mudiay (New York Knicks) and Omari Gudul (Levski Sofia) are both professional basketball players.