Joaquim Boumtje-Boumtje
American basketball player (born 2009)
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Joaquim Bertrand Boumtje-Boumtje (born May 30, 2009) is an American basketball player for FC Barcelona B of the Liga U. He is committed to playing college basketball for the Duke Blue Devils. Boumtje-Boumtje stands 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) and plays the center position.
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Boumtje-Boumtje with FC Barcelona B in 2025 | |
| No. 44 – FC Barcelona Bàsquet B | |
|---|---|
| Position | Center |
| League | Liga U |
| Personal information | |
| Born | May 30, 2009 St. Petersburg, Florida, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) |
| Listed weight | 225 lb (102 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College | Duke (commit) |
| Career history | |
| 2025–present | FC Barcelona |
| 2025–present | →FC Barcelona B |
| Career highlights | |
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Early life
Boumtje-Boumtje is from St. Petersburg, Florida.[1] He played for Team Speights Elite in Florida.[2] Boumtje-Boumtje moved to Spain and joined the FC Barcelona youth academy ahead of the 2023–24 season.[3] He helped the Barcelona cadete (under-16) team to a runner-up finish at the 2025 Spanish National Championship, recording 18 points and 11 rebounds in an 82–73 loss to Real Madrid Baloncesto.[4] Boumtje-Boumtje was also named MVP at the 2025 Torneig Sant Vicenç de Montalt earlier that year, where he averaged 14 points per game and tallied 18 points and 10 rebounds in a 93–81 win over Real Madrid in the final.[5]
Boumtje-Boumtje was one of six youth players promoted to the Barcelona senior team for the 2025–26 preseason by head coach Joan Peñarroya, filling in for players on national team duty.[6][7] He appeared in their first preseason game, a 91–90 friendly win against Paris Basketball in Andorra.[3][8] Boumtje-Boumtje was then assigned to club's reserve team for the inaugural season of the newly-created Spanish under-22 league, Liga U.[9] On November 28, 2025, he scored 29 points on eight-of-11 three-point shooting to go with six rebounds in a 93–69 win over rival Real Madrid Baloncesto B.[10] He averaged 15.8 points and 6.7 rebounds per game on the season.[11]
Boumtje-Boumtje also helped the Barcelona U18 team win the 2025–26 EuroLeague NextGen Bologna Qualifier, earning tournament MVP honors after averaging 18.8 points and 8.5 rebounds per game.[12][13] He went on to win the Final tournament of the 2025–26 EuroLeague NextGen Final tournament in Athens with Barcelona, in which he was selected the Final's MVP and also made the All-Tournament Team.[14][15]
Boumtje-Boumtje was rated as a consensus five-star recruit and one of the top players in the 2026 class,[a] having reclassified from the 2027 class.[19] On April 30, 2026, he verbally committed to playing college basketball at Duke, joining the Blue Devils' top-ranked recruiting class.[1][20] He was also pursued by North Carolina.[21][22]
National team career
In October 2025, Boumtje-Boumtje was invited to attend USA Basketball Men's Junior National Team minicamp held in Colorado Springs, Colorado.[2][23] In June 2026, he made the 12-man roster on the United States national team competing at the 2026 FIBA Under-17 World Cup in Turkey.[24][25]
Personal life
Boumtje-Boumtje is the son of former Portland Trail Blazers player Ruben Boumtje-Boumtje.[2]