Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Jonathan Kuminga was born on  October 6, 2002, in Goma, DR Congo. He is a Kuminga began playing basketball in the Democratic Republic of the Congo at the age of two. In 2016, he moved to the United States to play high school basketball. A consensus five-star recruit and the top small forward in the 2021 class, he chose to forgo his college eligibility and reclassify to the 2020 class to join the Ignite.

 Kuminga finished his high school career at The Patrick School in Hillside, New Jersey. Kuminga's older brother, Joel Ntambwe, played college basketball for UNLV before transferring to Texas Tech in 2019. Two of his cousins play professional basketball: Emmanuel Mudiay in the NBA, and Omari Gudul in Europe.  Kuminga's first language is French, and he is continuing to learn English. Jonathan Kuminga was drafted 7th by the Golden State Warriors in the 2021 NBA Draft.