Hayden Koval Passes Dikembe Mutombo on NCAA All-Time Blocks Leaderboard

CINCINNATI — No finger wag is coming Hayden Koval's way as he climbs the NCAA blocks leaderboard. With a pair of blocks against Tulsa, Koval passed Dikembe Mutombo for 42nd place on the all-time blocks leaderboard. Koval now sits at 355 blocks to Mutombo's 354.

Rarefied air for the Slim Preacher. ☝️@Hayden_Koval keeps climbing the leaderboard! pic.twitter.com/yjYpYOB09t
— Cincinnati Men’s Hoops (@GoBearcatsMBB) January 22, 2022

Mutombo is one of the most iconic basketball players of all time. The Basketball Hall of Famer made the NBA all-defense team six times and was a three-time season blocks leader in the league.

Originally from the Democratic Republic of Congo, Mutombo played at Georgetown under John Thompson from 1988-91. He was a two-time Big East Defensive Player of the Year with the Hoyas.

Koval has a realistic shot to get inside the top-30 all-time rankings over the final stretch of the season. He needs 13 more blocks this season to tie Zeke Marshall (Akron: 2010-13) for 29th all-time.

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