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Christopher Steven Mihm (born July 16, 1979) is an American former professional basketball center. After playing college basketball at Texas, he was drafted with the 7th overall pick in the 2000 NBA Draft by the Chicago Bulls.
Mihm was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to Gary and Nina Mihm and later moved to Texas. At the age of fourteen, he was ranked among Texas' top tennis players in his age group. His opponents included future U.S. Open champion Andy Roddick and NFL quarterback Drew Brees, both of whom resided in the area. Mihm was classmates with Brees and NFL offensive lineman Seth McKinney at Westlake High School in Austin, Texas where he became an all-state player by his senior year.
Mihm played his college basketball in University of Texas at Austin and is currently their all-time leader in blocks (264) while ranking second in rebounds, second in double-doubles, and first in every blocked shot category. In his junior season, Mihm was a first-team All-American selection.
Didier "D. J." Ilunga-Mbenga (pronounced Benga; born December 30, 1980) is a Belgian-Congolese professional basketball player. He has also played for the Belgian national basketball team as he is a dual citizen of both his native countries.
Mbenga was born and raised in Kinshasa, Zaire, now known as the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where his father was a government employee. When a new regime took over power, it sought out everyone who worked for the previous leader. As unrest in the country escalated, Mbenga and his family were imprisoned. While his father was eventually unable to save himself, he did manage to negotiate on behalf of his wife and son, as Mbenga and his mother escaped the nation and were given asylum in Belgium. While living in a refugee center, he was discovered by Belgian basketball legend Willy Steveniers, who eventually served as Mbenga's personal basketball mentor.
In 2001, Mbenga joined Spirou Gilly of the Belgian Division II league where he made his professional debut in 2001–02. In 2002, he joined the Leuven Bears of the Belgian Basketball League for the 2002–03 season where in 21 games he averaged 8.1 points per game. Then in 2003, he joined Spirou Charleroi also of the Belgian Basketball League for the 2003–04 season where he played both league games and ULEB Cup games.
Chris is a short form of various names including Christopher, Christian, Christina, Christine, and Christos. Unlike these names, however, it does not indicate the person's gender although it is much more common for males to have this name than it is for females.
It is the preferred form of the full name of such notable individuals as Chris Tucker and Chris Penn. To find an article about one of these people, see List of all pages beginning with "Chris".
The word is also part of phrases, including Tropical Storm Chris, Ruth's Chris Steak House, and many more which refer to notable people, places, and things. For a list of these, see All pages with titles containing chris.
A highlight film of Chris "White Man's Kareem" Mihm. There can never be enough of these on the internet. Music by N'SYNC. A true classic. DACOS DACOS DACOS!!!
Chris Mihm POSTERIZES Eddy Curry. 12/23/2007 @ Knicks.
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Former Texas Men's Basketball All-American Chris Mihm (1998-2000) earns his bachelor's degree in psychology and participates in Fall 2012 commencement exercises.
http://mr23mj.blogspot.com/ Great dunk by Chris Wilcox Los Angeles Lakers vs. Seattle Supersonics 2007
(NO AUDIO) Lakers' backup centers Chris Mihm and DJ Mbenga get into a scuffle during practice.
10-16-2004. Preseason game featuring the new crop of Lakers: Caron Butler, Lamar Odom, Chris Mihm, Chucky Atkins, Jumaine Jones, Sasha Vujacic, and Rudy Tomjanovich. I'm not uploading this for entertainment value, but only as a sobering reminder of the roster only 5 yrs ago.
Mike Trudell interviews Chris Mihm following the Lakers pre-season win against Barcelona.
Just two days after being eliminated in the NBA Finals by the Boston Celtics, Lakers players were back at the team's training facility in El Segundo to meet with management and talk to the media about the past season, what needs to be worked on in the offseason, and what is expected of them heading into the 2008-09 campaign that starts in October.
This is an interview with Chris Mihm heading into the 2006-2007 season.
Chris Mihm talks to Indie Twin Cities about his movie making and the Mihmiverse Films! Check it out!
Could it be true? After DJ Mbenga slam, Kobe Bryant yells out "Hey You Guys"! just like The Goonies movie . . . HA Tags kobe bryant nba fight jumps over car kobe kobe vs lebron kobe bryant highlights kobe bryant kobe bryant 81 points kobe bryant jumps over car kobe bryant highlights kobe bryant mix kobe bryant 81 points kobe bryant 61 points lebron james Kobe Bryant Andrew Bynum Jordan Farmar Derek Fisher Los Angeles Lakers all-star mvp dunk la lakers kobe McDonald's, Nutella, and Ferrero SpA interview funny lebron james nba basketball kobe bryant guitar hero a-fraud mix dunks boston celtics nba Pau Gasol Didier Ilunga-Mbenga Chris Mihm Lamar Odom Josh Powell Vladimir Radmanovic Sasha Vujacic Luke Walton championship finals 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 mj...
50's B-movie style filmmaker Christopher Mihm stopped by the Focus studio to give an interview and share some of his experiences working on films! Be sure to catch his newest film, "The Giant Spider", at special screening near you! To see times and appearances, go to his official website at http://sainteuphoria.com/
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Rare footage of a fight between Lakers teammates DJ Mbenga and Chris Mihm.
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What a dunk by Vince Carter!
Chris Mihm, Managing Director, Strategic Issues, GAO Christina Ho, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Financial Transparency, Department of the Treasury Karen Lee, Branch Chief, Office of Federal Financial Management, OMB Moderated by Don McCrory, PwC
Rookies : Jason Richardson, Jamaal Tinsley, Pau Gasol, Shane Battier, Brendan Haywood. Zeljko Rebraca, Tony Parker, Joe Johnson, Andrei Kirilenko. Sophomores : Quentin Richardson, Mike Miller, Kenyon Martin, Lee Nailon, Chris Mihm. Marcus Fizer, Darius Miles, Desmond Mason, Hedo Turkoglu.
Rookies : Jason Richardson, Jamaal Tinsley, Pau Gasol, Shane Battier, Brendan Haywood. Zeljko Rebraca, Tony Parker, Joe Johnson, Andrei Kirilenko. Sophomores : Quentin Richardson, Mike Miller, Kenyon Martin, Lee Nailon, Chris Mihm. Marcus Fizer, Darius Miles, Desmond Mason, Hedo Turkoglu.