Kuminga began playing basketball in the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]] at age twoone.<ref name="PeachJam2019">{{cite web |url=https://www.zagsblog.com/2019/07/13/jonathan-kuminga-makes-case-for-no-1-high-school-player-in-the-nation-talks-future-plans/ |title=Jonathan Kuminga makes case for No. 1 high school player in the nation, talks future plans |first=Adam |last=Zagoria |work=ZagsBlog |date=July 13, 2019 |access-date=August 11, 2019}}</ref> In 2016, he moved to the U.S. to play high school basketball.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Jordan |first1=Jason |title=SI All-American TV: Top 2021 F Jonathan Kuminga Speaks on Social Injustice In Democratic Republic of Congo |url=https://www.si.com/college/recruiting/basketball/jonathan-kuminga-social-injustice-2021-duke-kentucky-auburn-texas-tech |website=[[Sports Illustrated]] |access-date=July 16, 2020 |date=July 7, 2020}}</ref>
