Ime Udoka Net Worth 2022: NBA Career Statistics!

By Rishi Rajput On Sep 23, 2022

A legend in the NBA, Ime Udoka has enjoyed success both on and off the floor throughout his life.

In 2011, the American national with Nigerian ancestry called it a career as a professional basketball player and transitioned into a career as a coach. In addition to leaving his mark on the NBA as a player, he has also made a name for himself as a famous coach.

Ime Sunday Udoka Wiki

Name	Ime Udoka
Profession	Professional basketball
Date of Birth	August 9, 1977
Age	45 years
Height	1.98 m
Net Worth	$11.5 Million

Ime Udoka is a former professional basketball player who played in the NBA league for the Los Angeles Lakers, the New York Knicks, the Portland Trail Blazers, and the San Antonio Spurs.

He was born on August 9, 1977, in Portland, Oregon, in the United States, and he is a native of the state of Oregon.

Udoka also played professionally in Europe and was a member of the Nigerian national team, which he led to bronze medal finishes in the African Championships in both 2005 and 2011. His professional career began in the year 2000 and continued till the year 2012.

A Career in Coaching for Ime Udoka

After being chosen 39th overall in the NBDL Draft in 2002, Udoka started his career as a professional basketball player with the Charleston Lowgators in the National Basketball Development League (NBDL). In August of 2012, he started serving in the capacity of assistant coach for Gregg Popovich with the San Antonio Spurs.

In June 2019, Udoka accepted a position as an assistant coach with the Philadelphia 76ers. On October 30, 2020, the Brooklyn Nets made the decision to assign him to the position of assistant coach.

On June 28, 2021, Udoka was given the position of head coach of the Boston Celtics, making him the fifth head coach of African heritage in the franchise’s entire history.

Udoka was an assistant coach for the USA Basketball team when it was led by Gregg Popovich, who was also the head coach of Udoka’s Spurs.

After becoming familiar with Udoka in the course of his coaching responsibilities for the 2019 FIBA World Cup squad, Boston Celtics players Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, and Marcus Smart voiced their support for his hiring as the team’s next head coach.

Ime Udoka Parents

The fact that the senior Udoka’s father had Nigerian heritage made it possible for the younger Udoka to obtain Nigerian citizenship.

Mfon, his older sister, played basketball in the WNBA. His mother was an American citizen who was born in Illinois and died in the latter part of the year 2011.

Ime Udoka’s Family: Wife and Children

Nia Long, who was dating Udoka at the time, became pregnant with the couple’s first child, Kez Sunday Udoka, in November of 2011. The couple officially became husband and wife in May of 2015.

Ime Udoka’s Net Worth

According to celebritynetworth.com, Ime Udoka is a Nigerian-American former basketball player who has accumulated a net worth of $11.5 Million over the course of his career. He plays the role of the small forward on the team. Ime Udoka’s birthday is August 9th, and she was born in Portland, Oregon, in 1977.

He began his education at the University of San Francisco and then transferred to Portland State University after completing his high schooling at Jefferson High School in Portland.

After being passed over in the NBA Draft in 2000, Udoka went on to play for the Fargo-Moorhead Beez of the International Basketball Association (IBA) from 2000 to 2001 and for Independiente of Argentina in 2001.

He entered the NBA Development League in 2002 with the North Charleston Lowgators, who had selected him with the 39th overall pick in the 2002 National Basketball Development League Draft. In 2003, he made his debut in the National Basketball Association (NBA) with the Los Angeles Lakers, with whom he participated in four games.

Before making his comeback to the NBA with the New York Knicks in the 2005–2006 season, he played for a number of teams in the NBA’s Developmental League (D-League) and in countries outside of the United States. The year after that, he signed with the Portland Trailblazers, where he played in 75 games, made 75 starts, and averaged 8.4 points and 3.7 rebounds per contest.

Udoka signed a contract with the San Antonio Spurs in 2007, and he played for the team for a total of 140 games over the course of two seasons. He typically came off the bench and played a supporting role.

Udoka spent the 2009–10 season playing for the Sacramento Kings; in the 2010–11 season, which was his final year in the NBA, he played for the Spurs once more. He continued to play for the remainder of the 2012 season as a member of UCAM Murcia. Ime Udoka has been working with the Spurs as an assistant coach ever since the year 2012.

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NBA Career Statistics

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2003–04	L.A. Lakers	4	0	7.0	.333	.000	.500	1.3	.5	.5	.2	2.0
2005–06	New York	8	0	14.3	.375	.333	.500	2.1	.8	.1	.0	2.8
2006–07	Portland	75	75	28.6	.461	.406	.742	3.7	1.5	.9	.2	8.4
2007–08	San Antonio	73	0	18.0	.424	.370	.759	3.1	.9	.8	.2	5.8
2008–09	San Antonio	67	3	15.4	.383	.328	.609	2.8	.8	.5	.2	4.3
2009–10	Sacramento	69	2	13.7	.378	.286	.737	2.8	.8	.5	.1	3.6
2010–11	San Antonio	20	0	6.5	.238	.000	.500	.9	.7	.4	.0	.7
Career		316	80	18.1	.417	.356	.705	2.9	1.0	.7	.2	5.2

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2008	San Antonio	16	0	14.8	.465	.400	.714	2.9	1.1	.7	.1	5.4
2009	San Antonio	5	0	20.8	.350	.125	.400	4.6	.8	.8	.2	3.4
Career		21	0	16.2	.440	.354	.583	3.3	1.0	.7	.1	5.0