Ime Udoka
Ime Sunday Udoka (/ˈiːmeɪ uːˈdoʊkə/ EE-may ooh-DOH-kə; born August 9, 1977) is a Nigerian-American professional basketball coach and former player, who is the head coach for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Born in the United States, he represented the Nigeria national team during his playing career. After retiring as a player, Udoka served as an assistant coach with the San Antonio Spurs, Philadelphia 76ers, and Brooklyn Nets before becoming the head coach of the Boston Celtics, whom he led to the 2022 NBA Finals. After being suspended for the whole 2022–23 season, Udoka was hired by the Rockets in April 2023.
Udoka with the Boston Celtics in 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Houston Rockets | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Head coach | |||||||||||||||||
| League | NBA | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||
| Born | August 9, 1977 Portland, Oregon, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | American / Nigerian | |||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | |||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 220 lb (100 kg) | |||||||||||||||||
| Career information | ||||||||||||||||||
| High school | Jefferson (Portland, Oregon) | |||||||||||||||||
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| NBA draft | 2000: undrafted | |||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2000–2012 | |||||||||||||||||
| Position | Small forward | |||||||||||||||||
| Number | 5, 8, 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Coaching career | 2012–present | |||||||||||||||||
| Career history | ||||||||||||||||||
| As player: | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2000–2001 | Fargo-Moorhead Beez | |||||||||||||||||
| 2001 | Independiente | |||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2003 | North Charleston Lowgators | |||||||||||||||||
| 2003 | Adirondack Wildcats | |||||||||||||||||
| 2003–2004 | Charleston Lowgators | |||||||||||||||||
| 2004 | Los Angeles Lakers | |||||||||||||||||
| 2004 | Charleston Lowgators | |||||||||||||||||
| 2004 | Gran Canaria | |||||||||||||||||
| 2005 | JA Vichy | |||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2006 | Fort Worth Flyers | |||||||||||||||||
| 2006 | New York Knicks | |||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2007 | Portland Trail Blazers | |||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2009 | San Antonio Spurs | |||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2010 | Sacramento Kings | |||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | San Antonio Spurs | |||||||||||||||||
| 2012 | UCAM Murcia | |||||||||||||||||
| As coach: | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2019 | San Antonio Spurs (assistant) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | Philadelphia 76ers (assistant) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | Brooklyn Nets (assistant) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2023 | Boston Celtics | |||||||||||||||||
| 2023–present | Houston Rockets | |||||||||||||||||
| Career highlights and awards | ||||||||||||||||||
As player:
As assistant coach:
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| Career NBA statistics | ||||||||||||||||||
| Points | 1,635 (5.2 ppg) | |||||||||||||||||
| Rebounds | 926 (2.9 rpg) | |||||||||||||||||
| Assists | 308 (1.0 apg) | |||||||||||||||||
| Stats at NBA.com | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | ||||||||||||||||||
Medals
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