Ime Udoka Biography Net Worth, salary, Stats, Trade, Basketball Coach, Contract, Age, Family, Wife, Girlfriend, Height, Age, Highlights, Position, Birthday, Endorsements, Wiki & More
Ime Udoka was born on August 9, 1977, in Portland, Oregon. By the year 2022, his age has become 44 years. His father’s name is Vitalis Udoka and mother’s name is Agnes Udoka. Ime holds American-Nigerian nationality.
Ime is a Nigerian-American professional basketball coach and former basketball player. He is the head coach of the Boston Celtics of the NBA. He represented the Nigeria national basketball team during his career as a player.

Ime Udoka Biography
Name | Ime Udoka |
Real Name | Ime Sunday Udoka |
Pronunciation | ee-MAY you-DOH-ka |
Date of Birth | August 9, 1977 |
Age | 45 Years (in 2022) |
Birthday | 9 August |
Born In | Portland, Oregon, United States |
Residence | Boston |
Gender | Male |
Occupation | Former Basketball Player And Coach |
Playing Career | 2000-2012 |
Height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
Weight | 220 lb (100 kg) |
Nationality | American and Nigerian |
Religion | Christian |
Zodiac Sign | Leo |
Ethnicity | Multiracial |
Marital Status | Married |
Sexual Orientation | Straight |
Net Worth | $11.5 Million |
Fan Mail Address | – |
Ime Udoka Professional Details
Name | Ime Sunday Udoka |
Born | 9 August 1977 |
Height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
Weight | 100 KG (220 lb) |
Nationality | American and Nigerian |
Occupation | Former Basketball Player And Coach |
Playing Career | 2000-2012 |
NBA Debut | January 14, 2004 |
NBA Draft | 2000 / Undrafted |
Position | Small Forward, Shooting Guard, and Power Forward |
Shoots | Right |
Number | 5, 8, 3 |
Points | 1,635 |
Rebounds | 926 |
Assists | 308 |
Experience | 8 Years |
Coaching Career | 2012 – Present |
League | NBA |
Position | Head coach |
Ime Udoka Family
Ime’s father Vitalis Udoka is of Nigerian descent from Akwa Ibom, while his mother Agnes Udoka was an American from Illinois. His mother passed away suddenly in 2011, when Ime was 34 years old. Ime also has a sister named Mfon Udoka who is a former professional basketball player and the new assistant coach of the Nigeria women’s national basketball team D’Tigres. Both sisters and brothers were brought up by their father. And in the year 2006, his father passed away.
Ime Udoka is not married. But he was engaged to his long term girlfriend actress Nia Long from the year 2015, both of whom started dating in the year 2010.
In November 2011, Nia gave birth to their first son, Kage Sunday Udoka. Ime’s fiancee Nia has another son with actor Masai Dorsi named Masai Zhivago Dorsi II.
Grand Father | – |
Grand Mother | – |
Father | Vitalis Udoka |
Mother | Agnes Udoka |
Brother | – |
Sisters | Mfon Udoka |
Wife | Nia Long (2010–) |
Ex. Wife | – |
Girlfriends/ Affairs | – |
Cousins | – |
Nephews | – |
Children | 1 |
Son | Kez Sunday Udoka |
Daughter | – |
Ime Udoka Physical Statistics
Height In Feet Inches | 6 Feet 5 Inches |
Height In Centimeters | 196 Cm |
Height In Meters | 1.96 M |
Weight | 100 Kg (220lbs) |
Eye Color | Brown |
Hair Color | Black |
Ime Udoka Education Qualification
Ime was very smart in studies since childhood, attending high school at the age of 16, then attending Utah State University Eastern, from where she earned her bachelor’s degree.
Education Qualification | Graduate |
School | Jefferson High School, Portland, Oregon |
College | San Francisco Dons men’s basketball, Portland State Vikings men’s basketball |
University | Utah State University Eastern |
Ime Udoka Career
Ime began his professional basketball career in the year 2002 by being selected 39th in the NBDL Draft of the Charleston Lowgators.On January 14, 2004, Ime was called up to play for the Los Angeles Lakers, but left after playing for a while. The following year, he returned to the United States and joined the National Basketball League.
In 2005, he was selected in the NBDL draft with the Fort Worth Flyers. With Fort, his point and rebound averages were 17.1 and 6.2. On April 6, 2006, the New York Knicks signed Ime. On September 11, 2006, the New York Knicks released Ime from his contract.
It was only after Miles lost that Ime was invited to attend the Portland Trail Blazers training camp ahead of the 2006–07 season. Ime played 75 games for his team in the 2006–07 season, despite only appearing in 12 NBA tournaments in his career so far. Ime averaged 8.4 points, 3.7 rebounds and 0.9 in 28.6 minutes per game.
Ime Udoka Award
2014 | NBA champion |
2006 | All-NBA D-League First Team |
2006 | Jason Collier Sportsmanship Award |
2004 | All-NBDL Second Team |
Ime Udoka Net Worth (2022)
Net Worth | $11.5 Million |
Annual Salary | – |
Monthly Salary | – |
Personal Investments | – |
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