Ime Udoka
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| San Antonio Spurs | ||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Assistant coach | |||||||||||||||
| League | NBA | |||||||||||||||
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| Born |
August 9, 1977 Portland, Oregon |
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| Nationality | American / Nigerian | |||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | |||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 215 lb (98 kg) | |||||||||||||||
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| High school | Jefferson (Portland, Oregon) | |||||||||||||||
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| NBA draft | 2000 / Undrafted | |||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2000–2012 | |||||||||||||||
| Position | Small forward | |||||||||||||||
| Number | 3, 5, 8 | |||||||||||||||
| Coaching career | 2012–present | |||||||||||||||
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| 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 | |||||||||||||||
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| 2012–present | San Antonio Spurs (assistant) | |||||||||||||||
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Ime Sunday Udoka (/ˈiːmeɪ uːˈdoʊkə/ EE-may oo-DOH-kə; born August 9, 1977) is a Nigerian-American former professional basketball player and current assistant coach for the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played internationally with the Nigeria national basketball team.
Udoka, a small forward, attended Portland's Jefferson High School, and the University of San Francisco, before transferring to Portland State University where he starred for the Vikings. He started his professional basketball career by playing in the NBDL with the Charleston Lowgators who drafted him with 39th overall pick in 2002 NBDL Draft. He was called up to play with the Los Angeles Lakers on January 14, 2004, but was later waived. After a stint in Europe, he returned to the states and once again drafted in NBDL. This time he was drafted 3rd overall by Fort Worth Flyers in 2005 NBDL Draft. He averaged 17.1 points and 6.2 rebounds per game with the Flyers. On April 6, 2006, Udoka was signed by the New York Knicks. Udoka was waived by the Knicks on September 11, 2006.
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