Mfon Udoka
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born |
June 16, 1976 Portland, Oregon |
| Nationality | American / Nigerian |
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Listed weight | 187 lb (85 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Benson (Portland, Oregon) |
| College | DePaul (1994–1998) |
| WNBA draft | 1998 / Undrafted |
| Position | Forward |
| Career history | |
| 1998 | Detroit Shock |
| 2003 | Houston Comets |
| 2004 | Los Angeles Sparks |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Mfon Sunday Udoka (born June 16, 1976) is a Nigerian American former professional basketball player and the new Assistant Coach of the Nigeria women's national basketball team the Lady Tigers. Born in Portland, Oregon, Udoka graduated from Benson Polytechnic High School (1994) in Portland before attending DePaul University in Chicago, Illinois from 1994–1998. She is the sister of NBA player Ime Udoka.
After leaving DePaul in 1998, Udoka signed with the Detroit Shock of the WNBA. With Detroit, she appeared in three games. Udoka left the U.S. following the 1998 season, moving to Portugal for the 1998–99 season. She returned to school to complete her degree in Communications in 2000, and also rehabilitated her ACL injury she suffered in the summer of 1999. In 2001, she slowly resumed her basketball career with the Birmingham Power of the National Women's Basketball League. Following the end of the 2001 NWBL season, Udoka again left the U.S., moving to Israel, where she played briefly with Electra Ramat HaSharon before moving to compete with Harbin in China for the 2002 season. For the 2003 season, Udoka went back to Harbin before playing with the Chicago Blaze, again of the NWBL. In 2003, she was invited to the Houston Comets training camp and made the roster as a free agent.
Taking several years away from the WNBA, Udoka returned in 2003 with the Houston Comets. With the Comets, she played in 25 games and started 3 of them, averaging 3.2 points per game in 10 minutes. Udoka signed with the Los Angeles Sparks for the short remainder of the 2004 WNBA season, after competing for Nigeria in the Athens Olympics, but played in only 3 games.
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