Ime Udoka

Ime Udoka
	Udoka with the Houston Rockets in 2024
Houston Rockets
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)
College	Utah State Eastern (1995–1997); San Francisco (1997–1998); Portland State (1999–2000);
NBA draft	2000: undrafted
Playing career	2000–2012
Position	Small forward
Number	5, 8, 3
Coaching career	2012–present
Career history
As a 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 a 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
	As player All-NBA D-League First Team (2006); All-NBDL Second Team (2004); Jason Collier Sportsmanship Award (2006); As assistant coach NBA champion (2014);
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
Men's Basketball
Representing Nigeria
African Championships
Olympic Games
Assistant coach for the United States

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 Udoka was suspended for the entire 2022–23 season for engaging in an inappropriate relationship with a Celtics female employee, he was hired by the Rockets in April 2023.