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Ime Udoka

Facts of Ime Udoka

Date of Birth: 1977 , August-9
Birth Nation: United States
Height: 6 Feet 6 Inch

Quick Timeline of Ime Udoka

1997 Born in Portland, Oregon, United States
1997 Joined University of San Francisco
2000 Played for Fargo-Moorhead Beez
2002 Was drafted to Charleston Lowgators
2012 Retired as a professional player
2012 Joined San Antonio Spurs as an assistant coach
2010 Began dating Nia Long
2011 First child, Kez Sunday Udoka

Detail Timeline of Ime Udoka

August 9 , 1997

Born in Portland, Oregon, United States

Tall and talented, Ime Udoka was born as Ime Sunday Udoka in the mid 1970s in Portland, Oregon, United States of America to African and American parents. His father is of Akwa Ibom descent. He has one sister named Mfon Udoka.

1997

Joined University of San Francisco

While Ime was in Portland, Oregon, he got enrolled at Jefferson High School. After graduation from there he joined University of San Francisco in 1997 where he played as a small forward. Two years later, he joined Portland State University and he stayed there till 2000. 

2000

Played for Fargo-Moorhead Beez

In 2000, he joined Fargo-Moorhead Beez and he played there till 2001. He also played for the Club Sportivo Independiente, Florida Flame and Charleston Lowgators. In 2003, he joined Adirondack Wildcats in the USBL and played with this for several months. 

2002

Was drafted to Charleston Lowgators

In the 2002 NBDL Draft, he was drafted to Charleston Lowgators. In the early 2004, he was offered to play for Los Angeles Lakers. That year, he played for Charleston Lowgators in the D league and Gran Canaria in Spain.

2012

Retired as a professional player

He began playing basketball since he was a little boy. As a professional player, he played for several clubs. At the end of his career, he played with the clubs like Portland Trail Blazers, San Antonio Spurs and so on. In 2012, he played for UCAM Murcia in Spain and announced his retirement as a professional player that year.

2012

Joined San Antonio Spurs as an assistant coach

Ime Udoka is a retired professional basketball player from United States. These days, he is active in National Basketball Association as the assistant coach for the San Antonio Spurs. He joined them in August 2012 and he is still serving in this post. 

2010

Began dating Nia Long

In 2010, Ime began dating Nia Long. Nia Long is an actress and she is famous for her appearance in the TV series like The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and Third Watch. As a loving couple, they welcomed a child in 2011 and they got engaged in May 2015.

2011

First child, Kez Sunday Udoka

He became father for the first time in his life at the end of 2011. He and his loving partner an American actress Nia Long welcomed their first child together in November and that time it was a son and they named him Kez Sunday Udoka.

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In 2010, Ime began dating Nia Long. Nia Long is an actress and she is famous for her appearance in the TV series like The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and Third Watch. As a loving couple, they welcomed a child in 2011 and they got engaged in May 2015. They are about to get married and be each other’s loving husband and wife. His nationality is Nigerian and American and he has mixed ethnicity.

While Ime was in Portland, Oregon, he got enrolled at Jefferson High School. After graduation from there he joined University of San Francisco in 1997 where he played as a small forward. Two years later, he joined Portland State University and he stayed there till 2000. In 2000, he joined Fargo-Moorhead Beez and he played there till 2001. He also played for the Club Sportivo Independiente, Florida Flame and Charleston Lowgators. In the 2002 NBDL Draft, he was drafted to Charleston Lowgators. In the early 2004, he was offered to play for Los Angeles Lakers. In 2012, he played for UCAM Murcia in Spain and announced his retirement as a professional player that year. Few months later, he joined San Antonio Spurs and began serving them as its assistant coach. As a player, he earned lucrative amount of salary and his net worth is $11.5 Million.