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}} Ime Sunday Udoka ( ; 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. == Career == 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.〔(NBDL: 2003-03 NBDL Draft Board )〕 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.〔(NBA Development League: 2005 NBA D-League Draft Board )〕 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. Udoka was the last player invited to his hometown Portland Trail Blazers training camp before the 2006–07 season, getting the invite only after Aaron Miles failed a physical. Despite the death of his father during the preseason,〔(Former Viking Ime Udoka Makes His Way In The NBA ), published Feb. 14, 2007〕 Udoka impressed the coaching staff with his defense and professionalism, and improbably, made the team.〔Quick, Jason. "Blazers set roster, and Udoka is on team". ''The Oregonian'', October 27, 2006. ()〕 After having played in only 12 NBA games in his career, Udoka started in 75 games played in the 2006–07 season. He played 28.6 minutes per game while averaging 8.4 points, 3.7 rebounds, and 0.9 steals. In 2007, Udoka signed a contract with the San Antonio Spurs.〔http://www.mysanantonio.com/sports/stories/MYSA081407.Spurs.Udoka.en.35bc859.html Spurs: Udoka agrees to contract〕〔(Spurs add Blazers' sniper Udoka ), August 16, 2007〕 He played in 73 games averaging 5.8 points and 3.1 rebounds in 18 minutes. On his second season with the Spurs, Udoka played in 67 games, and started in three. He averaged 4.3 points and 2.8 rebounds in 15.4 minutes.〔(Ime Udoka Profile ) on NBA.com〕 Following the 2009 season, Udoka became a free agent, eventually re-signing with the Trail Blazers. He was waived by the Blazers on October 22, 2009,〔(Portland Waives Udoka And Collins )〕 but signed with the Sacramento Kings on November 4, 2009.〔(Kings sign Udoka ). Retrieved on November 4, 2009.〕 He played 69 games with the Kings, averaging 3.6 points and 2.8 rebounds in 13.7 minutes. On November 24, 2010, Udoka rejoined the San Antonio Spurs, but he was waived on January 5, 2011 after playing only 20 games. On December 15, 2011, Udoka signed with the New Jersey Nets. However, he was waived on December 23, 2011. In January 2012 he signed with UCAM Murcia, a team in the Spanish ACB League.〔(UCAM Murcia signs Ime Udoka, release Matt Walsh )〕 In August 2012, Udoka joined the San Antonio Spurs as an assistant coach. Udoka would win his first championship after the Spurs defeated the Miami Heat in the 2014 NBA Finals 4 games to 1.〔(Ime Udoka Joins Spurs Coaching Staff )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ime Udoka」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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