Ekpe Udoh

Ekpe Udoh
	Udoh with the Bucks in 2012.
Atlanta Hawks
Position	Assistant coach
League	NBA
Personal information
Born	May 20, 1987; Edmond, Oklahoma, U.S.
Nationality	Nigerian / American
Listed height	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight	245 lb (111 kg)
Career information
High school	Edmond Santa Fe; (Edmond, Oklahoma)
College	Michigan (2006–2008); Baylor (2009–2010);
NBA draft	2010: 1st round, 6th overall pick
	Selected by the Golden State Warriors
Playing career	2010–2023
Position	Center / power forward
Number	5, 13, 20, 33
Coaching career	2023–present
Career history
As player:
2010–2012	Golden State Warriors
2011–2012	Bnei Herzliya
2012–2014	Milwaukee Bucks
2014–2015	Los Angeles Clippers
2015–2017	Fenerbahçe
2017–2019	Utah Jazz
2019–2020	Beijing Ducks
2020–2021	Beijing Royal Fighters
2021–2022	Virtus Bologna
2022–2023	Shimane Susanoo Magic
2023	Kyoto Hannaryz
As coach:
2023–present	Atlanta Hawks (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
	EuroLeague champion (2017); EuroLeague Final Four MVP (2017); All-EuroLeague First Team (2017); All-EuroLeague Second Team (2016); EuroLeague rebounding leader (2017); 2× EuroLeague blocks leader (2016, 2017); EuroCup champion (2022); 2× Turkish League champion (2016, 2017); Turkish League All-Star (2017); Turkish Cup winner (2016); Turkish President's Cup winner (2016); Italian Supercup winner (2021);
Career statistics
Points	1,353 (3.5 ppg)
Rebounds	1,100 (2.9 rpg)
Assists	260 (0.7 apg)
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Ekpedeme Friday "Ekpe" Udoh (/ɛˈpeɪ ˈjuːdoʊ/ eh-PAY OO-doh; born May 20, 1987) is a Nigerian-American professional basketball coach and former player who is an assistant coach for the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Michigan Wolverines and the Baylor Bears. In the 2010 NBA draft, he was selected by the Golden State Warriors with the sixth overall pick.

With a 7'4 1⁄2" wingspan, Udoh was the Big 12 Conference's leading shot blocker during the 2009–10 season. He led the conference in his only season at Baylor (2009–10), after transferring from Michigan where, as a sophomore for the 2007–08 Michigan Wolverines, he led the Big Ten Conference in blocked shots with 2.9 per game (92 blocks total) in 2007–08. A two−time All-EuroLeague Team selection, Udoh led Fenerbahçe to a EuroLeague title in 2017, earning the EuroLeague Final Four MVP award in the process.

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