The famous Ime Sunday Udoka is a Nigerian-American professional basketball coach and former player who is the head coach for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association, currently suspended by the team for the 2022–23 season. He represented the Nigeria national team during his playing career.

Udoka started his professional basketball career by playing in the NBDL with the Charleston Lowgators who drafted him with the 39th overall pick in the 2002 NBDL Draft. He was called up to play with the Los Angeles Lakers on January 14, 2004, but was later waived. After a stint in Europe, Udoka returned to the United States and was once again drafted in NBDL. This time he was drafted third overall by the Fort Worth Flyers in the 2005 NBDL Draft.

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.

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Ime Sunday Udoka and his wife Nia Long have been together since 2010, she has been in a relationship with Boston Celtics head coach Ime Udoka. They have a son, born in 2011. The couple became engaged in 2015, though Long has stated she has no plans to marry. Long contributes her time to the Sterling Children’s Home in Barbados as a motivational speaker.

Udoka’s wife Nia Talita Long is famous as an American actress. She has received several accolades, including three NAACP Image Awards and a Black Reel Award.