Ime Udoka Is A Married Man, Meet Actress Wife Nia Long

))American professional basketball coach Ime Udoka and his expected-wife Nia Long are already engaged but in a podcast, Long says she does not have a plan to get married anytime soon.

Ime Udoka is an American football coach serving as the head coach for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is also a former player who represented the Nigeria national team during his playing career.

Before being a coach for his current team, Udoka formerly served at various squads. He was hired as an assistant coach by the Brooklyn Nets on October 30, 2020, and on June 28, 2021, Udoka became the head coach for the Celtics.

After becoming the head coach of the Celtics, he became the first head coach of African origin in NBA history. Apart from his professional life, Udoka’s fans are more curious to know about his personal life, which we’ve mentioned below.

Who Is Ime Udoka?  

Ime Udoka is an NBA legend who has an impressive career both on and off the court. The 6 feet 7 inches tall, former player retired from professional basketball playing in 2011 to begin his career as a coach. 

Serving in various teams, it is clear that, Udoka has inscribed his legacy in the NBA and used his court skills to become a legendary coach. Talking about his playing career, Udoka began his career by playing in the National Basketball Development League (NBDL).

The Charleston Lowgators drafted him with the 39th overall pick in the 2002 NBDL draft. Later, he played for teams like Independiente, Gran Canaria, Fort Worth Flyers, San Antonio Spurs, and UCAM Murcia.

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Meet Ime Udoka Wife Nia Long

Moving onto his personal life, Ime Udoka is engaged to his future wife, Nia Long. The adorable couple has been together since 2010, and after five years, they got engaged.

Since then, their marriage has been a matter of concern to many of us. But recently, Nia has talked about their marriage in a podcast. The 51 years old actress stopped by Essence’s Yes, Girl! Podcast.

Nia admitted that she has never been married. Meanwhile, this is not the first time she opened up about her marriage thoughts as Nia said that marriage was not a priority back in 2012.

So, it is clear that Ime and Nia won’t get married any time soon. 

Details On Ime Udoka Kids

Ime Udoka and his fiancee Nia Long gave birth to their first child, a son Kez Sunday Udoka in November 2011. Apart from that, Nia was formerly in a relationship with a different guy with whom she has a son.

So, Ime is also the step-father of Nia’s child from a former relationship. Meanwhile, Nia is active on Instagram as @iamnialong, from where she often shares pictures with her child.

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Net Worth Of Ime Udoka In 2022

The former professional player Ime Udoka has a net worth of $11.5 million as of 2022. No doubt, her earned this massive amount of money from his professional career as a basketball player.

And he is now a basketball coach, so, Ime must be receiving a reasonable sum from his current team, Boston Celtics. 

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