Ime Udoka Final Invitee to Camp
Former Portland State star, and Portland native, Ime Udoka has been invited
to Trail Blazers' training camp, setting the roster at 15. If all goes well
at a Monday-morning physical, Udoka will sign a non-guaranteed contract with
the Blazers in the afternoon. Training camp begins Tuesday morning in
Tualatin.
Udoka, who played for Nigeria in this summer's FIBA World Championships, was
a member of the New York Knicks last season, and also played for the NBDL's
Fort Worth Flyers, where he was named to the All-NBDL First Team by the
league's coaches. He also won the league's Jason Collier Sportsmanship Award.
At the World Championships, Udoka was the team captain for the Nigerian
national team, led them in scoring, and nearly got his suprising team into
the final eight. Udoka had a potential game-winning shot tipped away by Dirk
Nowitski, as Nigeria fell to Germany 78-77. Udoka averaged 14 points and 5
rebounds per game for the Nigerian team.
Udoka has seen time with the Knicks, and the L.A. Lakers in the NBA, and
spent the summer league with the Cleveland Cavaliers. He was invited to
training camp with the Philadelphia 76ers last season, but failed to make the
team's opening-night roster. He has also played professionally in France and
Spain.
Udoka has been a frequent visitor to the Trail Blazers' practice facility in
the past month. He's been involved in daily pick-up games, and has worked out
with Blazer players. Several Blazers commented to me that Udoka more than
held his own in the pick-up games, and a couple wondered, out loud, how he
hasn't stuck with an NBA team.
One other interesting note about Udoka- when he was signed to a 10-day
contract by the Lakers in 2004, he and his sister, Mfon Udoka, became the
first-ever brother-sister NBA-WNBA act. Mfon, at the time, played for the
Houston Comets.
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