IME UDOKA
HOUSTON ROCKETS HEAD COACH
Ime Udoka is the Head Coach of the Houston Rockets. On April 25, 2023, Udoka became the 15th Head Coach in Rockets history.
Prior to joining the Rockets, Coach Udoka was the Head Coach of the Boston Celtics (2021-2022), where he led the team to a 51-31 regular season record and to the NBA Finals. Prior to joining the Celtics, he was an Assistant Coach for the Brooklyn Nets under Head Coach Steve Nash (2020-2021), where he helped the team reach a 48-24 regular season record and to an NBA Playoff berth. Prior to joining the Nets, Coach Udoka was an Assistant Coach for the Philadelphia 76ers under Head Coach Brett Brown (2019-2020), where he helped the team reach an NBA Playoff berth. Prior to joining the 76ers, he was an Assistant Coach for the San Antonio Spurs under Head Coach Gregg Popovich (2012-2019), where he helped the team reach seven NBA Playoff berths (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019), an NBA Conference Finals appearance (2017) , an NBA Finals appearance (2013), and winning an NBA Championship (2014).
Ime Udoka was born on August 9, 1977, in Portland, Oregon. He attended and played for the College of Eastern Utah, University of San Francisco, and Portland State University. Coach Udoka was selected by the North Charleston Lowgators and by the Fort Worth Flyers in the 2005 NBDL Draft. He also played in the CBA, for the Knicks, Lakers, Trail Blazers, Spurs, and Kings, and played professionally overseas with stops in Spain and France.