Boston Celtics coach Ime Udoka’s father, Vitalis Udoka, is of Nigerian descent. He was born in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria.
Vitalis moved from Nigeria to Oregon to continue his studies at Portland State University and live the American dream, despite bigotry and discrimination.
He met Ime’s mother, Agnes, along the way. They fell in love, got married, and settled in Portland, Oregon, where they had three children, Ime, James and his sister Mfon Udoka. Ime Udoka was born Ime Sunday Udoka on August 9, 1977.
The 45-year-old former NBA star is of mixed ethnicity with African-American roots. Additionally, he has dual citizenship in Nigeria and the United States of America. There is no connection between his date of birth and his middle name Sunday. In fact, he was not born on a Sunday. His date of birth is Tuesday.
Ime’s father held various jobs as a worker throughout his life, and he was even fired several times for trying to defend himself in the workplace. Meanwhile, his mother Agnes was from Illinois.
Udoka was devoted to his mother as a toddler when he accompanied Agnes wherever she went. Later, when he had his first stable income as a professional athlete, he surprised Agnes by buying his house with the money he was earning.
Unfortunately, his father, Vitalis, and his mother, Agnes, have long since perished, leaving him without either of his relatives. Her father passed away in 2006 and her beloved mother breathed her last at the end of 2011.
