Ime Udoka
American basketball player and coach
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| January 2025 | Udoka was named Western Conference Coach of the Month for guiding the Houston Rockets to 11 wins in 15 games during January. |
| March 2024 | Udoka was named Western Conference Coach of the Month after leading the Houston Rockets to 13 wins in 15 games during March. |
| April 25 2023 | Ime Udoka was hired as head coach of the Houston Rockets, marking a significant career milestone after his previous coaching controversies. |
| February 16 2023 | Officially removed as head coach of the Boston Celtics, with Joe Mazzulla named as the permanent head coach. |
| 2022 | Led the Boston Celtics to the NBA Finals |
| December 2022 | Udoka and Nia Long ended their relationship after his affair with a Celtics staff member became public. |
| September 22 2022 | Suspended by the Boston Celtics for the entire 2022–23 season for violating team policies, specifically for engaging in an improper intimate relationship with a female staff member. |
| June 23 2021 | Reported as the new head coach of the Boston Celtics, replacing Brad Stevens and becoming the franchise's sixth African-American head coach and the first head coach of African origin in NBA history. |
| March 2021 | Earned Eastern Conference Coach of the Month for March and April during the Celtics' successful season. |
| February 2021 | Earned Eastern Conference Coach of the Month for February during the Celtics' season turnaround. |
| 2020 | Coached for Team USA at the Summer Olympics in Tokyo under head coach Gregg Popovich, alongside Celtics assistant Will Hardy. |
| October 30 2020 | Hired as an assistant coach for the Brooklyn Nets, marking a significant step in his professional coaching career in the NBA. |
| 2019 | Served as an assistant coach for USA Basketball at the FIBA World Cup, building key relationships with Celtics players Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, and Marcus Smart. |
| June 26 2019 | Ime Udoka was hired as an assistant coach for the Philadelphia 76ers, joining a coaching staff with connections to Gregg Popovich and Brett Brown from their San Antonio Spurs days. |
| 2015 | Udoka played a key role in convincing LaMarcus Aldridge to join the San Antonio Spurs, leveraging their previous teammate relationship from the Portland Trail Blazers. |
| May 2015 | Udoka and Nia Long became engaged. |
| 2014 | Udoka won his first NBA championship as an assistant coach when the San Antonio Spurs defeated the Miami Heat in five games during the NBA Finals. |
| August 28 2012 | Ime Udoka was hired as an assistant coach for the San Antonio Spurs under head coach Gregg Popovich. |
| January 5 2012 | Signed a professional contract with UCAM Murcia, a basketball team in the Spanish Liga ACB league, marking a significant point in his international professional basketball career. |
| 2011 | Udoka's mother Agnes passed away. |
| 2011 | Competed in the FIBA Africa Championships with the Nigerian national team, winning another bronze medal. |
| December 23 2011 | Waived by the New Jersey Nets without appearing in any games |
| December 15 2011 | Signed with the New Jersey Nets professional basketball team |
| November 7 2011 | Nia Long gave birth to their son, Kez Sunday. |
| January 5 2011 | Udoka was waived by the San Antonio Spurs after playing 20 games, with low averaging stats of 0.7 points and 0.9 rebounds in 6.5 minutes per game. |
| November 24 2010 | Ime Udoka re-signed with the San Antonio Spurs, returning to the team. |
| February 2010 | Ime Udoka met actress Nia Long, with whom he later began a romantic relationship. |
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