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One collector is trying to find a single signature from every man who ever played for the Jazz — all 370 of them, from the 1974 New Orleans team to today. For many of them, this page is the only one on the internet. Here is Ekpe Udoh: what he did on the floor, a few things most people never knew, and every card that carries his name. If you own something he signed — or you know who might — there is a note at the foot of this page.
With a 7-foot-4 wingspan and a shot-blocker's timing, Ekpe Udoh went sixth overall to Golden State in 2010 after leading the Big 12 in blocks at Baylor. When the NBA cooled on him, he conquered Europe instead — a EuroLeague championship with Fenerbahçe in 2017, earning Final Four MVP honors — and Utah brought him back on a two-year deal that summer.
Born in Oklahoma to Nigerian roots, Udoh went on to represent Nigeria at the 2019 World Cup and the Tokyo Olympics. Since 2023 he has been an assistant coach with the Atlanta Hawks under Quin Snyder.
HOW HE CAME & WENTHe left Fenerbahce as the 2017 EuroLeague Final Four MVP and signed a two-year, $6.5 million deal with Utah on July 21, 2017. The contract ran out after two seasons of deep-bench minutes and he moved to the Beijing Ducks.
- Full name
- Ekpedeme Friday Udoh
- Utah Jazz tenure
- 2017–19
- Position
- Center
- Born
- 1987, Edmond, Oklahoma
- Height
- 6′10″ (208 cm)
- Weight
- 240 lb (109 kg)
- College
- Baylor
- Drafted
- 2010, 1st round (No. 6), Golden State
A card. A photo. A program. A page from an old autograph book. Anything he put his name on.
You do not need to know what it is. Take a photo with your phone and send it to me. I will tell you what you have, for free, whether or not anything comes of it. I pay the postage both ways. I answer every message myself, usually the same day.
With the Jazz
EKPE UDOH · 2017–19 · PER GAME| SEASON | TEAM | G | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017–18 | UTA | 63 | 12.9 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.2 | .500 | .000 | .750 |
| 2018–19 | UTA | 51 | 6.3 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.6 | .694 | — | .633 |
| JAZZ TOTAL | 2 SEASONS | 114 | 9.9 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.9 | .573 | .000 | .709 |
Season by season, regular season, with this franchise only. More info: Basketball-Reference ↗ · Wikipedia ↗
Did you know
EKPE UDOH · 8 NOTES- Ran a widely covered book club for fans while playing.
- His wingspan measured a remarkable seven feet four and a half inches.
- When he tweeted that his book club would read Becoming next, Michelle Obama replied asking whether she got a vote.
- The club met in person at the Zions Bank Basketball Campus, where ordinary Salt Lake readers worked through Little Fires Everywhere with him.
- His standing line on reading: if he can play in the NBA and still find the time, so can anyone.
- He led the Big Ten in blocked shots at Michigan and then led the Big 12 in his single season at Baylor.
- During the 2011 lockout he played exactly one game in Israel — 22 points, 16 rebounds and four blocks — before flying back to Golden State.
- He left the NBA in July 2019 for a year with the Beijing Ducks, arriving as the highest-paid foreign player in the Chinese league.