Michael Umeh

Michael Umeh
	Umeh with Trento in 2012
Free Agent
Position	Shooting guard
Personal information
Born	18 September 1984 (age 40); Houston, Texas
Nationality	Nigerian / American
Listed height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight	196 lb (89 kg)
Career information
High school	Hightower (Missouri City, Texas)
College	UNLV (2003–2007)
NBA draft	2007: undrafted
Playing career	2007–present
Career history
2007–2009	Gießen 46ers
2009–2010	Menorca
2010–2011	UCAM Murcia
2011	Valladolid
2011–2012	Löwen Braunschweig
2012–2013	Bitumcalor Trento
2013–2014	Bnei Herzliya
2014	Enel Brindisi
2014–2015	Tezenis Verona
2015–2016	Ironi Nahariya
2016–2018	Virtus Bologna
2018–2019	Polski Cukier Toruń
2019	Boulazac
2019–2020	BC Avtodor
2020–2021	ESSM Le Portel
Career highlights and awards
	Italian Second League champion (2017); Israeli League All-Star (2016);
Men's basketball
Representing Nigeria
FIBA Africa Championship

Michael Umeh (born 18 September 1984) is a Nigerian-American professional basketball player who last played for ESSM Le Portel of the French LNB Pro A. He is a dual citizen of the United States and Nigeria because both of his parents immigrated from Nigeria.

Career

Umeh played high school basketball at Hightower High School in Houston. He played college basketball at the University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV).^[1] Umeh played professionally for the basketball team LTi Giessen 46ers. For the 2010–11 season played for CB Murcia in Spain after winning the LEB Oro play-off finals with ViveMenorca in the previous one.^[2]

With Murcia, clinched a new promotion to Liga ACB and in 2011 signed with CB Valladolid, but after some weeks, Umeh leaves the team and joins New Yorker Phantoms Braunschweig of Basketball Bundesliga.

Umeh signed with ESSM Le Portel in February 2020 and resigned with the team on May 31.^[3] On May 31, 2020, he has signed a contract extension with ESSM Le Portel for 2020–21 season.^[4]

He also plays for the Nigeria national basketball team. He represented Nigeria at the 2009 African Championship.^[5]

References

^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 5 May 2017. Retrieved 8 June 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "About Michael Umeh - InfoHub". infohub.projecttopics.org. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
^ Lupo, Nicola (31 May 2020). "Michael Umeh reportedly re-signs with Le Portel". Sportando. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
^ Lupo, Nicola (31 May 2020). "Michael Umeh reportedly re-signs with Le Portel". Sportando. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
^ "FIBA.com profile". Archived from the original on 10 August 2009. Retrieved 17 August 2009.

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[1] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 5 May 2017. Retrieved 8 June 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[2] "About Michael Umeh - InfoHub". infohub.projecttopics.org. Retrieved 27 May 2021.

[3] Lupo, Nicola (31 May 2020). "Michael Umeh reportedly re-signs with Le Portel". Sportando. Retrieved 31 May 2020.

[4] Lupo, Nicola (31 May 2020). "Michael Umeh reportedly re-signs with Le Portel". Sportando. Retrieved 27 August 2020.

[5] "FIBA.com profile". Archived from the original on 10 August 2009. Retrieved 17 August 2009.

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