Michael Umeh (born 18 September 1984) is a Nigerian-American professional basketball player who last played for ESSM Le Portel of the French

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. 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). Umeh played professionally for the basketball team

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. 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. With Murcia, clinched a new promotion to

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and in 2011 signed with

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, but after some weeks, Umeh leaves the team and joins New Yorker Phantoms Braunschweig of

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. Umeh signed with ESSM Le Portel in February 2020 and resigned with the team on May 31. On May 31, 2020, he has signed a contract extension with ESSM Le Portel for 2020–21 season. He also plays for the Nigeria national basketball team. He represented Nigeria at the 2009 African Championship.

References

1984 births Living people African Games bronze medalists for Nigeria African Games medalists in basketball American expatriate basketball people in Germany American expatriate basketball people in Spain American expatriate basketball people in Italy American expatriate basketball people in Israel American men's basketball players American sportspeople of Nigerian descent Aquila Basket Trento players Basketball Löwen Braunschweig players Basketball players at the 2016 Summer Olympics Basketball players from Houston BC Avtodor Saratov players CB Murcia players CB Valladolid players Competitors at the 2007 All-Africa Games ESSM Le Portel players Giessen 46ers players Ironi Nahariya players Lega Basket Serie A players Liga ACB players Menorca Bàsquet players New Basket Brindisi players Nigerian expatriate basketball people in Spain Nigerian men's basketball players Olympic basketball players of Nigeria Shooting guards UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball players Virtus Bologna players {{Nigeria-basketball-bio-stub