New York Knickerbockers President of Basketball Operations Isiah Thomas announced today that guard/forward
Ime Udoka [ee-may u-dok-a] has been signed to a contract for the remainder of the season. Udoka, 6-6, 215-pounds, averaged 17.1 points (ninth in league), 6.2 rebounds (16th) and 1.82 steals (third) in 45 games for the regular-season champion Fort Worth Flyers of the NBA Developmental League this season.
He was chosen by D-League head coaches as a 2005-06 All-NBA D-League first team selection and was named the winner of the 2005-06 Jason Collier Sportsmanship Award. The 28-year-old Portland, OR-native becomes the first player called-up from the NBA D-League for the Knicks and the 17th this season in the NBA. (nyknicks.com)
Udoka has played his first game for the Knicks in the win against the Indiana Pacers. He played 4 minutes in the first quarer but didn't scored.
