- Michael Umeh
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Medal record Men's Basketball Competitor for Nigeria African Championships Bronze 2011 Madagascar Nigeria Michael Umeh (born 18 September, 1984, Houston, Texas) is an American professional basketball player. He is a dual citizen of the United States and Nigeria because both of his parents immigrated from Nigeria. He is 188 cm (6' 2") tall and weighs 91 kg (200 pounds).
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. He currently plays for CB Murcia in Spain after winning the LEB Oro play-off finals with ViveMenorca in the 2009-10 season. He also plays for the Nigeria national basketball team. He represented Nigeria at the 2009 African Championship.[2]
References
Nigeria squad – 2011 Africa Championship – Bronze medal Categories:- 1984 births
- Living people
- Nigerian basketball players
- American people of Nigerian descent
- Menorca Bàsquet players
- Nigerian expatriates in Spain
- People from Houston, Texas
- Basketball players from Texas
- UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball players
- Nigerian sportspeople stubs
- African basketball biography stubs
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