Ernest Maduabuchi Udeh Jr. (born January 8, 2004) is an American basketball player for the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association (NBA), on a two-way contract with the Cleveland Charge of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Kansas Jayhawks, TCU Horned Frogs and Miami Hurricanes.
Early life and high school career Udeh grew up in Orlando, Florida and attended Dr. Phillips High School. He averaged 10.1 points, 9.8 rebounds, and 1.9 blocks per game as a junior as Dr. Phillips won the Class 7A state championship. Udeh averaged 13.1 points and 9.2 rebounds per game during his senior season. He played in the 2022 McDonald's All-American Boys Game.
Recruiting Udeh was considered a five-star recruit by ESPN and a four-star recruit by 247Sports and Rivals. On October 20, 2021, he committed to playing college basketball for Kansas over offers from UCLA, Alabama, Arkansas, and Baylor.
College career Udeh enrolled at Kansas shortly after graduating high school and took part in the Jayhawks' summer practices. He made his college debut in Kansas's season opener against Omaha and scored five points with five rebounds and one block in over 14 minutes.
On May 31, 2023, Udeh committed to TCU. As a junior, he averaged 6.6 points, 7.5 rebounds, and 1.2 assists per game. Following the season he transferred to Miami. Udeh averaged 6.7 points, 9.2 rebounds, 1.0 steals and 1.4 blocks per game and was named to the All-ACC Defensive Team.
Professional career After going undrafted in the 2026 NBA draft, Udeh signed a two-way contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers on July 1, 2026.
Career statistics
College
| style="text-align:left;"| 2022–23 | style="text-align:left;"| Kansas | 30 || 0 || 8.3 || .756 || – || .409 || 1.8 || 0.3 || 0.7 || 0.6 || 2.6 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2023–24 | style="text-align:left;"| TCU | 29 || 29 || 17.2 || .609 || – || .560 || 5.3 || 0.3 || 1.0 || 0.8 || 4.3 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2024–25 | style="text-align:left;"| TCU | 30 || 30 || 26.6 || .634 || – || .598 || 7.5 || 1.2 || 1.4 || 1.3 || 6.6 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2025–26 | style="text-align:left;"| Miami | 33 || 33 || 28.2 || .727 || – || .512 || 9.2 || 0.5 || 1.0 || 1.4 || 6.7 |- class="sortbottom" | style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career | 122 || 92 || 20.3 || .678 || – || .546 || 6.0 || 0.6 || 1.0 || 1.0 || 5.1
References
External links Kansas Jayhawks bio TCU Horned Frogs bio Miami Hurricanes bio USA Basketball bio