 Umude with theSouth Dakota Coyotes in 2020 | |
| No. 17 – Milwaukee Bucks | |
|---|---|
| Position | Shooting guard |
| League | NBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1999-04-12)April 12, 1999 (age 25) Portland, Oregon, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Listed weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Earl Warren (San Antonio, Texas) |
| College |
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| NBA draft | 2022:undrafted |
| Playing career | 2022–present |
| Career history | |
| 2022–2023 | Motor City Cruise |
| 2023–2024 | Detroit Pistons |
| 2023–2024 | →Motor City Cruise |
| 2024–present | Milwaukee Bucks |
| 2024–present | →Wisconsin Herd |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats at NBA.com  | |
| Stats atBasketball Reference | |
Stanley Umude (/uːˈmuːdeɪ/oo-MOO-day;[1] born April 12, 1999) is a Nigerian-American professionalbasketball player for theMilwaukee Bucks of theNational Basketball Association (NBA), on atwo-way contract with theWisconsin Herd of theNBA G League. He playedcollege basketball for theArkansas Razorbacks and theSouth Dakota Coyotes.
Umude attendedEarl Warren High School inSan Antonio, Texas. As a sophomore, he earned All-District honors. Umude was averaging 24 points per game as a junior before an injury forced him to miss the majority of the season.[2] As a senior, he averaged 23.2 points, 6.2 rebounds, 2.4 blocks and 2.1 assists per game.[3] Umude earned All-District honors. He played AAU basketball for Next Level Raiders.[4] Regarded as the No. 58 prospect in his class according toRivals, Umude committed toSouth Dakota in November 2016 over offers fromAbilene Christian,Incarnate Word andNew Hampshire.[2][5]
Umude came off the bench as a freshman and averaged 1.1 points per game.[6] He saw more minutes as a sophomore due to a rash of injuries on the team.[7] Umude scored 28 points on December 18, 2018, in an 89–53 loss to top-rankedKansas.[8] On January 30, 2019, he scored a career-high 32 points in a 102–71 loss atPurdue Fort Wayne.[9] As a sophomore, Umude averaged 14.4 points and 5.5 rebounds per game. This represented the largest increase in scoring in a single year in Division I, and he earned First-team All-Summit League honors. Following the season, Umude opted to enter the transfer portal, but on May 8, 2019, he announced he was returning to South Dakota.[6] Coming into his junior season, Umude was named preseason Summit League Player of the Year.[10] He finished second on the team toTyler Hagedorn in scoring at 16.7 points per game while averaging 6.3 rebounds per game and blocking 42 shots.[11] Umude was named to the All-Summit League Second Team.[12]
In his senior season debut on November 25, 2020, Umude recorded 24 points, six rebounds and three blocks in an 84–61 loss toColorado, becoming the 31st player since 1988 to score 1,000 career points and the 50th player in school history.[13] On December 12, he scored a career-high 41 points, and grabbed 11 rebounds in a 91–78 win againstSouth Dakota State.[14] As a senior, Umude averaged 21.5 points, seven rebounds and three assists per game, earning First Team All-Summit League honors. After the season, he transferred toArkansas.[15]
After going undrafted in the2022 NBA draft, Umude signed anExhibit 10 contract with theDetroit Pistons and was added to their training camp roster,[16] but was waived on October 15.[17] On November 3, he was named to the opening night roster for theMotor City Cruise.[18]
On January 12, 2023, Umude tied the Cruise record for most 3-pointers made in a single game (held byDeividas Sirvydis) by making 7 of his 12 attempts along with 26 total points and 5 rebounds as the Cruise fell to theRaptors 905 99 - 105.[19]
On February 10, 2023, Umude signed a 10-day contract with Detroit.[20] Ten days later, he was reacquired by the Cruise.[21]
In July 2023, Umude joined the Pistons for the2023 NBA Summer League[22] and on October 2, he signed with them.[23] On October 23, his deal was converted into atwo-way contract[24] and on February 23, 2024, he signed a standard contract.[25]
On January 9, 2024, Umude would tie the record again for most 3-pointers made in a game by a Cruise player by making 7 of 10 attempts and totaling 28 points and 3 rebounds. This time, the Cruise would win the game when Umude made 7 3-pointers, as the Cruise defeated theOsceola Magic 130 - 113.[26]
On July 9, 2024, Umude signed atwo-way contract with theMilwaukee Bucks.[27]
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022–23 | Detroit | 1 | 0 | 2.1 | .000 | .000 | 1.000 | .0 | .0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| 2023–24 | Detroit | 24 | 2 | 12.8 | .440 | .453 | .906 | 2.1 | .5 | .3 | .3 | 5.3 |
| Career | 25 | 2 | 12.4 | .435 | .444 | .912 | 2.0 | .4 | .4 | .3 | 5.2 | |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017–18 | South Dakota | 14 | 0 | 3.4 | .286 | .000 | .700 | .5 | .1 | .1 | .1 | 1.1 |
| 2018–19 | South Dakota | 30 | 18 | 26.6 | .491 | .351 | .701 | 5.5 | 1.4 | .7 | 1.2 | 14.4 |
| 2019–20 | South Dakota | 32 | 32 | 30.5 | .459 | .333 | .745 | 6.3 | 2.1 | .7 | 1.3 | 16.7 |
| 2020–21 | South Dakota | 25 | 25 | 32.3 | .471 | .355 | .799 | 7.0 | 3.0 | .4 | .4 | 21.5 |
| 2021–22 | Arkansas | 37 | 25 | 27.8 | .460 | .371 | .724 | 4.6 | 1.1 | 1.0 | .8 | 11.9 |
| Career | 138 | 100 | 26.5 | .468 | .352 | .744 | 5.2 | 1.6 | .7 | .9 | 14.2 | |
Umude's brother Sidney played basketball at bothYoungstown State andSouthern.[28] Umude is a fan of theOklahoma City Thunder.[3]