Udonis Haslem biography
Udonis Haslem is an American professional basketball player who has represented the Miami Heat (2003–Present), as a power forward/center, in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
With the Miami Heat, he has won the NBA Championship thrice (2006, 2012, 2013). As of May 2022, he was the longest-tenured player in the franchise’s history.
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He was not selected at the 2002 NBA Draft and had started his professional career with Chalon-sur-Saône (2002–2003), a French professional basketball club that was competing in the LNB Pro A (the top-tier men’s professional basketball league in France) at that time.
Udonis Haslem Career
Udonis was an integral member of the basketball teams of Miami Senior High School that had clinched state titles in both 1997 and 1998. The teams had also included another future NBA player in Steve Blake.
However, the team’s 1998 title had come under immense scrutiny after an investigation conducted by a local newspaper called the Miami New Times had revealed that several players of that team including Udonis and Steve had circumvented residency requirements. This was a violation of the Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA) rules and consequently, Miami Senior High School was stripped of its 1998 title.
During his sophomore season at the University of Florida, he had helped the Florida Gators men’s basketball team advance to the final of the NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association) Men’s Division I Basketball Championship.
The team had received NCAA tournament invitations for 4 consecutive years during his college career, the first time this had happened in the team’s history. During his college career, he was named to the coaches’ All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) team 4 times.
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In his rookie NBA season (2003-04), he had helped the Miami Heat reach the Eastern Conference semifinals. For his performances, he was named to the ‘NBA All-Rookie Second Team’ in 2004.
In the 2004–05 season, his .540 field goal percentage had ranked 5th on the Miami Heat‘s all-time single-season list at that time.
In June 2006, Udonis had recorded 17 points and 10 rebounds in the title-clinching game 6 against the Dallas Mavericks to help the Miami Heat win their maiden NBA Championship title.
In July 2010, he had signed a 5-year deal worth approximately USD 20 million to stay with the Miami Heat. He chose to stay with his hometown team despite that the fact that he could have received a deal worth USD 34 million if he had accepted more lucrative offers from the Dallas Mavericks or the Denver Nuggets.
In November 2012, he became the first undrafted player in history to lead a franchise in rebounding when he reached the milestone of 4,808 rebounds.
Udonis was inducted into the University of Florida’s ‘Athletic Hall of Fame’ in 2012.
During the 2019–20 NBA season, he became just the 30th player in the league’s history to play a professional game after turning 40 years old.
During the 2020–21 NBA season, in a game against the Philadelphia 76ers, he was ejected after getting involved in a scuffle with Dwight Howard. This had made him the oldest player in the last 20 years or so to have been ejected from an NBA game.
As of May 2022, he had held the following franchise (Miami Heat) records in the regular season – most rebounds (5,780), most defensive rebounds (4,169), and most offensive rebounds (1,611). He had also held the franchise’s playoffs records for the most offensive rebounds (230).
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Udonis Haslem Age
Udonis Haslem is currently 42 according to his birthdate June 09, 1980
Udonis Haslem Net Worth
Udonis Haslem’s net worth had been $20 million according to CelebrityNetWorth.com
Udonis Haslem wife
Udonis has dated Faith Rein (1999-Present) – Udonis had started dating future sports broadcaster/commentator Faith Rein in 1999 when they were both students at the University of Florida where she was a member of the Florida Gators track and field team.
The couple eventually got married in August 2013 in a ceremony held in Palm Beach, Florida.
Udonis Haslem children
They have 3 sons together named Kedonis Haslem, Elijah Haslem, and Josiah Haslem.
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