Amadi Udenyi Student-Athlete Bio
One of the top point guards in Pepperdine history, Amadi Udenyi returned to the Waves and served as a graduate manager in 2019-20 and 2020-21.
Udenyi earned a master’s degree in organizational leadership while supporting the program in a variety of ways, including video coordination and skills development.
“After spending last year in the corporate world I realized my true passion is still basketball,” said Udenyi at his return in 2019. “When I was playing, my teammates and coaches said I should be a coach someday. I decided I still want to do that, and so I reached out to the coaches, had some meetings, and they offered me the position. It’s very special to be back in Malibu and around everyone here on campus.”
Pepperdine Coach Lorenzo Romar said: “When we got the job, in talking about the last couple of years prior to us getting here, Amadi’s name kept coming up. We heard about his work ethic, how tough he was, and how he was about all the right things. I got to know him a little bit when he would come around to practices and games. I already had a respect for him based on how much people admired him, and my own interactions with him. So when he approached me about possibly being a graduate assistant, I thought it was great. We’re very excited to have him.”
Udenyi graduated in 2018 with a bachelor’s degree in advertising. Despite dealing with several significant injuries, he played in 109 games over parts of five seasons with the Waves and accumulated 426 assists, which ranked fourth all-time in program history when he graduated. He averaged 5.0 points and 3.9 assists during his career. He was an integral part of teams that finished fourth in the West Coast Conference, played in the WCC Tournament semifinals and competed in the College Basketball Invitational in both 2015 and 2016.
Udenyi hails from Oakland, California, and was an all-state honoree and East Bay Athletic League MVP for De La Salle High School. He spent a year at St. Thomas More School, a prep school in Oakdale, Connecticut, before enrolling at Pepperdine.
