Umeh played high school basketball at Hightower High School in Houston. He played college basketball at the
University of Nevada Las Vegas (
UNLV). Umeh played professionally for the basketball team
LTi Giessen 46ers. For the 2010–11 season played for
CB Murcia in Spain after winning the
LEB Oro play-off finals with
ViveMenorca in the previous one. With Murcia, clinched a new promotion to
Liga ACB and in 2011 signed with
CB Valladolid, but after some weeks, Umeh leaves the team and joins
New Yorker Phantoms Braunschweig of
Basketball Bundesliga. Umeh signed with
ESSM Le Portel in February 2020 and resigned with the team on May 31. On May 31, 2020, he has signed a contract extension with ESSM Le Portel for 2020–21 season. He also plays for the
Nigeria national basketball team. He represented Nigeria at the
2009 African Championship. ==References==