Conference tournament champion, Stoudamire is the cousin of former NBA players Salim Stoudamire and Terrence Jones, and current NBA player Grant Williams. He did not play the last 10 games of his rookie season due to tendinitis in his left knee. History []. However, head coach Larry Brown declined to give him significant playing time (6.9 minutes per game). He once described her as a 'passionate mother.'. [8][9] On January 28, the buyout was completed and Stoudamire was placed on waivers. In February 2012, Stoudemire missed four games mourning the death of his older brother, Hazell, who had died in a car accident. Salim Stoudamire. He returned to action on May 11, 2013, in Game 3 during the Knicks' Eastern Conference Semifinals series against the Indiana Pacers. 1", "Suns Amare Stoudemire calls Bowen, Ginobili 'dirty' players", "Spurs to try to close out replenished Suns", "Citing injury concern, Stoudemire turns down Team USA", "Stoudemire has surgery to repair retina", "Eye injury may put Suns' Stoudemire out for season", "Stoudemire says he'll wear goggles in future", "Cleveland Cavaliers and Phoenix Suns talking Amare Stoudemire trade, according to report: Windhorst Beat Blog", "Breaking News: Amar'e Stoudemire to Be Traded to Golden State in Blockbuster", "Can Amar'e Stoudemire craft a Willis Reed moment in Knicks-Celtics Game 3? On January 14, 2005, Stoudamire hit a career-high and Blazers franchise record 54 points, which included 8 3-pointers, against the New Orleans Hornets. I observed blood stains on the victims sweater and sweatpants, the arrest report says, according to the Miami Herald. We are no longer accepting comments on this article. Stoudemire had said in April 2008, "It's more than a year-round grind. [68], On September 1, 2017, Stoudemire announced his retirement from basketball. Coaching Record. Despite the criticism, no official action was taken by the union against Stoudamire for his participation in the test. In June 2017, he helped Hapoel Jerusalem win the 201617 Israeli Basketball Super League. More Damon Stoudamire pages at Sports Reference. "[91][92][2] He returned for the 2013 Maccabiah Games as assistant coach of the Canadian basketball team;[93] while there he met with Israeli president Shimon Peres, who urged him to join the Israel national basketball team. Stoudemire, 40, spent 14 years in the NBA, earning six All-Star selections and the 2002-03 Rookie of the Year award. He averaged 26.1 points, 9.2 assists, and 3.6 rebounds per game while playing for his school. The Raptors finished that year and his rookie season with 21 wins and 61 losses. And neither Lovett's lawyer nor Stoudemire's would comment when contacted by DailyMail.com. In his rookie season, Stoudemire averaged 13.5 points and 8.8 rebounds per game, with a season high of 38 points against the Minnesota Timberwolves on December 30, 2002, the highest score by a prep-to-pro player until broken a year later by LeBron James. Related Story Mike Brown is excited for the present and future of Black coaches in the NBA Read now. May 19, 2022. Free shipping for many products! An independent testing laboratory reported back the result that he was indeed clean. Stoudamire scored his career-high 45 points at Stanford University on January 14, 1995. [55] He went on to miss the next 12 out of 13 games with another knee injury, returning to action on January 15 in London to face Milwaukee, as he went scoreless in eight first-half minutes and did not play after half time. Stoudemire's mother did agricultural work, picking oranges in Florida and migrating north to upstate New York to pick apples during the fall. In 2020, Stoudemire was named Finals MVP after leading. The divorce petition came after it was revealed Stoudemire fathered a love child with a. . These questions and many more, are answered here. Stoudamire considered going to camp with the Houston Rockets, but he did not attend training camp. He is an actor, known for The Sentinel (1996), Arvydas Sabonis 11 (2014) and Ripcity Stories (2009). He then had stints with the Mavericks and Heat before playing in Israel and China. After the season, Suns head coach Mike D'Antoni left the team to coach the New York Knicks. It is currently held by Donovan Mitchell, who made 187 threes in his rookie season. Amar'e Jr., Assata and their youngest son, Alijah, who was born in 2013. You spent all of $12.99! He finished the 200607 regular season averaging 20.4 points and 9.6 rebounds per game. Stoudamire made an impact with the Raptors before he ever set foot on the court for them. He was a consistent winner for the Phoenix Suns, though they never won a title. Official Page of Amar'e Stoudemire www.amarestoudemire.com [61] On January 31, 2016, he recorded season highs of 13 points and 12 rebounds against the Atlanta Hawks, starting in place of the injured Hassan Whiteside. The comments below have not been moderated, By At the 1995 NBA Draft held in Toronto, the fans in attendance chanted loudly for the Raptors to select UCLA standout Ed O'Bannon with their first ever draft pick, loudly booing when the team announced their first pick would be Stoudamire instead. Toast in honor of Amar'e Stoudemire on February 24, 2021 in Fort Lee, New Jersey. [104] Stoudemire has his own record label named Hypocalypto and has signed rappers from Phoenix to Atlanta. [32] On December 17, 2010, Stoudemire set a franchise record with his ninth straight game shooting 50 percent or better from the field. As recently as late July, Amar'e Stoudemire was seemingly as far away as possible from joining the Nets' coaching staff and a high-wattage reunion of Phoenix Suns alumni in . Stoudemire is charged with one count of misdemeanor battery, which is a domestic . By [16], In May 2013, Stoudamire left Memphis to join the coaching staff of the Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team.[17]. Bill Williams. In addition, he made an agreement with The Oregonian sports columnist John Canzano to take an unannounced urine test during any point of the 200304 season to prove his sobriety. He may have been an intern at the magazine while playing for the Knicks. Stoudemire developed a mid-range game and shot a career-high 43% from three-point range. [62] Two days later, he set a new season high with 14 points in a loss to the Houston Rockets, starting at center for the Heat in his sixth straight game. He also dabbled in acting, appearing in the second-last episode ("Second to Last") of Entourage.[40]. [9] His final move was to Cypress Creek High School in Orlando, Florida, where he graduated in 2002. [citation needed] He had injured the same eye in preseason, although this injury involved a partially torn iris, with no damage to his retina. Stoudemire averaged 23 points in the series. In an interview on The Post Game Podcast after retiring, Stoudamire voiced his frustration with how the city received the team and the incident, saying he and his teammates "Were just kids" when it happened. The former NBA All-Star Amar'e Stoudemire has opted to pass his highly stylized Florida mansion for $200,000 less than he paid for it a decade ago. After guest appearances on Law & Order: SVU, Entourage and Sesame Street in 2011, Amar'e appeared on TV Land's The Exes opposite Kristen Johnston in a January episode. [7], Stoudemire did not start playing organized basketball until he was 14. On January 26, 2008, the Grizzlies reached a tentative contractual buyout agreement with Stoudamire,[8] with the San Antonio Spurs, Boston Celtics, Phoenix Suns, Denver Nuggets and Toronto Raptors registering strong interest in signing him. The couple met at a Nelly concert in 2002, according to published reports, and have four children together, ages four through 11. [86] Stoudemire told NBA.com that his name had always been spelled Amar'e, but the media had been spelling it incorrectly since he joined the NBA. He only played 29 games during the season, averaging 14.2 points per game and 5 rebounds per game in 23.5 minutes per game. [9] He transferred to Mount Zion Christian Academy in Durham, North Carolina, to play for coach Joel Hopkins. Congrats Stat! [75] He appeared in 11 games for the Sturgeons, averaging 19.3 points and 8.2 rebounds per game. He set the record for three-point field goals made by a rookie with 133 breaking the record at the time held by Dennis Scott. [16], During the 200405 season, Stoudemire teamed up with point guard Steve Nash whom the Suns signed as a free agent, to lead the Suns to a 6220 record. Its first issue had a cover story on Larry Johnson of the Charlotte Hornets (written by future Fortune . Charles Salim Stoudamire (Slim) Position: Shooting Guard and Point Guard Shoots: Left 6-1, 179lb (185cm, 81kg) . The former forward most recently spent two seasons as an assistant coach for the Nets, leaving the team after the 2021-22 season. Pronunciation: \DAY-min\. During the season Stoudemire had a 10-block game against the Utah Jazz; he recorded six blocks in the first quarter alone (both team records as of 2012). Copyright 2023. landofbasketball.com - All rights reserved. Amar'e Stoudemire MBA and Tamir Goodman. Amar'e Stoudemire has a lot at stake in the divorce he made $161 million during his 15-year NBA career. Damon Lamon Stoudamire (Mighty Mouse, Little Flying Mouse) Position: Point Guard Shoots: Left 5-10, 171lb (178cm, 77kg) . In November 2008, Stoudemire received the NBA's Community Assist Award, for his work with his Each 1, Teach 1 Foundation, and its efforts to provide safe drinking water in Sierra Leone by funding the building of water wells in impoverished villages. He maintained his offensive efficiency as his workload increased, ultimately forcing his way into the starting five for good on March 3 in Detroit. [22][23] Stoudemire, along with teammate Boris Diaw, was suspended for Game 5 for leaving the bench area after an altercation between teammate Steve Nash and Spurs forward Robert Horry. [77] In July 2020, he helped Maccabi Tel Aviv win the championship while earning Israeli Basketball Premier League Finals MVP honors. [95] In January 2019, he was granted residency in Israel. The case was dismissed in March, and she filed in Florida a month later. Teams, players profiles, awards, stats, records and championships. [41] The weight loss proved to be beneficial for Stoudemire, as he averaged 18 points per game on 56% shooting March. He made six appearances in the NBA All-Star Game and was named to the All-NBA Team five times, including one first-team selection in 2007. Amar'e Stoudemire, tallest, is leading an initiative to connect Jewish and African-American students at Florida International University. [110], In February 2018, Stoudemire launched a kosher, Israeli wine label, called Stoudemire Cellars. 'She doesn't have a mean bone in her body. Stoudemire, 40, was charged with misdemeanor battery, a domestic violence charge. Until June 2016, Stoudemire was a bench player with the Miami Heat and the woman lived in a luxury high-rise just north of Miami Beach. A look at the reported fines & suspensions for Amar'e Stoudemire, and the financial implications. He bailed on a scheduled talk at the last second late one night because he needed some alone time in his Portland hotel room. It is estimated he made more than $160 million in his career so far. 21:55 EST 09 Aug 2017. As a result, Liz had to raise the young kid on her own with her mother, Wanda Stoudamire-Matthews. 'Alexis is very charismatic,' he told Essence in 2012. He was coached by his father in Pop Warner football and imagined himself a star receiver for the University of Miami, University of Florida or Florida State University. Damon Stoudamire. Stoudemire, 40, was . Stoudemire also was selected to the NBA All-Rookie First Team. He played eight minutes of first half action against the Sacramento Kings on November 19, scoring 10 points off the bench to spark the Heat early, as the team went on to win the game 116109. They acted as fathers and personal coaches to Stoudamire in his younger years, as he grew up watching his favorite player, Nate Archibald, and attempted to pattern his game after his childhood hero. : @qreativeedge. [56], On February 16, 2015, Stoudemire was waived by the Knicks after an agreement was reached to buy out his contract.[57]. [11] Among Stoudemire's high school honors was being selected to play in the 2002 McDonald's All-American Game at Madison Square Garden in New York City, where he played with two future New York Knicks teammates, Carmelo Anthony and Raymond Felton. Upon divorcing Hazell, she met Artis Wilmore, with whom she had a son, Marwan, Stoudemire's half-brother. [5][9], Apart from basketball, Stoudemire excelled in football. Stoudamire attended Wilson High School, now Ida B. Wells-Barnett High School, playing there for the Trojans, where he led his team to a 744 record and state championships in 1989 and 1991. 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