Amar'e Stoudemire

Amar'e Stoudemire
	Stoudemire with the Phoenix Suns in 2009
Personal information
Born	November 16, 1982 (age 41); Lake Wales, Florida, U.S.
Nationality	American / Israeli
Listed height	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight	245 lb (111 kg)
Career information
High school	Lake Wales; (Lake Wales, Florida); Mount Zion Christian Academy; (Durham, North Carolina); Cypress Creek; (Orlando, Florida);
NBA draft	2002: 1st round, 9th overall pick
	Selected by the Phoenix Suns
Playing career	2002–2020
Position	Power forward / center
Number	32, 1, 5
Career history
2002–2010	Phoenix Suns
2010–2015	New York Knicks
2015	Dallas Mavericks
2015–2016	Miami Heat
2016–2017,; 2018–2019	Hapoel Jerusalem
2019	Fujian Sturgeons
2020	Maccabi Tel Aviv
Career highlights and awards
	6× NBA All-Star (2005, 2007–2011); All-NBA First Team (2007); 4× All-NBA Second Team (2005, 2008, 2010, 2011); NBA Rookie of the Year (2003); NBA All-Rookie First Team (2003); No. 32 retired by Phoenix Suns; 2× Israeli Basketball Premier League champion (2017, 2020); Israeli Basketball Premier League Finals MVP (2020); Israeli Cup winner (2019); 2× Israeli Basketball Premier League All-Star (2017, 2019); All-EuroCup Second Team (2017); Israeli League Cup winner (2016); Florida Mr. Basketball (2002);
Career NBA statistics
Points	15,994 (18.9 ppg)
Rebound	6,632 (7.8 rpg)
Blocks	1,054 (1.2 bpg)
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Men's Basketball
Representing the United States
Olympic Games
FIBA Americas Championship

Yahoshafat Ben Avraham (born Amar'e Carsares Jehoshaphat Stoudemire /əˈmɑːreɪ ˈstɒdəmaɪər/ ə-MAR-ay STOD-ə-myre; Hebrew: אמארה יהושפט סטודמאייר; on November 16, 1982)^[1] is an American-born Israeli professional basketball coach and former player who most recently served as a player development assistant for the Brooklyn Nets of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

He won the NBA Rookie of the Year Award in 2003 with the Phoenix Suns, who selected him with the ninth overall pick of the 2002 NBA draft. 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 was inducted into Phoenix Suns Ring of Honor on March 2, 2024.^[2]

Stoudemire played high school basketball for three schools, ultimately graduating from Cypress Creek High School in Orlando, Florida, and declaring for the NBA draft as a prep-to-pro player. He won several prep honors, including being selected as Florida's Mr. Basketball. Stoudemire had chronic knee problems during his career and underwent microfracture surgery on both knees. He played for the Suns, the New York Knicks, the Dallas Mavericks, and the Miami Heat before retiring from the NBA in 2016.

Stoudemire won a bronze medal with the United States national team at the 2004 Olympic Games. His off-court ventures include a record label, a clothing line, acting and a series of children's books for Scholastic Press. In addition, Stoudemire owns a significant share of Hapoel Jerusalem, the team he won a championship with in 2017. He won the championship with Maccabi Tel Aviv in 2020 and was named the Israeli Basketball Premier League Finals MVP.

^ "Amar'e Stoudemire NBA & ABA Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Archived from the original on July 24, 2010. Retrieved July 30, 2010.
^ Mau, Brendan (March 2, 2024). "Phoenix Suns induct Amar'e Stoudemire into Ring of Honor". Burn City Sports.