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Salim Stoudamire
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Stoudamire in 2006.
Personal information
Born (1982-10-11) October 11, 1982 (age 42)
Portland, Oregon
Nationality American
High school
Listed height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight 190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
College Arizona (2001–2005)
NBA Draft 2005 / Round: 2 / Pick: 31st overall
Selected by the Atlanta Hawks
Pro career 2005–2013
Career history
2005–2008 Atlanta Hawks
2010 Idaho Stampede
2011 Reno Bighorns
2013 Guaros de Lara
Career highlights and awards
  • Consensus second-team All-American (2005)
  • First-team All-Pac-10 (2005)
  • Pac-10 Freshman of the Year (2002)

Charles Salim Stoudamire (born October 11, 1982) is an American former professional basketball player.

Stoudamire was selected by the Atlanta Hawks in the second round (31st overall pick) of the 2005 NBA draft.

Early life and college

Stoudamire graduated from Lake Oswego High School in Lake Oswego, Oregon as a member of the class of 2001. He also attended Lincoln High School in Portland during his freshman year.

At the University of Arizona, Stoudamire led the Wildcats to an Elite Eight appearance in 2005. Stoudamire hit a fadeaway shot with less than two seconds on the clock to beat Oklahoma State University in the Sweet 16. In his Arizona career, the guard made 342 three-point field goals. He ranks second in Arizona history in career three-point field goal percentage (45.8%, behind Steve Kerr's 57.3%).

  • With the University of Arizona Wildcats, in the 2004–05 season, Stoudamire was an AP Second Team All-American.
  • In 2004–05, Stoudamire led the NCAA in 3-point percentage, averaging .504.

Professional career

Stoudamire was drafted by the Atlanta Hawks with the 31st overall pick in the 2005 NBA draft. Stoudamire played three seasons with the Hawks. On March 24, 2007, he scored a career-high 37 points during a 102-100 overtime loss to the Portland Trail Blazers. He spent the 2008 preseason with the San Antonio Spurs and 2009 preseason with the Milwaukee Bucks.

On November 1, 2010, Stoudamire was acquired by the Idaho Stampede; he was later waived on December 30. On January 5, 2011, he was acquired by the Reno Bighorns.

On November 1, 2013, Stoudamire was acquired by the Fort Wayne Mad Ants. Stoudamire was later waived by the Mad Ants on November 12.

In 2018, Stoudamire was drafted to The 3 Headed Monsters team on Ice Cube’s Big 3 tournament, which aired on Fox on June 21, 2018 and continued until the championship in Brooklyn, NY on August 24, 2018.

Personal life

Stoudamire is the cousin of former NBA players Damon Stoudamire and Terrence Jones, and current NBA player Grant Williams.

In 2006, after the end of the NBA season, Stoudamire announced his intentions to eat vegan. After initially monitoring his health daily, team staff accepted that the new diet had not caused weight loss.

NBA career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2005–06 Atlanta 61 1 20.3 .415 .380 .900 1.9 1.2 .4 .0 9.7
2006–07 Atlanta 61 0 17.0 .416 .361 .897 1.2 1.0 .3 .0 7.7
2007–08 Atlanta 35 0 11.5 .361 .341 .820 .7 .8 .2 .1 5.7
Career 157 1 17.0 .407 .366 .882 1.4 1.0 .4 .1 8.0

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2008 Atlanta 3 0 9.3 .444 .333 1.000 .3 .0 .3 .0 4.0
Career 3 0 9.3 .444 .333 1.000 .3 .0 .3 .0 4.0

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