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Amar'e Carsares Stoudemire (born November 16, 1982) is an American-Israeli professional
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coach and former player who most recently served as a player development assistant for the
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of the
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(NBA). He will be inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in the summer of 2025. He won the
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in 2003 with the
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, who selected him with the ninth overall pick of the 2002 NBA draft. He made six appearances in the
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and was named to the
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five times, including one first-team selection in 2007. Amar'e Stoudemire was inducted into Phoenix Suns Ring of Honor on March 2, 2024. Stoudemire played high school basketball for three schools, ultimately graduating from Cypress Creek High School in
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, and declaring for the
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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
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, the
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, and the
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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
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. 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.


Early life

Stoudemire was born in
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, a small city, an hour away from
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. Stoudemire's parents, Hazell and Carrie (née Palmorn), divorced when he was young. Together they had two sons and a daughter : Hazell Jr., Ladesha, and Amar'e. Stoudemire's mother did agricultural work, picking oranges in Florida and migrating north to
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to pick apples during the fall. Upon divorcing Hazell, she met Artis Wilmore, with whom she had a son, Marwan, Stoudemire's half-brother. His father died of a heart attack when Stoudemire was 12, and his mother was in and out of
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for crimes such as petty theft and forgery during that time. Stoudemire lived in
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"for about five months" in 1994 before relocating to Port Jervis, New York where he lived until 1998. In his parents' absence, Stoudemire had other outside influences to help guide him, including a policeman, Burney Hayes, he occasionally stayed with; he also lived with his Fastbreak USA, AAU squad's coach, Travis King, as well as a minister, Rev. Bill Williams.


High school career

Stoudemire did not start playing organized basketball until he was 14. As a result of moving in-and-out with his mother and her problems with the law, Stoudemire transferred between five high schools in two states six different times. He first attended Lake Wales High School in
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, where his freshman season was cut short due to academic ineligibility. He transferred to Mount Zion Christian Academy in
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, to play for coach Joel Hopkins. Midway through the year, Hopkins founded Emmanuel Christian Academy in a Durham office building basement and took the Mount Zion basketball team to serve as his student body; the school folded before they played a game. Stoudemire returned to Florida where he attended summer school at Dr. Phillips High School in
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. He briefly reenrolled at Mount Zion Academy and then sat out a year at West Orange High School in
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, due to academic ineligibility that stemmed from his transcripts from Mount Zion. His final move was to Cypress Creek High School in
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, where he graduated in 2002. Due to all the transfers, he missed his entire junior year of basketball and only played two full seasons. Apart from basketball, Stoudemire excelled in
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. He was coached by his father in Pop Warner football and imagined himself a star receiver for the
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,
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or
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. Growing up he rooted for
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, center for the hometown
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of the NBA. In his senior year, Stoudemire averaged 29.1 points, 15 rebounds, 6.1 blocked shots, and 2.1 steals per game. Among Stoudemire's high school honors was being selected to play in the 2002
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at
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in New York City, where he played with two future
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teammates, Carmelo Anthony and Raymond Felton. He was also named Florida's Mr. Basketball, the ''
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'' Florida High School Player of the Year, and to ''USA Today'' All-USA Basketball First Team. Considered a five-star recruit by Scout.com, Stoudemire was listed as the No. 1 player in the nation in 2002. With his biggest goal in high school being making it to the NBA, Stoudemire committed to the
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. However, he later de-committed and declared for the NBA draft, being taken with the ninth pick in the 2002 NBA draft by the
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. He was the only high school player taken that year in the first round.


Professional career


Phoenix Suns (2002–2010)


2002–03: Rookie of the Year

In his rookie season, Stoudemire averaged 13.5 points and 8.8 rebounds per game, with a season high of 38 points against the
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on December 30, 2002, the highest score by a prep-to-pro player until broken a year later by
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. Stoudemire was selected to the Rookie squad in the Rookie Challenge. In the game, Stoudemire recorded 18 points, 7 rebounds and 4 steals. Stoudemire won the NBA's Rookie of the Year award, beating out
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and Caron Butler and becoming the first player drafted out of high school to win the award. Stoudemire also was selected to the
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. The Suns, led by Stoudemire,
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, Shawn Marion, Penny Hardaway and Joe Johnson, made it to the playoffs but were defeated in six games by the eventual champions, the
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.


2003–04: Improving as a sophomore

During the following season, Stoudemire improved statistically, but his team stumbled to a 29–53 record, and
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Marbury was traded to the
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. During the season Stoudemire had a 10-block game against the
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; he recorded six blocks in the first quarter alone (both team records). During the summer of 2004, Stoudemire was selected to play for the eventual bronze medal-winning 2004 U.S. national team in the Summer Olympics. However, head coach Larry Brown declined to give him significant playing time (6.9 minutes per game).


2004–05: First All-Star and All-NBA appearances

During the 2004–05 season, Stoudemire teamed up with point guard Steve Nash whom the Suns signed as a free agent, to lead the Suns to a 62–20 record. Averaging 26 points per game that year and achieving a new career high of 50 points against the
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, he was selected to his first
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as a reserve forward. Stoudemire and Nash ran a pick-and-roll some have compared to Hall of Famers John Stockton and
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. In the Western Conference Finals against the
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, Stoudemire averaged 37 points per game, but the Suns still lost in five games.


2005–06: Knee problems

On October 4, 2005, Stoudemire signed a five-year, $73 million with a player option in the final season. During the 2005–06 NBA preseason, knee cartilage damage was discovered and Stoudemire underwent microfracture surgery on October 18, 2005. Initially, the Suns thought he would return by mid-February, but his rehab took longer than expected. Stoudemire, however, scored 20 points in his return against the
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, but went scoreless his third game against the
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on March 27, 2006. On March 28 it was announced that he would likely miss the rest of the regular season due to ongoing stiffness in both knees. Stoudemire's rehabilitation, which was led by Suns trainer Aaron Nelson and Dr. Micheal Clark, the president and CEO of the
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(NASM), went well as he stated during the rehab that he was explosive and he gradually gained his strength back. Stoudemire attended the 2006
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camp in
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, although he ultimately did not play in the
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.


2006–07: Comeback and All-NBA First Team selection

Before the 2006–07 season, Stoudemire changed his jersey number from 32 to 1. Dijon Thompson had worn no. 1 the previous season. On February 18, 2007, Stoudemire appeared in the 2007 NBA All-Star Game, his second
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appearance. He scored 29 points and grabbed 9 rebounds, but missed out on MVP privileges to
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. During the 2007 playoffs, in a series against the
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, Stoudemire accused Manu Ginóbili and Bruce Bowen of being "dirty" players. Stoudemire, along with teammate
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, was suspended for Game 5 for leaving the bench area after an altercation between teammate Steve Nash and Spurs forward Robert Horry. The Suns lost to the Spurs in six games despite Stoudemire averaging 26.4 points, 10.6 rebounds and 2 blocks throughout the series. He finished the 2006–07 regular season averaging 20.4 points and 9.6 rebounds per game. He was selected to the
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.


2007–10: Eye surgery and playoff defeats

Stoudemire played in the FIBA Americas Championship 2007, but withdrew from the
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for the
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.
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, managing director for the national team, said, "Amar'e has pulled himself out of consideration for the roster and that's predicated on, despite the fact that he's had an injury-free year coming back, he's a little hesitant on pushing the envelope too hard." Stoudemire had said in April 2008, "It's more than a year-round grind. It's last year and the year before that and the year before that. It's really been like a three-year-round basketball circuit." Stoudemire led the Suns in scoring (25.2 per game) and rebounds (9.1 per game) in the 2007–08 season. He made the All-Star team and was named to the
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. Stoudemire also adjusted well to playing with veteran center
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, who the Suns had acquired in February. The Suns, however, faltered in the playoffs, again losing to their rivals the
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. The Suns blew a big lead in game one of the series, and seemed to never recover, losing the series 4–1 to the Spurs. Stoudemire averaged 23 points in the series. After the season, Suns head coach
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left the team to coach the
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. Under new coach Terry Porter, the Suns struggled early in 2008–09 with his system and lost five games in a row heading into the 2009 All-Star break. Stoudemire was voted a starter for the Western Conference. On February 18, in a game against the
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, Stoudemire suffered a detached retina. Despite suffering it in the first quarter, he finished the game with 42 points and made 15 of his 20 field goal attempts. He had injured the same eye in preseason, although this injury involved a partially torn iris, with no damage to his retina. He said then that he would have to wear protective goggles for the rest of his career, but stopped wearing them after seven games. Stoudemire underwent eye surgery to repair the retina. The recovery took eight weeks, which forced him to miss the remainder of the regular season. He announced that he would wear protective goggles when he returned to play the following season. In the 2009–10 season, Stoudemire was once again named to the All-Star team. During the season, Paul Coro of ''
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'' reported that the Suns and
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discussed a trade that would have sent Stoudemire to Cleveland to pair up with
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; the deal, however, never went through. Another proposed deal during the
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would have sent Stoudemire to the
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for a package centered around the #7 overall pick, but the Warriors backed out of the deal at the last minute and selected
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with the pick. Stoudemire would eventually lead the Suns to a 54–28 record, clinching the third seed in the Western Conference. Stoudemire finished the season averaging 23 points and 9 rebounds on 56% shooting. The Suns would defeat the
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4–2 during the first round of the playoffs and beat the San Antonio Spurs 4–0 in the Conference Semifinals, to meet the defending champion
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in the Conference Finals. After dropping the first two games, Stoudemire would score 42 points in game 3 and 21 in game 4, to help the Suns tie the series 2–2. The Suns failed to win any additional games in the series, dropping it 4–2. Stoudemire finished his tenure with the Suns fourth in franchise history in scoring average (21.4 points per game), third in rebounds, free throws made and attempted, fifth in blocked shots, and single-game records of consecutive free throws in one game (20) and blocked shots (10).


New York Knicks (2010–2015)


2010–11: First season in New York

On June 30, 2010, Stoudemire opted out of his contract with the Phoenix Suns, which made him an unrestricted free agent. On July 5, 2010, Stoudemire and the
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agreed in principle to a contract estimated to be worth around $99.7 million over five years. On the first day that free agents were allowed to officially sign, the Knicks formally introduced Stoudemire at
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. There Stoudemire proclaimed "the Knicks are back!" referring to the team's lack of success the past few years. With the Knicks, Stoudemire was reunited with head coach Mike D'Antoni, who had coached him with the Suns. On December 15, 2010, in a loss against the
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, Stoudemire set a franchise record with his ninth straight 30-point game. On December 17, 2010, Stoudemire set a franchise record with his ninth straight game shooting 50 percent or better from the field. On January 27, 2011, Stoudemire was named a starter on the Eastern Conference All-Star Team alongside
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,
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, Derrick Rose, and Dwight Howard. He became the first Knicks player to start in the game since
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. In the game Stoudemire scored 29 points, which tied him with
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for most on the Eastern Conference team. On February 22, 2011, the Knicks made a three-team trade with the
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and
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that sent Nuggets superstar Carmelo Anthony to the Knicks along with the Nuggets' starting
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Chauncey Billups. In
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, the Knicks made the playoffs for the first time since
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. Stoudemire was injured during the playoffs. In game 3, Stoudemire attempted a
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-like comeback by playing in the game despite a bad back. In the first round of the playoffs, the Knicks were swept by the
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. Stoudemire ended up having one of the best seasons in his career, averaging 25.3 points, 9.1 rebounds, a career-high 2.6 assists and 2 blocks per game. Stoudemire developed a mid-range game and shot a career-high 43% from three-point range. Stoudemire was named to the All-NBA Second Team.


2011–12: Struggles

During the 2011 NBA lockout, Stoudemire served as a player representative for the Knicks. Stoudemire represented the Knicks along with teammates Carmelo Anthony, Chauncey Billups, Toney Douglas, and Roger Mason Jr., who was Vice President of the Players Union. Stoudemire considered playing overseas for Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C. due to his possible
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heritage, but instead opted to stay with the players union. In October 2011, Stoudemire appeared on ESPN ''First Take'', where he promoted his new sneaker line, the Nike Air Max Sweep Thru. During the lockout, Stoudemire trained and took history seminars at
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. He also dabbled in acting, appearing in the second-last episode ("Second to Last") of '' Entourage''. Before the 2011–12 season, the Knicks acquired Tyson Chandler, but released point guard Chauncey Billups via the amnesty clause. Early on in the season, Stoudemire struggled without a
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to distribute the basketball. In February 2012, Stoudemire missed four games mourning the death of his older brother, Hazell, who had died in a car accident. Later that month, the Eastern Conference All-Stars were announced; Stoudemire was not voted in, nor selected by the coaches to play in the All-Star Game. It was the first year since 2006 that he was not selected to the All-Star Game. Stoudemire was struggling with efficiency and explosiveness and blamed it on the weight he gained during the NBA lockout and so engaged in a weight loss program, losing 10 pounds in 10 days with a goal to reach 245 pounds. The weight loss proved to be beneficial for Stoudemire, as he averaged 18 points per game on 56% shooting March. After a good March, however, Stoudemire suffered a bulging disk in his back. Stoudemire returned with a few games remaining in the regular season. The seventh-seeded Knicks were paired with the defending Eastern Conference champions in the
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heading into the Eastern Conference First Round. After a loss in Game 2, Stoudemire suffered from a self-inflicted cut to his left hand after punching a fire extinguisher box in the visitors' locker room. The wound required stitches to mend. Stoudemire returned for game four and recorded 20 points and 10 rebounds, in a Knicks victory. The victory snapped a record 13 game playoff losing streak for the Knicks. The Knicks would, however, not win another game as they lost the series 4–1 to the Heat. In the Heat's series clinching win in game 5, Stoudemire fouled out after the Heat's Shane Battier drew an offensive foul; this led to the Heat's PA announcer announcing Stoudemire had been extinguished, referring to Stoudemire's hand injury. The Heat later issued an apology to Stoudemire. The 2011–2012 season was a disappointment as Stoudemire's production dropped off in every statistical category from the prior year. Stoudemire averaged 17.5 points, which was down almost 8 points from the prior year, 7.8 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 1.0 blocks.


2012–14: Injury-plagued seasons

upStoudemire in 2012 Stoudemire missed the first 30 games of the 2012–13 season with a knee injury. On December 18, 2012, he was assigned to the Erie BayHawks of the NBA D-League so that he could practice with that team as he continued his rehab. He was recalled by the Knicks on December 21. Stoudemire made his season debut on January 1, 2013, at home against Portland, playing 17 minutes off the bench, scoring six points and grabbing one rebound. After returning Stoudemire was restricted to playing a maximum of 30 minutes a game. It was announced on March 9, 2013, that Stoudemire would have a right knee debridement. He missed the rest of the regular season because of that. For the first time in his career, he was not a starter, but a sixth man for the New York Knicks. 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. Even without him for most of the time, the Knicks finished 54–28 (second-best in the Eastern Conference), made the playoffs for the third time in a row, and won their first Atlantic Division title since the 1993–94 season. Stoudemire was still out when the New York Knicks defeated the
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in six games which would be the Knicks' first playoff victory since
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. He returned to action on May 11, 2013, in Game 3 during the Knicks' Eastern Conference Semifinals series against the
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. The Knicks ended up losing to the Pacers in 6 games. After injuries limited him to 47 and 29 games played in the previous two seasons, respectively, Stoudemire bounced back for the Knicks in the 2013–14 season. Not only did he manage to play in 65 games, but he grew stronger as the year progressed. He maintained his offensive efficiency as his workload increased, ultimately forcing his way into the starting five for good on March 3 in Detroit. Once there, he led New York to seven straight wins in games in which he played. In 14 games in March, he averaged 16.9 points and 6.6 rebounds per game, while averaging 28.3 minutes as he proved capable of playing power forward alongside Tyson Chandler or center in small lineups. With the Knicks' playoff hopes hanging on by a thread with a week to go in the regular season, Stoudemire put together arguably his best performance of the season, lighting up the division-leading Toronto Raptors for 24 points on 10-of-14 shooting and 11 rebounds. However, despite Stoudemire's efforts, the Knicks failed to qualify for the 2014 playoffs, finishing just shy with a 35–47 record and a ninth-place finish in the East.


2014–15: Final year with Knicks

Having played predominantly in a bench role for the Knicks in 2013–14, Stoudemire's role in 2014–15 began much the same, and with it came solid production as he missed just one game over the first 28. He proved to be a solid leader off the bench for a fledgling Knicks team that had won just five games by mid-December, as he averaged 13.4 points and 7.4 rebounds per game up to and including the December 18 loss to Chicago. 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. On February 16, 2015, Stoudemire was waived by the Knicks after an agreement was reached to buy out his contract.


Dallas Mavericks (2015)

On February 18, 2015, Stoudemire signed with the
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. Four days later, he made his debut for the Mavericks against the
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and recorded 14 points in just 11 minutes off the bench. Stoudemire went on to play in 23 games for the Mavericks and averaged 10.8 points and 3.7 rebounds per game.


Miami Heat (2015–2016)

On July 10, 2015, Stoudemire signed with the
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. He played in just one of the Heat's first 10 games of the 2015–16 season, largely due to knee soreness. 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 116–109. On January 31, 2016, he recorded season highs of 13 points and 12 rebounds against the
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, starting in place of the injured Hassan Whiteside. 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. Stoudemire's final NBA game was played in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference semifinals against the
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on May 11, 2016. The Heat lost the game 99–91, with Stoudemire only playing 3 minutes as the Heat's starting center, recording one rebound and one steal. The Heat would go on to lose the series in seven games. On July 26, 2016, Stoudemire signed a contract with the
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to retire as a Knick, as he announced his retirement from the NBA later that day after 14 seasons in the league.


Hapoel Jerusalem (2016–2019)

Though he retired from the NBA, Stoudemire did not retire from playing basketball, and on August 1, 2016, he signed a two-year deal with Hapoel Jerusalem, a team he co-owns in the
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. On October 1, 2016, he helped Hapoel Jerusalem win the Israeli Basketball League Cup. He went on to earn
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honors for the 2016–17 season, as well as
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All-Star honors. In June 2017, he helped Hapoel Jerusalem win the 2016–17 Israeli Basketball Super League. On September 1, 2017, Stoudemire announced his retirement from basketball. In February 2018, Stoudemire joined
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team Tri State as co-captain. Three months later, Stoudemire announced that he was contemplating a return to playing professional basketball in the NBA. On September 24, Stoudemire came out of retirement to sign with Hapoel Jerusalem for the 2018–19 season. On October 31, Stoudemire recorded a season-high 24 points, shooting 10-of-16 from the field, along with seven rebounds in a 105–75 win over Montakit Fuenlabrada, and was named to the Champions League's Team of the Week. On May 2, 2019, Stoudemire was named Israeli Premier League Player of the Month after averaging 16.3 points and 7.5 rebounds per game in four games played in April.


Fujian Sturgeons (2019)

On October 30, 2019, Stoudemire signed with the Fujian Sturgeons of the
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. He appeared in 11 games for the Sturgeons, averaging 19.3 points and 8.3 rebounds per game. In mid-December 2019, Stoudemire had left the team to return to the United States.


Maccabi Tel Aviv (2020)

On January 22, 2020, Stoudemire returned to Israel for a third stint, signing with Maccabi Tel Aviv for the rest of the season. In July 2020, he helped Maccabi Tel Aviv win the championship while earning Israeli Basketball Premier League Finals MVP honors.


Coaching career

On October 30, 2020, Stoudemire was hired by the
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as a player development assistant. On May 12, 2022, he announced he would not be returning to the Nets for the 2022–23 season.


Personal life

Stoudemire has four children with his ex-wife, Alexis Welch. Having dated since 2002, the two were engaged in May 2012 and later married on December 12, 2012, atop their
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apartment rooftop. Stoudemire filed for divorce from his wife in October 2018 but the case was dismissed in July 2019 after he failed to submit the required documents to follow through. Two years later Alexis filed for divorce, which was finalized in 2021. Stoudemire's first name had previously been listed in the Phoenix Suns media guide as ''Amaré'' or ''Amare'', but it was changed to ''Amar'e'' in October 2008. 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. Stoudemire was raised
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. Through his mother, he associated with the Black Hebrew Israelites. In a 2010 interview, he said, "I have been aware since my youth that I am a
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through my mother, and that is something that has played a subtle but important role in my development." Asked if there was a chance he was Jewish, he said "I think through history, I think we all are." He visited
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that year, saying he intended "to get a better understanding of isheritage." He returned for the 2013 Maccabiah Games as assistant coach of the Canadian basketball team; while there he met with Israeli president
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, who urged him to join the
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. In April 2018, he reportedly began converting to Judaism. In January 2019, he was granted residency in Israel. In March 2019, he received Israeli citizenship, and adopted the name Yahoshafat Ben Avraham. He formally converted to Judaism with a Rabbinical court on August 26, 2020. In the early morning hours of February 6, 2012, Stoudemire's older brother, Hazell, was killed in a car accident in
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. He was not wearing a
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at the time of the crash. In December 2014, Stoudemire purchased a farm in
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, which includes a log home. Stoudemire said that he intended to use the property as a place where his family can get together on weekends and in the off-season.


Off the court


Philanthropy

Stoudemire started the Each One, Teach One foundation in 2003. Stoudemire also funded his very own AAU team, named Team STAT. Stoudemire played '' Wheel of Fortune'' during its NBA week and donated all his winnings to the Boys and Girls Clubs of the Greater Phoenix area. 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
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by funding the building of water wells in impoverished villages. Stoudemire visited the country in summer 2008, making visits to water well sites and meeting with President Ernest Bai Koroma and the rest of the cabinet. In 2010 Stoudemire hosted the first Amar'e Stoudemire Basketball Academy in
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. That same year, he posed shirtless on behalf of
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's Ink Not Mink campaign, protesting the wearing of animal fur.


Film and television

After guest appearances on '' Law & Order: SVU'', '' Entourage'' and ''
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'' in 2011, Amar'e appeared on TV Land's '' The Exes'' opposite
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in a January episode. Stoudemire also appeared on Fox's comedy series, '' The Mindy Project'', where Mindy Kaling's character went on an outing with her co-workers to a nightclub, and wound up hanging in the VIP section with the New York big man. Stoudemire's acting roles have not been limited to television. He had a role in the film '' MacGruber'' and appeared in the blockbuster romance ''
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''. He also appeared as himself in the comedy film '' Trainwreck'', as one of the patients of sports surgeon Dr. Aaron Conners (played by
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).


Other ventures

In 2011, Stoudemire started his own clothing line, which launched at
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in late 2011. It was designed with the help of Rachel Roy. Stoudemire described the line as "courtside apparel for the fashion-forward female". Stoudemire has his own record label named Hypocalypto and has signed rappers from Phoenix to
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. In August 2011, Stoudemire signed a deal with
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to write a series of middle-grade chapter books called '' STAT: Standing Tall And Talented''. The first book in the series, ''STAT: Home Court'', which Stoudemire described as biographical, was published in August 2012. In the summer of 2013, Stoudemire became a major shareholder of Hapoel Jerusalem B.C. together with sports agent Arn Tellem and Ori Allon. Later that year, he also became an assistant coach for the Canadian men's national basketball team for the 2013 Maccabiah Games. In February 2018, Stoudemire launched a
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,
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i wine label, called Stoudemire Cellars. The label launched with three wines, all of which are produced at Tulip
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in Kfar Tikvah. Stoudemire is also an art collector.


Awards and honors

*
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champion: 2017, 2020 * Israeli Basketball Premier League Finals MVP: 2020 * Israeli Cup winner: 2019 * Israeli League Cup winner: 2016 *
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: 2003 *
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: 2005, 2007–2011 *
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: 2007 *
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: 2005, 2008, 2010, 2011 *
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: 2003 * NBA Rookie Challenge MVP: 2004 * ''Orlando Sentinel'' Florida High School Player of the Year: 2002 * Florida Mr. Basketball: 2002 * ''USA Today'' All-USA Basketball First Team: 2002 * Prep Stars Recruiter's Handbook No. 1 High School Player in the United States: 2002 * NBA Community Assist Award: 2008


NBA career statistics


Regular season

, - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;", Phoenix , 82 , , 71 , , 31.3 , , .472 , , .200 , , .661 , , 8.8 , , 1.0 , , .8 , , 1.1 , , 13.5 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;", Phoenix , 55 , , 53 , , 36.8 , , .475 , , .200 , , .713 , , 9.0 , , 1.4 , , 1.2 , , 1.6 , , 20.6 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;", Phoenix , 80 , , 80 , , 36.1 , , .559 , , .188 , , .733 , , 8.9 , , 1.6 , , 1.0 , , 1.6 , , 26.0 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;", Phoenix , 3 , , 3 , , 16.7 , , .333 , , .000 , , .889 , , 5.3 , , .7 , , .3 , , 1.0 , , 8.7 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;", Phoenix , style="background:#cfecec;", 82* , , 78 , , 32.8 , , .575 , , .000 , , .781 , , 9.6 , , 1.0 , , 1.0 , , 1.3 , , 20.4 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;", Phoenix , 79 , , 79 , , 33.9 , , .590 , , .161 , , .805 , , 9.1 , , 1.5 , , .8 , , 2.1 , , 25.2 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;", Phoenix , 53 , , 53 , , 36.8 , , .539 , , .429 , , .835 , , 8.1 , , 2.0 , , .9 , , 1.1 , , 21.4 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;", Phoenix , style="background:#cfecec;", 82* , , style="background:#cfecec;", 82* , , 34.6 , , .557 , , .167 , , .771 , , 8.9 , , 1.0 , , .6 , , 1.0 , , 23.1 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;", New York , 78 , , 78 , , 36.8 , , .502 , , .435 , , .792 , , 8.2 , , 2.6 , , .9 , , 1.9 , , 25.3 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;", New York , 47 , , 47 , , 32.8 , , .483 , , .238 , , .765 , , 7.8 , , 1.1 , , .8 , , 1.0 , , 17.5 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;", New York , 29 , , 0 , , 23.5 , , .577 , , .000 , , .808 , , 5.0 , , .4 , , .3 , , .7 , , 14.2 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;", New York , 65 , , 21 , , 22.6 , , .557 , , .000 , , .739 , , 4.9 , , .5 , , .4 , , .6 , , 11.9 , - , style="text-align:left;" rowspan=2, , style="text-align:left;", New York , 36 , , 14 , , 24.0 , , .543 , , .000 , , .740 , , 6.8 , , 1.0 , , .6 , , .9 , , 12.0 , - , style="text-align:left;",
Dallas Dallas () is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the most populous city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the List of Texas metropolitan areas, most populous metropolitan area in Texas and the Metropolitan statistical area, fourth-most ...
, 23 , , 1 , , 16.5 , , .581 , , .000 , , .678 , , 3.7 , , .3 , , .4 , , .2 , , 10.8 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;",
Miami Miami is a East Coast of the United States, coastal city in the U.S. state of Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, Florida, Miami-Dade County in South Florida. It is the core of the Miami metropolitan area, which, with a populat ...
, 52 , , 36 , , 14.7 , , .566 , , .000 , , .746 , , 4.3 , , .5 , , .3 , , .8 , , 5.8 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 846 , , 696 , , 31.0 , , .537 , , .236 , , .761 , , 7.8 , , 1.2 , , .8 , , 1.2 , , 18.9 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", All-Star , 6 , , 3 , , 19.5 , , .571 , , .400 , , .750 , , 7.5 , , 1.2 , , .7 , , .7 , , 18.8


Playoffs

, - , style="text-align:left;",
2003 2003 was designated by the United Nations as the International Year of Fresh water, Freshwater. In 2003, a Multi-National Force – Iraq, United States-led coalition 2003 invasion of Iraq, invaded Iraq, starting the Iraq War. Demographic ...
, style="text-align:left;", Phoenix , 6 , , 6 , , 33.8 , , .523 , , 1.000 , , .571 , , 7.8 , , 1.2 , , 1.7 , , 1.5 , , 14.2 , - , style="text-align:left;",
2005 2005 was designated as the International Year for Sport and Physical Education and the International Year of Microcredit. The beginning of 2005 also marked the end of the International Decade of the World's Indigenous Peoples, Internationa ...
, style="text-align:left;", Phoenix , 15 , , 15 , , 40.1 , , .539 , , .000 , , .781 , , 10.7 , , 1.2 , , .7 , , 2.0 , , 29.9 , - , style="text-align:left;",
2007 2007 was designated as the International Heliophysical Year and the International Polar Year. Events January * January 1 **Bulgaria and Romania 2007 enlargement of the European Union, join the European Union, while Slovenia joins the Eur ...
, style="text-align:left;", Phoenix , 10 , , 10 , , 34.3 , , .523 , , .333 , , .769 , , 12.1 , , .6 , , 1.3 , , 1.9 , , 25.3 , - , style="text-align:left;",
2008 2008 was designated as: *International Year of Languages *International Year of Planet Earth *International Year of the Potato *International Year of Sanitation The Great Recession, a worldwide recession which began in 2007, continued throu ...
, style="text-align:left;", Phoenix , 5 , , 5 , , 40.8 , , .485 , , .250 , , .633 , , 9.0, , .4 , , 1.4 , , 2.4 , , 23.2 , - , style="text-align:left;",
2010 The year saw a multitude of natural and environmental disasters such as the 2010 Haiti earthquake, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and the 2010 Chile earthquake. The 2009 swine flu pandemic, swine flu pandemic which began the previous year ...
, style="text-align:left;", Phoenix , 16 , , 16 , , 36.5 , , .519 , , .000 , , .754 , , 6.6, , 1.1 , , .7 , , 1.5 , , 22.2 , - , style="text-align:left;",
2011 The year marked the start of a Arab Spring, series of protests and revolutions throughout the Arab world advocating for democracy, reform, and economic recovery, later leading to the depositions of world leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen ...
, style="text-align:left;", New York , 4 , , 4 , , 33.5 , , .382 , , .000 , , .667 , , 7.8 , , 1.8 , , .3 , , .8 , , 14.5 , - , style="text-align:left;",
2012 2012 was designated as: *International Year of Cooperatives *International Year of Sustainable Energy for All Events January *January 4 – The Cicada 3301 internet hunt begins. * January 12 – Peaceful protests begin in the R ...
, style="text-align:left;", New York , 4 , , 4 , , 36.5 , , .556 , , .000 , , .750 , , 6.5 , , .8 , , 1.3 , , .3 , , 15.3 , - , style="text-align:left;",
2013 2013 was the first year since 1987 to contain four unique digits (a span of 26 years). 2013 was designated as: *International Year of Water Cooperation *International Year of Quinoa Events January * January 5 – 2013 Craig, Alask ...
, style="text-align:left;", New York , 4 , , 0 , , 8.3 , , .385 , , 1.000 , , 1.000 , , 2.3 , , .0 , , .0 , , .0 , , 3.8 , - , style="text-align:left;",
2015 2015 was designated by the United Nations as: * International Year of Light * International Year of Soil __TOC__ Events January * January 1 – Lithuania officially adopts the euro as its currency, replacing the litas, and becomes ...
, style="text-align:left;",
Dallas Dallas () is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the most populous city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the List of Texas metropolitan areas, most populous metropolitan area in Texas and the Metropolitan statistical area, fourth-most ...
, 5 , , 0 , , 15.0 , , .429 , , .000 , , .692 , , 3.2 , , .6 , , .2 , , .6 , , 7.8 , - , style="text-align:left;",
2016 2016 was designated as: * International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly. * International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...
, style="text-align:left;",
Miami Miami is a East Coast of the United States, coastal city in the U.S. state of Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, Florida, Miami-Dade County in South Florida. It is the core of the Miami metropolitan area, which, with a populat ...
, 9 , , 2 , , 9.1 , , .579 , , .000 , , 1.000 , , 1.4 , , .0 , , .6 , , .3 , , 3.3 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 78 , , 62 , , 30.7 , , .512 , , .250 , , .750 , , 7.4 , , .8 , , .8 , , 1.3 , , 18.7


ISBL career statistics


Regular season

, - , style="text-align:left;", 2016–17 , style="text-align:left;", Hapoel Jerusalem B.C. , 23 , , 0 , , 22.8 , , .613 , , .250 , , .725 , , 5.9 , , 0.3 , , 0.3 , , 1.3 , , 9.9 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2018–19 , style="text-align:left;", Hapoel Jerusalem B.C. , 11 , , , 0 , , 20.6 , , .558 , , .000 , , .860 , , 6.5 , , 0.3 , , 0.2 , , 0.6 , , 13.6 , - , style="text-align:left;",
2020 The year 2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global Social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, social and Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of even ...
, style="text-align:left;", Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C. , 12 , , 0 , , 15.2 , , .698 , , 1.000 , , .750 , , 4.2 , , 1.3 , , 0.2 , , 0.0 , , 8.0


Playoffs

, - , style="text-align:left;",
2017 2017 was designated as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development by the United Nations General Assembly. Events January * January 1 – Istanbul nightclub shooting: A gunman dressed as Santa Claus opens fire at the ...
, style="text-align:left;", Hapoel Jerusalem B.C. , 5 , , 0 , , 13.6 , , .611 , , .000 , , .714 , , 4.4 , , 0.2 , , 0.2 , , 0.8 , , 6.4 , - , style="text-align:left;",
2019 This was the year in which the first known human case of COVID-19 was documented, preceding COVID-19 pandemic, the pandemic which was declared by the World Health Organization the following year. Up to that point, 2019 had been described as ...
, style="text-align:left;", Hapoel Jerusalem B.C. , 4 , , 0 , , 20.0 , , .577 , , .000 , , .667 , , 4.0 , , 2.0 , , 1.0 , , 0.8 , , 12.0 , - , style="text-align:left;",
2020 The year 2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global Social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, social and Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of even ...
, style="text-align:left;", Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C. , 5 , , 0 , , 18.8 , , .667 , , .000 , , .800 , , 5.0 , , 0.8 , , 0.0 , , 0.4 , , 10.4


CBA career statistics


Regular season

, - , style="text-align:left;",
2019 This was the year in which the first known human case of COVID-19 was documented, preceding COVID-19 pandemic, the pandemic which was declared by the World Health Organization the following year. Up to that point, 2019 had been described as ...
, style="text-align:left;", Jinjiang , 11 , , 0 , , 27.9 , , .513 , , .333 , , .790 , , 8.3 , , 0.9 , , 0.7 , , 1.2 , , 19.4


See also

* List of NBA single-game blocks leaders * List of select Jewish basketball players


Notes


References


External links

* * * * * *
Amar'e Stoudemire
at eurocupbasketball.com

at fiba.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Stoudemire, Amare 1982 births Living people 21st-century African-American sportsmen 21st-century American Jews 21st-century American sportsmen 21st-century Israeli Jews African-American Jews American emigrants to Israel American expatriate basketball people in China American expatriate basketball people in Israel American men's 3x3 basketball players American men's basketball players Basketball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics Basketball players from Orlando, Florida Big3 players Black Hebrew Israelite people Centers (basketball) Converts to Judaism from Baptist denominations Cypress Creek High School (Orlando, Florida) alumni Dallas Mavericks players Fujian Sturgeons players Hapoel Jerusalem B.C. players Israeli basketball players Israeli people of African-American descent Jewish American basketball players Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C. players McDonald's High School All-Americans Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Miami Heat players NBA All-Stars NBA high school draftees NBA players from Israel New York Knicks players Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in basketball Parade High School All-Americans (boys' basketball) Phoenix Suns draft picks Phoenix Suns players Power forwards Sportspeople from Lake Wales, Florida United States men's national basketball team players Basketball players from Polk County, Florida