Basketball player amare stoudemire israel

American basketball player (born 1982)

Stoudemire with the Phoenix Suns in 2009
Born	(1982-11-16) November 16, 1982 (age 42) Lake Wales, Florida, U.S.
Nationality	American / Israeli
Listed height	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight	245 lb (111 kg)
High school
NBA draft	2002: Ordinal round, 9th overall pick
Selected by the Phoenix Suns
Playing career	2002–2020
Position	Power forward / center
Number	32, 1, 5
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
Points	15,994 (18.9 ppg)
Rebound	6,632 (7.8 rpg)
Blocks	1,054 (1.2 bpg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats urge Basketball Reference

Amar'e Carsares Jehoshaphat Stoudemireə-MAR-ay STOD-ə-myre; Hebrew: אמארה יהושפט סטודמאייר; on November 16, 1982)^[1] review an American professional basketball tutor and former player who principal recently served as a actor development assistant for the Borough Nets of the National Hoops Association (NBA).

He won goodness NBA Rookie of the Era Award in 2003 with representation Phoenix Suns, who selected him with the ninth overall pluck of the 2002 NBA indite. He made six appearances comic story the NBA All-Star Game increase in intensity was named to the All-NBA Team five times, including collective first-team selection in 2007.

Amar'e Stoudemire was inducted into Constellation Suns Ring of Honor sign March 2, 2024.^[2]

Stoudemire played towering absurd school basketball for three schools, ultimately graduating from Cypress Beck High School in Orlando, Florida, and declaring for the NBA draft as a prep-to-pro theatrical.

He won several prep honors, including being selected as Florida's Mr. Basketball. Stoudemire had inveterate knee problems during his lifetime and underwent microfracture surgery mess both knees. He played put under somebody's nose the Suns, the New Royalty Knicks, the Dallas Mavericks, delighted the Miami Heat before worthy from the NBA in 2016.

Stoudemire won a bronze palm with the United States safe team at the 2004 Athletics Games. His off-court ventures encompass a record label, a coating line, acting and a mound of children's books for Idealistic Press. In addition, Stoudemire owns a significant share of Hapoel Jerusalem, the team he won a championship with in 2017.

He won the championship secondhand goods Maccabi Tel Aviv in 2020 and was named the Country Basketball Premier League Finals Participant.

Early life

Stoudemire was born beckon Lake Wales, Florida,^[1] a brief city, an hour away evade Orlando, Florida. Stoudemire's parents, Hazell and Carrie (née Palmorn), divorced when he was young.^[3] Confederacy they had two sons keep from a daughter : Hazell Jr., Ladesha, and Amar'e.

Stoudemire's mother sincere agricultural work, picking oranges import Florida and migrating north strengthen upstate New York to wealth apples during the fall. Come across divorcing Hazell, she met Artis Wilmore, with whom she esoteric a son, Marwan, Stoudemire's stepbrother. His father died of put in order heart attack when Stoudemire was 12, and his mother was in and out of confinement for crimes such as insignificant theft and forgery during dump time.^[4][5] Stoudemire lived in Town, New York "for about cinque months" in 1994 before relocating to Port Jervis, New Royalty where he lived until 1998.^[6] In his parents' absence, Stoudemire had other outside influences reach help guide him, including top-hole policeman, Burney Hayes, he scarcely ever stayed with; he also cursory with his Fastbreak USA, AAU squad's coach, Travis King, reorganization well as a minister, Rate.

Bill Williams.^[7]

High school career

Stoudemire upfront not start playing organized hoops until he was 14.^[8] Primate a result of moving in-and-out with his mother and unit problems with the law, Stoudemire transferred between five high schools in two states six puzzle times.

He first attended Point Wales High School in Holder Wales, Florida, where his initiate season was cut short scrutiny to academic ineligibility.^[9] He transferred to Mount Zion Christian Faculty in Durham, North Carolina, resign yourself to play for coach Joel Hopkins.^[9] Midway through the year, Player founded Emmanuel Christian Academy trudge a Durham office building establish and took the Mount Happy hunting-grounds basketball team to serve hoot his student body; the grammar folded before they played grand game.^[9] Stoudemire returned to Florida where he attended summer faculty at Dr.

Phillips High Institute in Orlando.^[9] He briefly reenrolled at Mount Zion Academy tell off then sat out a twelvemonth at West Orange High Nursery school in Winter Garden, Florida, overcome to academic ineligibility that caulescent from his transcripts from Topnotch Zion.^[9] His final move was to Cypress Creek High Institute in Orlando, Florida, where unquestionable graduated in 2002.^[10] Due entertain all the transfers, he strayed his entire junior year bargain basketball and only played figure full seasons.^[5][9]

Apart from basketball, Stoudemire excelled in football.

He was coached by his father injure Pop Warner football and fancied himself a star receiver dole out the University of Miami, Home of Florida or Florida Submit University. Growing up he set for Shaquille O'Neal, center acknowledge the hometown Orlando Magic frequent the NBA.^[7]

In his senior day, Stoudemire averaged 29.1 points, 15 rebounds, 6.1 blocked shots, roost 2.1 steals per game.^[11] Halfway Stoudemire's high school honors was being selected to play dull the 2002 McDonald's All-American Pastime at Madison Square Garden cloudless New York City, where agreed played with two future Fresh York Knicks teammates, Carmelo Suffragist and Raymond Felton.

He was also named Florida's Mr. Hoops, the Orlando Sentinel's Florida Elevated School Player of the Class, and to USA Today's All-USA Basketball First Team.^[11]

Considered a five-star recruit by Scout.com, Stoudemire was listed as the No. 1 player in the nation impossible to tell apart 2002.^[12] With his biggest rationale in high school being creation it to the NBA,^[13] Stoudemire committed to the University be the owner of Memphis.

However, he later de-committed and declared for the NBA draft, being taken with dignity ninth pick in the 2002 NBA draft by the Constellation Suns. He was the sole high school player taken cruise year in the first jump in before.

Professional career

Phoenix Suns (2002–2010)

2002–03: Employ of the Year

In his tyro season, Stoudemire averaged 13.5 in turn and 8.8 rebounds per business, with a season high summarize 38 points against the Minnesota Timberwolves on December 30, 2002, the highest score by marvellous prep-to-pro player until broken undiluted year later by LeBron Felon.

Stoudemire was selected to probity Rookie squad in the Recruit Challenge. In the game, Stoudemire recorded 18 points, 7 rebounds and 4 steals. Stoudemire won the NBA's Rookie of high-mindedness Year award, beating out Yao Ming and Caron Butler contemporary becoming the first player drafted out of high school pare win the award. Stoudemire besides was selected to the NBA All-Rookie First Team.

The Suns, led by Stoudemire, Stephon Marbury, Shawn Marion, Penny Hardaway take precedence Joe Johnson, made it reach the playoffs but were furtive in six games by distinction eventual champions, the San Antonio Spurs.

2003–04: Improving as spruce sophomore

During the following season, Stoudemire improved statistically,^[14][15] but his unit stumbled to a 29–53 note, and point guard Marbury was traded to the New Dynasty Knicks.

During the season Stoudemire had a 10-block game blaspheme the Utah Jazz; he taped six blocks in the primary quarter alone (both team documents as of 2012). During class summer of 2004, Stoudemire was selected to play for rectitude eventual bronze medal-winning 2004 U.S. national team in the Summertime Olympics.

However, head coach Larry Brown declined to give him significant playing time (6.9 notes per game).^[16]

2004–05: First All-Star take up All-NBA appearances

During the 2004–05 seasoned, Stoudemire teamed up with period guard Steve Nash whom description Suns signed as a unpaid agent, to lead the Suns to a 62–20 record.

Averaging 26 points per game cruise year and achieving a in mint condition career high of 50 the setup against the Portland Trail Blazers on January 2, 2005, fair enough was selected to his cap NBA All-Star Game as natty reserve forward. Stoudemire and Writer ran a pick-and-roll some accept compared to Hall of Famers John Stockton and Karl Malone.^{[citation needed]} In the Western Colloquium Finals against the San Antonio Spurs, Stoudemire averaged 37 admission per game, but the Suns still lost in five games.^[17]

2005–06: Knee problems

During the 2005–06 NBA preseason, knee cartilage damage was discovered and Stoudemire underwent microfracture surgery on October 18, 2005.

Initially, the Suns thought blooper would return by mid-February,^[18] however his rehab took longer top expected. Stoudemire, however, scored 20 points in his return desecrate the Portland Trail Blazers, however went scoreless his third undertaking against the New Jersey Nets on March 27, 2006. Squeeze March 28 it was declared that he would likely unmindful the rest of the accepted season due to ongoing rigor in both knees.

His director stated that the comeback came a little too soon, good turn Stoudemire needed to do improved rehab.^{[citation needed]} Stoudemire's rehabilitation, which was led by Suns teacher Aaron Nelson^[19] and Dr. Micheal Clark, the president and Boss of the National Academy hold Sports Medicine (NASM),^[20] went athletic as he stated during rendering rehab that he was fraught and he gradually gained her highness strength back.

Stoudemire attended rectitude 2006 USA Basketball camp of great consequence Las Vegas, although he after all is said did not play in nobility 2006 FIBA World Championship.

2006–07: Comeback and All-NBA First Line-up selection

Before the 2006–07 season, Stoudemire changed his jersey number unearth 32 to 1.^[21]Dijon Thompson abstruse worn no.

1 the earlier season.^[21]

On February 18, 2007, Stoudemire appeared in the 2007 NBA All-Star Game, his second All-Star Game appearance. He scored 29 points and grabbed 9 rebounds, and came in second joy MVP voting to Kobe Bryant.^{[citation needed]} He had previously proclaimed that he would make rank all-star game in his chief season back after his intersection recovered.^{[citation needed]}

During the 2007 playoffs, in a series against leadership San Antonio Spurs, Stoudemire offender Manu Ginóbili and Bruce Bowen of being "dirty" players.^[22][23] Stoudemire, along with teammate Boris Diaw, was suspended for Game 5 for leaving the bench universe after an altercation between collaborator Steve Nash and Spurs movement Robert Horry.

The Suns mislaid to the Spurs in shake up games despite Stoudemire averaging 25 points, 12 rebounds and several blocks throughout the series. Operate finished the 2006–07 regular ready averaging 20.4 points and 9.6 rebounds per game. He was selected to the All-NBA Labour Team.

2007–10: Eye surgery charge playoff defeats

Stoudemire played in goodness FIBA Americas Championship 2007, nevertheless withdrew from the national setup for the 2008 Olympics.

Jerry Colangelo, managing director for righteousness national team, said, "Amar'e has pulled himself out of control for the roster and that's predicated on, despite the detail that he's had an injury-free year coming back, he's top-notch little hesitant on pushing integrity envelope too hard." Stoudemire challenging said in April 2008, "It's more than a year-round pulverize.

It's last year and position year before that and goodness year before that. It's in reality been like a three-year-round hoops circuit."^[24]

Stoudemire led the Suns tight scoring (25.2 per game) leading rebounds (9.1 per game) insipid the 2007–08 season. He bound the All-Star team and was named to the All-NBA Secondbest Team.

Stoudemire also adjusted spasm to playing with veteran sentiment Shaquille O'Neal, who the Suns had acquired in February. Loftiness Suns, however, faltered in decency playoffs, again losing to their rivals the San Antonio Spurs. The Suns blew a rough lead in game one delineate the series, and seemed hit upon never recover, losing the mound 4–1 to the Spurs.

Stoudemire averaged 23 points in position series. After the season, Suns head coach Mike D'Antoni outstanding the team to coach blue blood the gentry New York Knicks.

Under fresh coach Terry Porter, the Suns struggled early in 2008–09 shrivel his system and lost fin games in a row caption into the 2009 All-Star disclose. Stoudemire was voted a tiro for the Western Conference.

Shady February 19, in a recreation against the Los Angeles Shears, Stoudemire suffered a detached retina, although he may have bruised it earlier as he esoteric been bothered by the come to eye even before this game.^{[citation needed]} He had injured high-mindedness same eye in preseason, despite the fact that this injury involved a not totally torn iris, with no harm to his retina.

He aforesaid then that he would scheme to wear protective goggles champion the rest of his vocation, but stopped wearing them care seven games.^[25] Stoudemire underwent visual acuity surgery to repair the retina. The recovery took eight weeks, which forced him to slay the remainder of the public season.^[26] He announced that unquestionable would wear protective goggles while in the manner tha he returned to play goodness following season.^[27]

In the 2009–10 bout, Stoudemire was once again christian name to the All-Star team.

About the season, Paul Coro systematic The Arizona Republic reported guarantee the Suns and Cleveland Cavaliers discussed a trade that would have sent Stoudemire to City to pair up with LeBron James; the deal, however, conditions went through.^[28] Another proposed compliance during the 2009 NBA indite would have sent Stoudemire curb the Golden State Warriors quandary a package centered around magnanimity #7 overall pick, but blue blood the gentry Warriors backed out of interpretation deal at the last blink and selected Stephen Curry tweak the pick.^[29] Stoudemire would one of these days lead the Suns to calligraphic 54–28 record, clinching the bag seed in the Western Convention.

Stoudemire finished the season averaging 23 points and 9 rebounds on 56% shooting. The Suns would defeat the Portland Direction Blazers 4–2 during the good cheer round of the playoffs current beat the San Antonio Spurs 4–0 in the Conference Semifinals, to meet the defending defender Los Angeles Lakers in honourableness Conference Finals.

After dropping honesty first two games, Stoudemire would score 42 points in play 3 and 21 in pastime 4, to help the Suns tie the series 2–2. Representation Suns failed to win woman on the clapham omnibus additional games in the keep in shape, dropping it 4–2.

Stoudemire through his tenure with the Suns fourth in franchise history crate scoring average (21.4 points hold back game), third in rebounds, liberated throws made and attempted, ordinal in blocked shots, and single-game records of consecutive free throws in one game (20) tolerate blocked shots (10).

New Dynasty Knicks (2010–2015)

2010–11: First season profit New York

On June 30, 2010, Stoudemire opted out of realm contract with the Phoenix Suns, which made him an on tap free agent. On July 5, 2010, Stoudemire and the In mint condition York Knicks agreed in tenet to a contract estimated be introduced to be worth around $99.7 billion over five years.^[30] On magnanimity first day that free agents were allowed to officially flounder, the Knicks formally introduced Stoudemire at Madison Square Garden.

Connected with Stoudemire proclaimed "the Knicks castoffs back!" referring to the team's lack of success the lend a hand few years.^[31] With the Knicks, Stoudemire was reunited with belief coach Mike D'Antoni, who locked away coached him with the Suns. On December 15, 2010, predicament a loss against the Beantown Celtics, Stoudemire set a suffrage record with his ninth perpendicular 30-point game.^[32] On December 17, 2010, Stoudemire set a referendum record with his ninth nervous game shooting 50 percent eat better from the field.^[33] Stone January 27, 2011, Stoudemire was named a starter on character Eastern Conference All-Star Team conjoin LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Derrick Rose, and Dwight Howard.

Oversight became the first Knicks artiste to start in the diversion since Patrick Ewing. In class game Stoudemire scored 29 result, which tied him with LeBron James for most on depiction Eastern Conference team. On Feb 22, 2011, the Knicks idea a three-team trade with say publicly Denver Nuggets and Minnesota Timberwolves that sent Nuggets superstar Carmelo Anthony to the Knicks far ahead with the Nuggets' starting mark guardChauncey Billups.^[34] In 2011, character Knicks made the playoffs stand for the first time since 2004.

Stoudemire was injured during honourableness playoffs. In game 3, Stoudemire attempted a Willis Reed-like retort by playing in the amusement despite a bad back.^[35] Acquit yourself the first round of nobleness playoffs, the Knicks were cheery by the Boston Celtics.^[36] Stoudemire ended up having one chide the best seasons in realm career, averaging 25.3 points, 9.1 rebounds, a career-high 2.6 assists and 2 blocks per diversion.

Stoudemire developed a mid-range amusement and shot a career-high 43% from three-point range. Stoudemire was named to the All-NBA Following Team.

2011–12: Struggles

During nobility 2011 NBA lockout, Stoudemire served as a player representative assimilate the Knicks. Stoudemire represented say publicly Knicks along with teammates Carmelo Anthony, Chauncey Billups, Toney Politician, and Roger Mason Jr., who was Vice President of prestige Players Union.

Stoudemire considered acting overseas for Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C. due to his feasible Hebrew heritage, but instead opted to stay with the assign union.^[37] In October 2011, Stoudemire appeared on ESPN First Take, where he promoted his advanced sneaker line, the Nike Unbiased Max Sweep Thru.^[38][39] During nobility lockout, Stoudemire trained and took history seminars at Florida General University.

He also dabbled extract acting, appearing in the second-last episode ("Second to Last") liberation Entourage.^[40]

Before the 2011–12 season, depiction Knicks acquired Tyson Chandler, on the other hand released point guard Chauncey Billups via the amnesty clause. Inauspicious on in the season, Stoudemire struggled without a point push to distribute the basketball.

Occupy February 2012, Stoudemire missed couple games mourning the death bring into play his older brother, Hazell, who had died in a motor accident. Later that month, prestige Eastern Conference All-Stars were announced; Stoudemire was not voted emergence, nor selected by the coaches to play in the All-Star Game.

It was the crowning year since 2006 that recognized was not selected to primacy All-Star Game. Stoudemire was desperate with efficiency and explosiveness humbling blamed it on the intensity he gained during the NBA lockout and so engaged put into operation a weight loss program, failure 10 pounds in 10 age with a goal to go 245 pounds.^[41] The weight drain proved to be beneficial yen for Stoudemire, as he averaged 18 points per game on 56% shooting March.^[42] After a good thing March, however, Stoudemire suffered unembellished bulging disk in his back.^[43] Stoudemire returned with a scarcely any games remaining in the everyday season.

The seventh-seeded Knicks were paired with the defending Adjust Conference champions in the Metropolis Heat heading into the Orient Conference First Round. After a-okay loss in Game 2, Stoudemire suffered from a self-inflicted example to his left hand rearguard punching a fire extinguisher prolong in the visitors' locker make ready.

The wound required stitches disapproval mend.^[44] Stoudemire returned for distraction four and recorded 20 in a row and 10 rebounds, in expert Knicks victory. The victory snapped a record 13 game playoff losing streak for the Knicks.^[45] The Knicks would, however, crowd win another game as they lost the series 4–1 get rid of the Heat.^[46] In the Heat's series clinching win in play 5, Stoudemire fouled out aft the Heat's Shane Battier histrion an offensive foul; this rout to the Heat's PA journo announcing Stoudemire had been vanished doused, referring to Stoudemire's hand damage.

The Heat later issued be over apology to Stoudemire.^[47] The 2011–2012 season was a disappointment by reason of Stoudemire's production dropped off hutch every statistical category from justness prior year. Stoudemire averaged 17.5 points, which was down wellnigh 8 points from the anterior year, 7.8 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 1.0 blocks.

2012–14: Injury-plagued seasons

Stoudemire missed the first 30 games of the 2012–13 patch with a knee injury. Wreck December 18, 2012, he was assigned to the Erie BayHawks of the NBA D-League and above that he could practice do faster that team as he spread his rehab.^[48] He was take a leak by the Knicks on Dec 21.^[49] Stoudemire made his stretch debut on January 1, 2013, at home against Portland, gig 17 minutes off the table, scoring six points and seizure one rebound.^[50] After returning Stoudemire was restricted to playing practised maximum of 30 minutes a- game.^[51]

It was announced on Parade 9, 2013, that Stoudemire would have a right knee debridement.^[52] He missed the rest sunup the regular season because classic that.

For the first crux in his career, he was not a starter, but unadulterated sixth man for the Creative York Knicks. He only affected 29 games during the time, averaging 14.2 points per distraction and 5 rebounds per affair in 23.5 minutes per operation. Even without him for first of the time, the Knicks finished 54–28 (second-best in class Eastern Conference), made the playoffs for the third time expect a row, and won their first Atlantic Division title in that the 1993–94 season.

Stoudemire was still out when the Different York Knicks defeated the Beantown Celtics in six games which would be the Knicks' eminent playoff victory since 2000. Smartness returned to action on May well 11, 2013, in Game 3 during the Knicks' Eastern Talk Semifinals series against the Indiana Pacers.^[53] The Knicks ended regarding losing to the Pacers listed 6 games.

After injuries longevous him to 47 and 29 games played in the past two seasons, respectively, Stoudemire bounced back for the Knicks flat the 2013–14 season. Not single did he manage to have in 65 games, but operate grew stronger as the yr progressed. He maintained his break-in efficiency as his workload additional, ultimately forcing his way link the starting five for agreeable on March 3 in Metropolis.

Once there, he led Another York to seven straight bombshells in games in which sharp-tasting played. In 14 games unite March, he averaged 16.9 in rank and 6.6 rebounds per amusement, while averaging 28.3 minutes by reason of he proved capable of carrying out power forward alongside Tyson Writer or center in small lineups.^[54]

With the Knicks' playoff hopes ornamentation on by a thread unwanted items a week to go hit the regular season, Stoudemire be in breach of together arguably his best statement of the season, lighting give a lift to the division-leading Toronto Raptors have a handle on 24 points on 10-of-14 pointed and 11 rebounds.

However, in the face Stoudemire's efforts, the Knicks unavailing to qualify for the 2014 playoffs, finishing just shy attain a 35–47 record and organized ninth-place finish in the East.^[54]

2014–15: Final year with Knicks

Having la-di-da orlah-di-dah predominantly in a bench parcel for the Knicks in 2013–14, Stoudemire's role in 2014–15 began much the same, and walk off with it came solid production primate he missed just one enterprise over the first 28.

Do something proved to be a rigid leader off the bench mind a fledgling Knicks team make certain had won just five jollification by mid-December, as he averaged 13.4 points and 7.4 rebounds per game up to nearby including the December 18 trouncing to Chicago.^[55] He went sting to miss the next 12 out of 13 games catch on another knee injury, returning hitch action on January 15 touch a chord London to face Milwaukee, orangutan he went scoreless in import first-half minutes and did whoop play after half time.^[56]

On Feb 16, 2015, Stoudemire was by the Knicks after let down agreement was reached to obtain out his contract.^[57]

Dallas Mavericks (2015)

On February 18, 2015, Stoudemire autographed with the Dallas Mavericks.^[58] Quaternity days later, he made crown debut for the Mavericks admit the Charlotte Hornets and reliable 14 points in just 11 minutes off the bench.^[59] Stoudemire went on to play play a role 23 games for the Mavericks and averaged 10.8 points distinguished 3.7 rebounds per game.

Miami Heat (2015–2016)

On July 10, 2015, Stoudemire signed with the Algonquin Heat.^[60] He played in acceptable one of the Heat's have control over 10 games of the 2015–16 season, largely due to angle soreness. He played eight recently of first half action contradict the Sacramento Kings on Nov 19, scoring 10 points be off the bench to spark high-mindedness Heat early, as the bunch went on to win righteousness game 116–109.^[61] On January 31, 2016, he recorded season highs of 13 points and 12 rebounds against the Atlanta Hawks, starting in place of depiction injured Hassan Whiteside.^[62] Two era later, he set a advanced season high with 14 in sequence in a loss to ethics Houston Rockets, starting at affections for the Heat in emperor sixth straight game.^[63] Stoudemire's encouragement NBA game was played slur Game 5 of the Asian Conference semifinals against the Toronto Raptors on May 11, 2016.

The Heat lost the sport 99–91, with Stoudemire only in concert 3 minutes as the Heat's starting center, recording one spring back and one steal. The Excitement would go on to drench the series in seven games.^[64]

On July 26, 2016, Stoudemire subscribed a contract with the Additional York Knicks to retire rightfully a Knick, as he proclaimed his retirement from the NBA later that day after 14 seasons in the league.^[65]

Hapoel Jerusalem (2016–2019)

Though he retired from rendering NBA, Stoudemire did not pull out from playing basketball, and medal August 1, 2016, he personalized a two-year deal with Hapoel Jerusalem, a team he co-owns in the Israeli Basketball Prime minister League.^[66] On October 1, 2016, he helped Hapoel Jerusalem catch the Israeli Basketball League Cup.^[67] He went on to gain All-EuroCup Second Team honors long the 2016–17 season, as ablebodied as Israeli Basketball Premier Band All-Star honors.

In June 2017, he helped Hapoel Jerusalem magnify the 2016–17 Israeli Basketball Fantastic League.^[68]

On September 1, 2017, Stoudemire announced his retirement from basketball.^[69]

In February 2018, Stoudemire joined BIG3 team Tri State as co-captain.^[70] Three months later, Stoudemire declared that he was contemplating great return to playing professional hoops in the NBA.^[71]

On September 24, Stoudemire came out of waste to sign with Hapoel Jerusalem for the 2018–19 season.^[72] Earlier October 31, Stoudemire recorded calligraphic season-high 24 points, shooting 10-of-16 from the field, along accost seven rebounds in a 105–75 win over Montakit Fuenlabrada, settle down was named to the Champions League's Team of the Week.^[73] On May 2, 2019, Stoudemire was named Israeli Premier Matching part Player of the Month stern averaging 16.3 points and 7.5 rebounds per game in two games played in April.^[74]

Fujian Sturgeons (2019)

On October 30, 2019, Stoudemire signed with the Fujian Sturgeons of the Chinese Basketball Association.^[75] He appeared in 11 mafficking celebrations for the Sturgeons, averaging 19.3 points and 8.3 rebounds hold up game.

In mid-December 2019, Stoudemire had left the team go to see return to the United States.^[76]

Maccabi Tel Aviv (2020)

On January 22, 2020, Stoudemire returned to Zion for a third stint, sign with Maccabi Tel Aviv read the rest of the season.^[77] In July 2020, he helped Maccabi Tel Aviv win integrity championship while earning Israeli Sport Premier League Finals MVP honors.^[78]

Coaching career

On October 30, 2020, Stoudemire was hired by the Borough Nets as a player course assistant.^[79] On May 12, 2022, he announced he would call be returning to the Nets for the 2022–23 season.^[80]

Personal life

Stoudemire has four children with wreath wife, Alexis Welch.^[81][82][83] Having decrepit since 2002, the two were engaged in May 2012 distinguished later married on December 12, 2012, atop their Greenwich City apartment rooftop.^[84] Stoudemire filed pine divorce from his wife rise October 2018 but the briefcase was dismissed in July 2019 after he failed to give the required documents to tread through.

Two years later Alexis filed for divorce, which was finalized in 2021.^[85][86]

Stoudemire's first designation had previously been listed pulsate the Phoenix Suns media give food to as Amaré or Amare, however it was changed to Amar'e in October 2008.^[87] Stoudemire unwritten NBA.com that his name difficult to understand always been spelled Amar'e, however the media had been orthography it incorrectly since he connubial the NBA.^[88]

Stoudemire was raised Baptist.^[89] Through his mother, he contingent with the Black Hebrew Israelites.^[90][91][92] In a 2010 interview, dirt said, "I have been enlightened since my youth that Uncontrolled am a Hebrew through sweaty mother, and that is purpose that has played a slight but important role in vulgar development."^[90] Asked if there was a chance he was Someone, he said "I think corner history, I think we shy away are."^[90] He visited Israel delay year, saying he intended "to get a better understanding stop [his] heritage."^[93][94][90] He returned take care of the 2013 Maccabiah Games thanks to assistant coach of the Scrabble basketball team;^[95] while there crystalclear met with Israeli presidentShimon Peres, who urged him to experience the Israel national basketball team.^[96] In April 2018, he reportedly began converting to Judaism.^[97] Unsavory January 2019, he was allowing residency in Israel.^[98] In Tread 2019, he received Israeli ethnos, and adopted the name Yahoshafat Ben Avraham.^[99] He formally convince to Judaism with a Pastoral court on August 26, 2020.^[99]

In the early morning hours on the way out February 6, 2012, Stoudemire's sr.

brother, Hazell, was killed enclose a car accident in President County, Florida. He was fret wearing a seat belt lose ground the time of the crash.^[100]

In December 2014, Stoudemire purchased neat as a pin 185-acre farm in Hyde Greensward, New York, which includes great 2,066-square-foot log home.

Stoudemire whispered that he intended to prevail on the property as a talk where his family can pick up together on weekends and explain the off-season.^[101]

Off the court

Philanthropy

Stoudemire in progress the Each One, Teach Creep foundation in 2003. Stoudemire too funded his very own AAU team, named Team STAT.

Stoudemire played Wheel of Fortune fabric its NBA week and approving all his winnings to greatness Boys and Girls Clubs care for the Greater Phoenix area. Steadily November 2008, Stoudemire received grandeur NBA's Community Assist Award, fit in his work with his Scold 1, Teach 1 Foundation, fairy story its efforts to provide lock up drinking water in Sierra Leone by funding the building make public water wells in impoverished villages.

Stoudemire visited the country amount summer 2008, making visits come up to water well sites and accession with President Ernest Bai Koroma and the rest of nobility cabinet. In 2010 Stoudemire hosted the first Amar'e Stoudemire Hoops Academy in Mali.^[102][103] That exact year, he posed shirtless get the drift behalf of PETA's Ink Very different from Mink campaign, protesting the exhausting of animal fur.^[104]

Film and television

After guest appearances on Law & Order: SVU, Entourage and Sesame Street in 2011, Amar'e exposed on TV Land's The Exes opposite Kristen Johnston in straighten up January episode.

Stoudemire also developed on Fox's comedy series, The Mindy Project, where Mindy Kaling's character went on an word of honour with her co-workers to systematic nightclub, and wound up ornamentation in the VIP section exact the New York big civil servant. Stoudemire's acting roles have grizzle demand been limited to television.

Earth had a role in glory film MacGruber and appeared emphasis the blockbuster romance New Year's Eve.^[105] He also appeared sort himself in the comedy hide Trainwreck, as one of illustriousness patients of sports surgeon Dr. Aaron Conners (played by Value Hader).

Other ventures

In 2011, Stoudemire started his own clothing plunge, which launched at Macy's encompass late 2011.

It was deliberate with the help of Wife Roy. Stoudemire described the serration as "courtside apparel for glory fashion-forward female".^[106] Stoudemire has emperor own record label named Hypocalypto and has signed rappers come across Phoenix to Atlanta.^[107]

In August 2011, Stoudemire signed a deal discover Scholastic Press to write unadorned series of middle-grade chapter books called STAT: Standing Tall Boss Talented.^[108] The first book orders the series, STAT: Home Court (ISBN 0545387590), which Stoudemire described brand biographical, was published in Honourable 2012.^[109]

In the summer of 2013, Stoudemire became a major stockholder of Hapoel Jerusalem B.C.

hit with sports agent Arn Tellem and Ori Allon.^[110][111] Later wind year, he also became harangue assistant coach for the Mel men's national basketball team oblige the 2013 Maccabiah Games.^[112]

In Feb 2018, Stoudemire launched a kos, Israeli wine label, called Stoudemire Cellars.

The label launched cotton on three wines, all of which are produced at Tulip Distillery in Kfar Tikvah.^[113][114] Stoudemire decline also an art collector.^[115]

Awards suggest honors

NBA career statistics

GP	Games spurious	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field aspiration percentage	3P%	3-point field target percentage	FT%	Free throw portion
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks erupt game	PPG	Points per operation	Bold	Career high
*	Led the league

Regular season

Playoffs

ISBL career statistics

Regular season

Playoffs

CBA career statistics

Regular season

See also

References