Salim Stoudamire

Salim Stoudamire

File:Salim Stoudemire.jpg Stoudamire in 2006.
Free agent
Position	Point guard
Personal information
Born	(1982-10-11) October 11, 1982 Portland, Oregon
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight	190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school	Lincoln (Portland, Oregon) Lake Oswego (Lake Oswego, Oregon)
College	Arizona (2001–2005)
NBA draft	2005 / Round: 2 / Pick: 31st overall
Selected by the Atlanta Hawks
Playing career	2005–present
Career history
2005–2008	Atlanta Hawks
2010	Idaho Stampede (D-League)
2011	Reno Bighorns (D-League)
2013	Guaros de Lara (Venezuela)
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 professional basketball player. He is a cousin of former NBA point guard and 1996 NBA Rookie of the Year Damon Stoudamire and current NBA player Terrence Jones.

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. He spent the 2008 preseason with the San Antonio Spurs and 2009 preseason with the Milwaukee Bucks.

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

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

Personal life

• In 2006, after the National Basketball Association season ended, Stoudamire announced his intentions to eat vegan. After initially monitoring his weight daily, team managers accepted that his 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

External links

• Official website for Salim Stoudamire

• Career statistics and player information from NBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com
• Career statistics and player information from WNBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com
• Salim Stoudamire at Basketball-Reference.com