Amar'e Carsares Stoudemire is an American professional basketball player who plays as a power forward and center for the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association. Stoudemire played high school basketball for six different schools, before graduating from Cypress Creek High School and declaring for the NBA draft as a prep-to-pro player. In high school, Stoudemire won several honors most notably being selected as Mr. Basketball for the state of Florida. Stoudemire initially committed to the University of Memphis. He was selected in the first round with the ninth overall pick in the 2002 NBA Draft,
Stoudemire spent the first eight years of his career with the Phoenix
Suns, before signing with the New York Knicks. Stoudemire is listed at 6
feet 11 inches (211 cm) and 260 pounds (120 kg).
Information
Jersey No. 1
Team New York Knicks
Personal information
Date of birth November 16, 1982 (age 29)
Place of birth Lake Wales, Florida
Nationality American
High school Cypress Creek HS (Orlando, Florida)
Listed height 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Listed weight 260 lb (118 kg)
Career information
NBA Draft 2002 / Round: 1 / Pick: 9th overall
Selected by the Phoenix Suns
Pro career 2002–present
Career history
2002–2010 Phoenix Suns
2010–present New York Knicks
Career highlights and awards
- NBA Rookie of the Year (2003)
- 6× NBA All-Star (2005, 2007–2011)
- All-NBA First Team (2007)
- 4× All-NBA Second Team (2005, 2008, 2010, 2011)
- NBA All-Rookie First Team (2003)
- NBA Rookie Challenge MVP (2004)
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