Salim Stoudamire

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Salim Stoudamire
Position	Guard
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight	175 lb (79 kg)
Team	Atlanta Hawks
Jersey	#20
Born	October 11, 1982 (1982-10-11) (age 25) Portland, Oregon
Nationality	USA
College	Arizona
Draft	2^nd round, 31^st overall, 2005 Atlanta Hawks
Pro career	2005–present

Charles Salim Stoudamire (born October 11, 1982 in Portland, Oregon) is an American professional basketball player in the NBA, currently with the Atlanta Hawks. He is a cousin of NBA point guard and former rookie of the year Damon Stoudamire.

Stoudamire was selected by the Atlanta Hawks in the second round (31st overall pick) of the 2005 NBA Draft. At the University of Arizona, Stoudamire led the Wildcats to an Elite Eight appearance in 2005 (he and Channing Frye were the first four-year players at UA not to make a Final Four appearance since the 1980s). Stoudamire hit a fadeaway shot with less than 2 seconds on the clock to beat Oklahoma State University in the Sweet 16. He also broke the individual three-point percentage record (shot 50.4%), previously held by former NBA player and Arizona alumnus Steve Kerr. In his Arizona career, the guard drained 342 three-pointers.

Previously, Stoudamire graduated from Lake Oswego High School in Lake Oswego, Oregon as a member of the class of 2001.

[edit] Trivia

With the 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.
In a halftime special during a 2005 Pac-10 tournament game versus Arizona State University, Stoudamire revealed that he is an avid collector of dinosaur fossils. One thing in particular that attracted him to the University of Arizona was the biannual fossil dig conducted by the geology department, which Stoudamire was able to participate in twice during his four years in Tucson.^{[citation needed]}
In 2006, after the National Basketball Association season ended, Stoudamire announced his intentions to become vegan. After initially monitoring his weight and performance daily, team managers accepted that his new diet had no negative impact on his playing.^[1]

[edit] External links

Salim Stoudamire Info Page at NBA.com
Salim Stoudamire Statistics at Basketball-Reference.com

v • d • e Atlanta Hawks current roster

1 Childress \| 2 Johnson \| 4 Law \| 5 Smith \| 6 West \| 10 Bibby \| 12 Claxton \| 15 Horford \| 20 Stoudamire \| 24 Williams \| 27 Pachulia \| 32 Richardson \| 44 Jones \| Coach Woodson

v • d • e 2005 NBA Draft

First Round Andrew Bogut • Marvin Williams • Deron Williams • Chris Paul • Raymond Felton • Martell Webster • Charlie Villanueva • Channing Frye • Ike Diogu • Andrew Bynum • Fran Vázquez • Yaroslav Korolev • Sean May • Rashad McCants • Antoine Wright • Joey Graham • Danny Granger • Gerald Green • Hakim Warrick • Julius Hodge • Nate Robinson • Jarrett Jack • Francisco García • Luther Head • Johan Petro • Jason Maxiell • Linas Kleiza • Ian Mahinmi • Wayne Simien • David Lee

Second Round Salim Stoudamire • Daniel Ewing • Brandon Bass • C.J. Miles • Ricky Sanchez • Ersan İlyasova • Ronny Turiaf • Travis Diener • Von Wafer • Monta Ellis • Roko Ukić • Chris Taft • Mile Ilić • Martynas Andriuškevičius • Louis Williams • Erazem Lorbek • Bracey Wright • Mickaël Gelabale • Andray Blatche • Ryan Gomes • Robert Whaley • Axel Hervelle • Orien Greene • Dijon Thompson • Lawrence Roberts • Amir Johnson • Marcin Gortat • Uroš Slokar • Cenk Akyol • Alex Acker

Draft Templates 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 • 87 • 88 • 89 • 90 • 91 • 92 • 93 • 94 • 95 • 96 • 97 • 98 • 99 • 00 • 01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08

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