Amar'e Stoudemire Biography

Fast Facts

• Won a bronze medal as a member of Team USA at the 2004 Athens Olympics
• Founded a youth outreach program called the Amar'e Stoudemire Foundation to aid at-risk children
• Was drafted by the Phoenix Suns as the ninth overall pick of the 2002 NBA Draft
• First began playing basketball at the age of 14, playing for only two years of high school before entering his name for the NBA Draft
• Best known as a professional basketball player who plays power forward and center for the Dallas Mavericks
• Prior to joining the Dallas Mavericks, he played for the Phoenix Suns and the New York Knicks
• Created a middle grade book series with Scholastic called "STAT: Standing Tall and Talented" to encourage reading among children
• Was twice featured as the cover athlete for Sony's NBA video game series in 2006 and 2008
• Was a judge for the Miss America pageant in 2013