Amare Stoudemire

The 6-10 Amare Carsares Stoudemire plays power forward and center for the Phoenix Suns in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was born on November 16, 1982 in Lake Wales, Florida. Amare is one of the four sons of Carrie Stoudemire, and his three brothers names' are, Hazell, Carrie Jr. and Marwan. http://www.nba.com/playerfile/amare_stoudemire/bio.html

Stoudemire attended six schools in high school like Mount Zion Christian Academy, Emmanuel Christian and West Orange High School in Florida before he finished at Cypress Creek. http://www.nba.com/playerfile/amare_stoudemire/bio.html He opted to skip college and went straight to the NBA Draft in 2003. If he refrained from entering the draft he could’ve studied at University of Memphis, a collegiate school where former Magic and Sun guard Anfernee "Penny" Hardaway attended. http://www.nba.com/playerfile/amare_stoudemire/bio.html

Stoudemire immediately made his presence felt to his team and in the entire league as a rookie. He averaged 13.5 points, 8.8 rebounds and 1.06 blocks and walked away with the Got Milk NBA Rookie of the Year Award in 2003. http://www.nba.com/playerfile/amare_stoudemire/bio.html The same year saw Stoudemire being elected as one of the players to suit up for the bronze medallists United States in the 2004 Summer Olympics in Greece. In 2005, Stoudemire made it to the All-NBA Second Team and appeared on his first ever NBA All-Star. http://www.nba.com/playerfile/amare_stoudemire/bio.html

The 2005–2006 NBA Season was perhaps the most difficult times for Stoudemire. He was sidelined for 66 games because of knee injury. But luckily, he was summoned back to the Sun’s line-up on March 23, 2006. http://www.nba.com/playerfile/amare_stoudemire/bio.html

Showing signs of full recovery from a microfracture knee surgery, he played in all of the team’s 82 regular season games and then unleashed his old fighting form as he nailed his second NBA All-Star selection and made it to the elite All-NBA First Team along side Steve Nash to become the first Suns tandem in Sun’s history to make the First Team in 2007. http://www.nba.com/playerfile/amare_stoudemire/bio.html

Stoudemire's consistent games help him earned his third NBA All-Star selection and named again to his second All-NBA Second Team in 2008. One year later he was chosen to start for the West in the NBA-All Star Game where he tallied 19 points and collared six rebounds. http://www.nba.com/playerfile/amare_stoudemire/bio.html On February 20, 2009, Stoudemire underwent surgery on his right eye to correct a detached retina.ESPN.com: Suns: Stoudemire Could Miss 8 Weeks On March 6, 2009, the doctor who performed the surgery announced that he will miss the remainder of 2008-2009 season.ESPN.com: Amare Won't Be Back This Season

The 2009-2010 NBA season was good for Amare Stoudemire and his Phoenix Suns. Stoudemire averaged 23.1 points, 8.9 rebounds, 1 assist, 0.6 steal and 2.60 shot blocks per game during the regular season and 22.2 points, 6.6 rebounds, 1.1 assist, 0.7 steal and 2.5 blocks in the playoffs.

Forming a formidable tandem with Steve Nash, they led the Suns to the Western Conference Finals against the Los Angeles Lakers. The Suns, however, yielded to their more experienced opponent in six games to bow out of contention in the playoffs.http://www.nba.com/playerfile/amare_stoudemire/ The Suns bundled out resilient Portland TrailBlazers 4-2 in the first round of the playoffs and took out a broom to sweep the San Antonio Spurs 4-0 in the Western Conference semifinals. A work in progress, Stoudemire added another feather on his cap as he was named to the 2010 All-Star Game and made it to the 2010 All-NBA Second Team.