Salim Stoudamire is a former basketball player who played for the Atlanta Hawks and Idaho Stampede as their point guard. Stoudamire attended the University of Arizona and joined their basketball team. He was included in the Elite Eight and was most notable when he hit a fadeaway shot successfully with only 2 seconds left on the clock against the Oklahoma State University.
Short-Lived NBA Career
When Stoudamire graduated, he joined the 2005 NBA Draft and was selected by the Atlanta Hawks. In 2008, he spent his preseason with the
San Antonio Spurs and by the following year, with the
Milwaukee Bucks. In 2010, he signed with the Idaho Stampede, but he was later on acquired by the Reno Bighorns.
Philanthropy
Stoudamire is known as a devoted vegan, as he announce this at the end of the 2006-07 NBA season. This wasn't an issue to his gameplay because even his team managers accepted his diet. After all, it didn't cause him to lose more weight. Even after his NBA career, he still strives to be a vegan.
Achievements
2002 Pac-10 Freshman of the Year
United States