| Celebrated Name: | Amare Stoudemire |
| Real Name/Full Name: | Amar’e Carsares Stoudemire |
| Gender: | Male |
| Age: | 39 years old |
| Birth Date: | November 16, 1982 |
| Birth Place: | Lake Wales, Florida |
| Nationality: | American-Israeli |
| Height: | 2.1m, 211cm |
| Weight: | 233 pounds, 111.13kg |
| Sexual Orientation: | Straight |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Wife/Spouse (Name): | Alexis Welch |
| Children/Kids (Son and Daughter): | Yes (Zoe Renee) |
| Dating/Girlfriend (Name): | N/A |
| Is Amare Stoudemire Gay?: | No |
| Profession: | Retired basketball player |
| Salary: | $1.499 million |
| Net Worth in 2024: | $80 million |
| Last Updated: | December 2024 |
He is an American-Israeli professional basketball player who played for Maccabi Tel Aviv of the EuroLeague and the Israeli Premier League. Amare is known as the winner of the NBA Rookie of the Year Award with the Phoenix Suns in 2003. Phoenix Suns had selected him with the 9th overall pick in the 2002 NBA draft.
He made a total of 6 appearances during the time he was a professional basketball player in the NBA All-star Game. Amare was so good in the game that it saw him named five times to the NBA team to the point of being named first-team selection in 2007.
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Early Life & Biography
Amare Stoudemire traces his roots from Lake Wales, Florida, which is a small city an hour’s drive away from Orlando, Florida. He is the son of Hazell and Carrie (née Palmorn), and the two divorced when Amare was still very young. Amare has a brother named Hazell Jr. and a half-brother named Marwan. His mother did agricultural work where he picked oranges in Florida, and during the fall, he would migrate north to pick apples in upstate New York.
After the divorce of Amare’s parents, his mother decided to get married to Artis Wilmore, and together, they have a son named Marwan. Unfortunately, his father died while Amare was 12 years old, and he started receiving bad influences due to the absence of his parents. This led to him getting into crimes like forgery and petty theft, which saw him get in and out of prison. His crime life also affected his education as he was moved from one school to another, and hence, he went to five different high schools before he graduated.
Personal Life
Stoudemire started dating Alexis Welch in 2002. Ten years later, in May of 2012, Stoudemire proposed to his sweetheart Alexis and on 12 December the same year, they exchanged their marriage vows. The couple has been blessed with four children whose names have not been revealed to the public.
Although there have not been rumors about issues with his marriage, he recently confessed he has been having an affair with Quinn Lovett. He also confessed that he has been paying $4333 monthly for child support. Their daughter is named Zoe Renee.
Age, Height, and Weight
Being born on 16 November 1982, Amare Stoudemire is 39 years old as of today’s date 17th December 2024. His height is 2.1m tall, and his weight is 111.13 kg.
Career
Amare Stoudemire missed the whole of his junior year of basketball because he was transferred from one school to the other. Apart from basketball, he also exceeded expectations in football. He initially got more committed to football before he involved himself in basketball at 14 years of age.
He played basketball for two years at the age of 14, but that was enough for his teammates to were very proud of him, and they called him, which saw them nickname him as the MVP of the Nike Summer League. He was again chosen to play in the McDonald’s American Game in 2002 at Madison Square Garden, which is located in New York City.
He always worked hard towards making it to the NBA, and hence, he put much of his focus on the University of Memphis. He, however, decided to de-commit himself from the University, and instead, he chose to declare for the NBA draft. Luckily, he was taken with the ninth pick NBA draft in 2002 by the Phoenix Suns.
Awards & Achievements
Amare has been a great success in his career as a basketball player. Many people look up to him as a role model, and this has contributed to him receiving a number of awards and accolades in his career. Some of these awards and honors include; Israeli League Cup weaner in 2016, Israeli League Champion in 2017, Israeli Cup winner in 2019, and NBA Rookie of the Year in 2003, among many others.
Net Worth & Salary of Amare Stoudemire in 2024
During his career as a basketball player, he has earned a great fortune as his salary and income. Although he is already retired, he has been in a position of enjoying a luxurious lifestyle together with his family. His salary is estimated to be $1.499 million, which has raised his net worth to $80 million and above as of December 2024. All this money, he has been able to accumulate it from his career as a basketball player.
Amare Stoudemire has gone through some difficulties in his life, among them being the time he lost his brother Hazell. In January of 2019, he was granted residency in Israel, and he adopted the name Jehoshaphat; hence, he now holds dual citizenship.