Damon Stoudamire

I have a soft spot for players who win on heart rather than height, and Damon Stoudamire is exactly that. Standing 178 cm in a giants' league, he still claimed NBA Rookie of the Year, which tells you everything about his grit and basketball IQ. The Portland kid who sharpened his game at Arizona later poured that same intelligence into coaching, including a head job at Georgia Tech. The final season there was rough, but I respect a lifer who stays in the game on both sides of the whistle. Talent is loud; durability and craft are quiet, and Stoudamire has plenty of both.

Name (English)

Damon Stoudamire

Name (Japanese)

デイモン・スタウダマイアー

Reading

でいもん・すたうだまいあー

Born

September 3, 1973 (age 52)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Virgo / Ox

Origin

Portland, Oregon, United States

Height

178 cm

Occupation

basketball player / basketball coach

High school

Ida B. Wells-Barnett High School

University

University of Arizona

Awards & achievements

• NBA Rookie of the Year Award

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damon%20Stoudamire
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%87%E3%82%A4%E3%83%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B9%E3%82%BF%E3%82%A6%E3%83%80%E3%83%9E%E3%82%A4%E3%82%A2%E3%83%BC
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q460516

Tags

• Oregon
• basketball player
• basketball coach

Last updated

2026-06-17

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