Random Athlete Of The Day- Salim Stoudamire

Salim Stoudamire always had a few things going for him. He had an awesome afro-like cut, he had a beautiful 3-point stroke, and he’s cousins with none other than Damon Stoudamire. After graduating from Lake Oswego High School in Oregon, Salim went to play for Lute Olson at Arizona. via BiffHammer.com SS immediately made an impact his first two seasons averaging 12.9 ppg (12.8 fresh, 13.0 soph). The next season Stoudamire shot a career worst, a 41.5 three-point percentage, and still averaged 16.3 ppg. The next year Salim absolutely caught fire. He ended up breaking Steve Kerr’s three-point field goal percentage record with a staggering 50.4% (5% better than his career high). The point guard averaged 18.4 ppg, and led the Wildcats’ run in the 2005 tournament. In the Sweet 16, SS hit a game-winning fadeaway  J to beat Joey Graham and Oklahoma State, sending Arizona to the Elite 8. Unfortunately that’s as far as they would come, #1 seed Illinois led by Deron Williams took them down by...