HOW SALIM BECAME A HAWK: Selected by the Hawks with the 31st overall pick (second round) of the 2005 NBA Draft. LAST SEASON (2006-07): Put up 7.7 ppg, 1.2 rpg, 1.0 apg and 0.3 spg in 17.0 mpg (.416 FG%, .361 3FG%, .897 FT%) in his second season • Over his final nine contests, averaged 16.2 ppg, making .519 FGs, .488 3FGs and .944 FTs • Led the team in FT% • Knocked down a career-best 7 3FGM en route to 21 pts v/Milw (4/6/07) • Scored a career-high 37 pts on 14-20 FGs (6-9 3FGs) and 3-3 FTs v/Port (3/23/07) • The 14 FGM set a career-high • Played career-long 37 mins @Den (12/6), and put in 21 pts • Scored in double figures 18 times, including four 20-point efforts, and one 30-pointer • Missed one game due to illness (1/20) and six due to sprained right ankle (4/8-4/17) • Was on the inactive list six times • SEASON HIGHS: 37 pts v/Port (3/23/07), 5 rebs (2x), 5 assts @Minn (1/17/07), 3 stls @Char (3/28/07), 1 blk (2x), 37 mins (2x), 14 FGM v/Port (3/23/07), 7 3FGM v/Milw (4/6/07), 7 FTM @Orl (11/25/06). PROFESSIONAL CAREER: Through two NBA seasons, has played in 122 games (one start), averaging 8.7 ppg, 1.6 rpg, 1.1 apg and 0.4 spg in 18.6 mpg (.415 FG%, .372 3FG%, .899 FT%) • Has missed 25 contests due to injury/illness • CAREER HIGHS: 37 pts v/Port (3/23/07), 7 rebs @Ind (11/25/05), 5 assts (2x), 3 stls (2x), 2 blks @Hou (11/29/05), 37 mins (2x), 14 FGM v/Port (3/23/07), 7 3FGM v/Milw (4/6/07), 7 FTM (2x) • 2005-06: Averaged 9.7 ppg, 1.9 rpg, 1.2 apg and 20.3 mpg (.415 FG%, .380 3FG%, .900 FT%) in 61 games (one start) • Missed the final 18 games of the season after suffering a sprained right elbow against Orlando on 3/19 • Led the Hawks in FT% and finished 3rd in 3FG% • 2nd on the club in three-pointers (82) while ranking 7th in scoring • Among NBA rookies, Stoudamire ranked 6th in scoring, t14th in assists, 2nd in FT%, third in 3FG% and 5th in made three-pointers • In one of the Hawks' best shooting quarters in recent memory, he erupted for 24 points in the fourth quarter @NOK on 11/18 (9-12 FGs, 4-7 3FGs, 2-2 FTs), finishing with 30 on the night • Made his only start of the year @Hou (11/29) and produced 14 points, five rebounds, two blocks and one assist • Missed only 11 free throws on the year, finishing 99-of-110 from the charity stripe • Scored in double-figures 31 times, leading the team on three occasions • Went for 23 points, hitting five three-pointers v/Milw on 1/20/06 • Averaged 10.9 points and shot 41.7 percent from behind the arc in the month of November • Had his best shooting month in December, hitting 49.5 percent of his field goals, 41.7 percent from three-point range and 95.2 percent from the foul line • Averaged 18.0 points over a four-game stretch (1/14-1/20), topping the 20-point plateau twice. COLLEGIATE CAREER: Named a Second Team All-American by AP and USBWA as a senior, Stoudamire also earned First Team John R. Wooden Award All-American mention and First Team All-Pac-10 honors • He finished his career in ninth place in NCAA history in career three-point field goal percentage (.458) and tied for 18th in career three-point field goals made (342) • Ranks as Arizona's fourth all-time leading scorer with 1,960 career points • As a senior (2004-05), he ranked 4th in the league in scoring (18.4 ppg) • Scored over 20 points 15 times and surpassed the 30-point mark in three games • Stoudamire led the nation in three-point field goal percentage (.504) • Paced the Pac-10, ranked fourth nationally, and broke his own school single-season record in free throw percentage (.910) • Exploded for a career-high tying 37 points, hitting seven three's vs. Washington in the Pac-10 Tournament Final • In his junior season (2003-04), he averaged 16.3 points and 3.0 assists • Erupted for career-high 37 points at Oregon • Sank 7-for-9 three's on his way to 34 points vs. UCLA • Hit seven threes in scoring 27 points vs. Marquette • Named Honorable Mention All-Pac-10 Conference • In his sophomore campaign (2002-03), Stoudamire ranked 4th in the Pac-10 in free throw percentage (.864) and three-point field goal percentage (.444) • Scored 20 of his season-high 32 points in the second half at Kansas • Posted 25 points on 9-for-13 shooting at Washington • Earned Honorable Mention All-Pac 10 honors • As a freshman in 2001-02, he led the Pac-10 and ranked 4th nationally in free throw percentage (.904), also setting a school record with 39 consecutive free throws made • Scored in double figures 22 times • Set a season-high with 29 points on 9-for-10 shooting vs. USC in the Pac-10 Tournament Finals • Earned Pac-10 All-Tournament honors and was named league Freshman of the Year.