Question: For how long did the author of STAT: Standing Tall and Talented book series have a career in basketball?

full_context: Document 1: Little T Learns to Share: Little T Learns to Share is a children's book written by NFL wide receiver Terrell Owens. Released November 15, 2006, it tells the story of a child named Little T who doesn't want to share his football, but ends up learning about the value of friends.
Document 2: 2002–03 Phoenix Suns season: The 2002–03 NBA season was the 35th season for the Phoenix Suns in the National Basketball Association. Frank Johnson returned as head coach, posting eight additional wins from the previous season to finish at 44–38. The Suns returned to the playoffs after snapping a streak of 13 seasons in a row the year before, a franchise record, and were supplanted by the play of rookie high school draft pick Amar'e Stoudemire. America West Arena hosted Suns home games.
Document 3: Damon Stoudamire: Damon Lamon Stoudamire (born September 3, 1973) is an American retired professional basketball player and the current head men's basketball coach at the University of the Pacific. The 5 ft , 171 lb point guard was selected with the 7th overall pick by the Toronto Raptors in the 1995 NBA draft and won the 1995–96 NBA Rookie of the Year Award. He played collegiately at the University of Arizona, and professionally for the Toronto Raptors, Portland Trail Blazers, Memphis Grizzlies and San Antonio Spurs. He is the cousin of former Arizona Wildcats standout Salim Stoudamire and current NBA player Terrence Jones.
Document 4: Amar'e Stoudemire: Amar'e Carsares Stoudemire ( ; born November 16, 1982) is an American former professional basketball player who played the majority of his 15-year career in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
Document 5: Yao Ming: Yao Ming (; born September 12, 1980) is a retired Chinese professional basketball player who played for the Shanghai Sharks of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) and the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was selected to start for the Western Conference in the NBA All-Star Game eight times, and was named to the All-NBA Team five times. At the time of his final season, he was the tallest active player in the NBA, at 2.29 m . He is the only player outside of the United States to lead the NBA in All-Star voting.
Document 6: Shaquille O'Neal: Shaquille Rashaun O'Neal ( ; born March 6, 1972), nicknamed "Shaq" ( ), is an American retired professional basketball player and rapper, currently serving as a sports analyst on the television program "Inside the NBA". Listed at 7 ft tall and weighing 325 lb , he was one of the heaviest players ever to play in the NBA, where he played for six teams throughout his 19-year career.
Document 7: Saul White Jr.: Saul White Jr., nicknamed Flip White or "Flip", is a basketball player and a member of the Harlem Globetrotters. He spent his early childhood in a small town outside of Chicago, called Summit, Illinois. He started playing basketball at the age of 4. His father, Saul White Sr., put the basketball in his hands . Saul White Sr. was an outstanding basketball player. Saul Sr. played with the likes of former NBA player, Doc Rivers & Isiah Thomas. Saul White Jr. wanted to follow after his father's footsteps. Saul White Jr. attended Argo Community High School, where he would play basketball for 3 years. Saul White Jr. didn't really tap into his potential until his Junior year in high school. It took him till Junior year in high school to start loving the game of basketball. Saul's Senior year in high school he went out for track & on his first jump ever in high jump. He jumped 6 ft 6 & qualified for indoor state. Even though he didn't win state, it was a great experience for him. He also qualified for outdoor state as well, with another jump of 6 ft 6. Saul didn't get many schools looking at him finishing up his Senior year. He happened receive a full scholarship to play basketball at Moraine Valley Community College. Moraine Valley happened to be the same school his father attended. After Moraine Valley, Saul played in the IBL (semi-pro) league for the Ohio Hidden Gems. After playing in the IBL, he landed himself with The World Famous Harlem Globetrotters. Saul White Jr. continues to follow his dreams.
Document 8: Manute Bol: Manute Bol ( ; October 16, 1962 – June 19, 2010) was a Sudanese-born American basketball player and political activist. Listed at 7 ft tall, he was the tallest player in the history of the National Basketball Association, along with Gheorghe Mureșan. He was officially measured and listed at 7 ft tall in the Guinness Book of World Records. He is believed to have been born on October 16, 1962, in either Turalei or Gogrial, Sudan (now South Sudan). He was the son of a Dinka tribal elder who gave him the name "Manute," which means "special blessing."
Document 9: Lamar Odom: Lamar Joseph Odom (born November 6, 1979) is an American retired professional basketball player. As a member of the Los Angeles Lakers in the National Basketball Association (NBA), he won NBA championships in 2009 and 2010 and was named the NBA Sixth Man of the Year in 2011.
Document 10: Jeremy Lin: Jeremy Shu-How Lin (born August 23, 1988) is an American professional basketball player for the Brooklyn Nets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He unexpectedly led a winning turnaround with the New York Knicks in 2012, which generated a global craze known as "Linsanity".
Document 11: John Starks (basketball): John Levell Starks (born August 10, 1965) is an American retired professional basketball shooting guard. Starks was listed at 6'5" and 190 pounds during his NBA playing career. Although he was not drafted in the 1988 NBA draft after attending four colleges in his native Oklahoma, including Oklahoma State University, he gained fame while playing for the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association in the 1990s.
Document 12: Play Their Hearts Out: Play Their Hearts Out: A Coach, His Star Recruit, and the Youth Basketball Machine, by Pulitzer Prize winning author George Dohrmann, is an award-winning exposé of the underbelly of grassroots youth basketball in the AAU. The author follows the lives of the coach and players of an elite team, documenting the exploitation and manipulation of the children and their families by coaches seeking the best players, and the influence of shoe and sports gear companies seeking to use the sport to promote their products. Dohrmann is a senior writer with Sports Illustrated.
Document 13: STAT: Standing Tall And Talented: STAT: Standing Tall and Talented is a series of children's books written by NBA basketball player Amar'e Stoudemire. The books are partially autobiographical and tell the story of an 11-year-old Amar'e who discovers his innate talent and has to overcome many obstacles to become the success he is today.
Document 14: 2010–11 Phoenix Suns season: The 2010–11 Phoenix Suns season was the 43rd season for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association (NBA). For the first time in eight seasons, the Suns will be without the play of power forward Amar'e Stoudemire, a 5-time All-Star and former Rookie of the Year who joined the New York Knicks in the summer. The Suns traded Jason Richardson on December 18, 2010 as part of a trade that brought Vince Carter to the Suns. On February 24, 2011, the Suns traded Goran Dragić and the draft pick they got earlier from Orlando in exchange for Aaron Brooks. Alvin Gentry was head coach and the Suns played their home games at US Airways Center.
Document 15: Stand Tall (film): Stand Tall is a 1997 documentary about bodybuilding in the same vein as "Pumping Iron". The movie centers on Lou Ferrigno's battle with hearing loss and his rise to prominence on the world bodybuilding stage. Bodybuilding legends Joe Weider and Arnold Schwarzenegger also appear in the film, as well as notable bodybuilders like Robby Robinson.
ground_truth: 15-year