Education
Stokes attended the University of Arizona.
Stokes attended the University of Arizona.
During his collegiate career, he scored 984 points, grabbed 644 rebounds and blocked 167 shots. He was selected by the Miami Heat in the 1993 National Basketball Association Draft (2nd round, 35th overall). Stokes started his professional career in Greece, playing for Panionios British Columbia. He went on to represent Stefanel Milano, Aris Thessaloniki, Titanes de Morovis (Puerto Rico), Telemarket Roma, Toronto Raptors, Pistoia Olimpia, Keravnos (Cyprus), Football Club Porto, Libertad de Sunchales, STB Le Havre and Crabs Rimini.
In the National Basketball Association, Stokes" rights were traded by the Heat to the Washington Bullets in 1995, but he was released without appearing for the team in any regular season games.
He was also under preseason contract with the Denver Nuggets (October 1996) and Seattle SuperSonics (October 1997 and September-October 2000). He would appear sparingly for the Toronto Raptors in 1997-1998 (4 games, 08 Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company and 10 RPG in 43 minutes).
