Greg Stokes
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Born | New Haven, Connecticut, U.S. | August 5, 1963||||||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | ||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 220 lb (100 kg) | ||||||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||||||
High school | Hamilton (Hamilton, Ohio) | ||||||||||||||
College | Iowa (1981–1985) | ||||||||||||||
NBA draft | 1985: 2nd round, 33rd overall pick | ||||||||||||||
Selected by the Philadelphia 76ers | |||||||||||||||
Playing career | 1985–1992 | ||||||||||||||
Position | Power forward / center | ||||||||||||||
Number | 41 | ||||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||||
1985–1986 | Philadelphia 76ers | ||||||||||||||
1986–1988 | Dietor Bologna | ||||||||||||||
1988–1989 | Joventut Badalona | ||||||||||||||
1989 | Vismara Cantù | ||||||||||||||
1989 | Sacramento Kings | ||||||||||||||
1989–1990 | Glaxo Verona | ||||||||||||||
1991 | Southern Melbourne Saints | ||||||||||||||
1991–1992 | Sioux Falls Skyforce | ||||||||||||||
Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||||||
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Gregory Lewis Stokes (born August 5, 1963) is an American former professional basketball player who was selected by the Philadelphia 76ers in the second round (33rd pick overall) of the 1985 NBA draft. A 6'10" forward-center from the University of Iowa, Stokes played in 2 NBA seasons for the 76ers and Sacramento Kings. In his NBA career, Stokes played in 42 games and scored a total of 130 points. He played at Hamilton High School in Hamilton, Ohio in 1980-1981 and help lead team to a 25–1 record and regional finals appearance. He also played professionally in Italy and Australia. His daughter Kiah Stokes played college basketball at the University of Connecticut from 2011–2015. Kiah currently plays professionally in the WNBA for the Las Vegas Aces, and previously played for the New York Liberty.
References
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[edit]- Assistant Coach - Greg Stokes
- Greg Stokes - Hawkeye Sports News
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- Italian League statistics Archived 2012-02-08 at the Wayback Machine
- 1963 births
- Living people
- 20th-century African-American sportsmen
- American expatriate basketball people in Australia
- American expatriate basketball people in Italy
- American expatriate basketball people in Spain
- American men's basketball players
- Basketball players at the 1983 Pan American Games
- Basketball players from New Haven, Connecticut
- Centers (basketball)
- Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball players
- Joventut Badalona players
- Liga ACB players
- Medalists at the 1983 Pan American Games
- Pallacanestro Cantù players
- Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States in basketball
- Parade High School All-Americans (boys' basketball)
- Philadelphia 76ers draft picks
- Philadelphia 76ers players
- Power forwards
- Sacramento Kings players
- Scaligera Basket Verona players
- Sioux Falls Skyforce (CBA) players
- Virtus Bologna players
- American basketball biography, 1960s birth stubs