| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | September 3, 1971 Syracuse, New York | |||||||||||||
| Nationality | American | |||||||||||||
| Listed height | 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) | |||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 264 lb (120 kg) | |||||||||||||
| Career information | ||||||||||||||
| High school | St. Bernard (Los Angeles, California) | |||||||||||||
| College | Arizona (1989–1993) | |||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 1993 / Round: 2 / Pick: 35th overall | |||||||||||||
| Selected by the Miami Heat | ||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1993–2002 | |||||||||||||
| Position | Center | |||||||||||||
| Number | 41 | |||||||||||||
| Career history | ||||||||||||||
| 1993–1994 | Panionios | |||||||||||||
| 1994 | Olimpia Stefanel Milano | |||||||||||||
| 1995–1996 | Aris | |||||||||||||
| 1996 | Titanes de Morovis | |||||||||||||
| 1996–1997 | Telemarket Roma | |||||||||||||
| 1997 | Titanes de Morovis | |||||||||||||
| 1997 | Toronto Raptors | |||||||||||||
| 1998 | Mabo Pistoia | |||||||||||||
| 1998–1999 | Keravnos | |||||||||||||
| 2000–2000 | F.C. Porto | |||||||||||||
| 2001 | Libertad de Sunchales | |||||||||||||
| 2001–2002 | STB Le Havre | |||||||||||||
| 2002 | Rimini Crabs | |||||||||||||
Stats  at NBA.com | ||||||||||||||
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | ||||||||||||||
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Edward Kobie Stokes[1] (born September 3, 1971) is an American former professional basketball player, who played at the center position.
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 NBA draft (second round, 35th pick overall).
Stokes started his professional career in Greece, playing for Panionios BC. He went on to represent Stefanel Milano, Aris Thessaloniki, Titanes de Morovis (Puerto Rico), Telemarket Roma, Toronto Raptors, Pistoia Olimpia, Keravnos (Cyprus), FC Porto, Libertad de Sunchales, STB Le Havre and Crabs Rimini.
In the NBA, 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 1997–98 (4 games, 0.8 PPG and 1.0 RPG in 4.3 minutes).
References
- ^ "Edward Kobie Diallo Stokes's profile". FIBA.com.
- College & NBA stats at databasebasketball.com