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Ed Stokes

Personal information
Born	(1971-09-03) September 3, 1971 (age 52) 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: 2nd round, 35th overall pick
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
Career highlights and awards
Greek League All-Star (1994 I)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals Men's basketball Representing   United States FIBA U19 World Championship 1991 Edmonton Team competition

Edward Kobie Stokes ^[1] (born September 3, 1971) is an American former professional basketball player, who played at the center position.

College career

Stokes attended the University of Arizona, where he played college basketball with the Arizona Wildcats, from 1989 to 1993. During his collegiate career, he scored 984 points, grabbed 644 rebounds, and blocked 167 shots.

Professional career

Stokes was selected by the Miami Heat, in the second round of the 1993 NBA draft, with the 35th overall pick.Stokes started his professional career in the Greek Basket League, playing with Panionios. During his pro career, Stokes went on to represent the following clubs: Stefanel Milano, Aris Thessaloniki, Titanes de Morovis, Telemarket Roma, the Toronto Raptors, Olimpia Basket Pistoia, Keravnos, FC Porto, Libertad de Sunchales, STB Le Havre, and Crabs Rimini.

In the NBA, the player rights to Stokes and Jeff Webster, were traded by the Miami Heat, to the Washington Bullets, in 1995, in exchange for Rex Chapman and Terrence Rencher. ^[2] However, Stokes was released without appearing for the team in any regular season games. Stokes was also under preseason contracts with the Denver Nuggets, in October 1996, and with the Seattle SuperSonics (October 1997 and September–October 2000). He appeared sparingly for the Toronto Raptors in the 1997–98 season, in which he averaged 0.8 points and 1.0 rebounds, in 4.3 minutes per game, in 4 games played.

References

External links

• College & NBA stats at databasebasketball.com