Luke Docking
July 23, 2020
Greg Stokes
- Nationality: USA
- Date of Birth: 5/08/63
- Place of Birth: New Haven, Connecticut (USA)
- Position: F/C
- Height (CM): 208
- Weight (KG): 100
- Junior Assoc:
- College: Iowa (1981-1985)
- NBL DEBUT: 6/04/91
- AGE AT DEBUT: 27
- LAST NBL GAME: 13/09/91
- AGE AT LAST GAME: 28
- NBL History: Southern Melb. 1991
- Championships: 0
- None
BIO: Greg Stokes was born in New Haven, Connecticut (USA).
NBL EXPERIENCE
Greg Stokes made his NBL debut with the Southern Melbourne Saints at 27 years of age. He scored 29 points in his first game.
Greg Stokes played one season in the NBL. He averaged 26.1 points, 12.1 rebounds, and 2 assists in 24 NBL games.
CAREER RANKINGS:
– 27th in points per game.
– 21st in rebounds per game.
– 20th in blocks per game.
NBL TOTAL STATISTICS
| SEASON | AGE | TEAM | TEAM RECORD | GP | MINS | PTS | REB | AST | OR | DR | STL | BLK | TO | PF | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% | HS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 28 | Southern Melbourne | 9-17 (11) | 24 | 1,005 | 627 | 292 | 48 | 93 | 199 | 33 | 51 | 89 | 107 | 253 | 451 | 56% | 0 | 1 | 0% | 121 | 156 | 78% | 60% | 56% | 36 | Totals | 24 | 1005 | 627 | 292 | 48 | 93 | 199 | 33 | 51 | 89 | 107 | 253 | 451 | 56.1% | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 121 | 156 | 77.6% | 60% | 56% | 36 |
NBL PER GAME STATISTICS
| SEASON | AGE | TEAM | TEAM RECORD | GP | MINS | PTS | REB | AST | OR | DR | STL | BLK | TO | PF | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% | HS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 28 | Southern Melbourne | 9-17 (11) | 24 | 41.9 | 26.1 | 12.2 | 2.0 | 3.9 | 8.3 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 10.5 | 18.8 | 56% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0% | 5.0 | 6.5 | 78% | 60% | 56% | 36 | Total | 24 | 41.9 | 26.1 | 12.2 | 2.0 | 3.9 | 8.3 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 10.5 | 18.8 | 56.1% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0.0 | 77.6% | 60% | 56% | 36 |
CAREER HIGHS
| POINTS | REBOUNDS | ASSISTS | STEALS | BLOCKS | TURNOVERS | TRIPLE DOUBLES | 36 | 18 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
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NBA EXPERIENCE
Greg Stokes was drafted by the Philadelphia 76ers with pick #33 in the 1985 NBA Draft.
Stokes played 42 games in the NBA. He averaged 3.1 points, 1.5 rebounds, and 0.4 assists per game over his NBA career.
NBA TRANSACTIONS:
- June 18, 1985: Drafted by the Philadelphia 76ers in the 2nd round (33rd pick) of the 1985 NBA Draft.
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October 2, 1989: Signed as an unrestricted free agent with the Sacramento Kings.
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December 18, 1989: Waived by the Sacramento Kings.
| Season | Team | PTS | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 99% | 77% | 91% | 99% | ||||||
| 2 | 0 | 36 | 5 | 10 | 6 | ||||||
| Total | 253 | 451 | 56.1% | 0 | 1 | 0.0% |
NBA TOTAL STATISTICS
| YEAR | AGE | TEAM | POS | GP | GS | MINS | PTS | TRB | AST | ORB | DRB | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989-90 | 26 | Sacramento | PF | 11 | 0 | 34 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 20% | 11% | |||
| 1985-86 | 22 | Philadelphia | PF | 31 | 13 | 350 | 126 | 57 | 17 | 27 | 30 | 14 | 11 | 19 | 56 | 56 | 119 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 21 | 49% | 47% | Total | 42 | 13 | 384 | 130 | 62 | 17 | 29 | 33 | 14 | 11 | 22 | 64 | 57 | 128 | 45% | 0 | 1 | 0% | 16 | 23 | 70% |
NBA PER GAME STATISTICS
| YEAR | AGE | TEAM | POS | GP | GS | MINS | PTS | TRB | AST | ORB | DRB | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989-90 | 26 | Sacramento | PF | 11 | 0 | 3.1 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 11% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 20% | 11% | ||
| 1985-86 | 22 | Philadelphia | PF | 31 | 13 | 11.3 | 4.1 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 3.8 | 47% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 49% | 47% | Total | 42 | 13 | 9.1 | 3.1 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 3.0 | 45% | 0.0 | 0% | 0.4 | 0.5 | 70% |
INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE
- Italy - Dietor Bologna (1986–1988), Vismara Cantù (1989), Glaxo Verona (1989–1990) | Spain - Ram Joventut Badalona (1988–1989)
Stokes joined Dietor Bologna for the 1986 Italian Serie A season, playing his first season in Italy.
With Dietor Bologna across 1986–1988, Stokes was cited as a key scorer during the 1986–87 campaign, including reports that he averaged 21 points per game over the league season, and he appeared in lineups alongside teammates such as Roberto Brunamonti, Augusto Binelli, Walter Villalta, and Michael Byrnes in Virtus Bologna’s Dietor era.
Stokes joined Ram Joventut Badalona for the 1988–89 Liga ACB season, playing his first season in Spain, and in nine ACB games he averaged 18.1 points and 6.1 rebounds while logging 34 minutes per game, with an ACB single-game high of 32 points on 22/10/1988, and he was part of Joventut’s 1988–89 Copa Príncipe title run as the club finished as Copa Príncipe champions that season.
Later in 1989, Stokes returned to Italy with Vismara Cantù, where he played 16 league games and averaged 15.7 points and 7.9 rebounds, before continuing in Italy with Glaxo Verona in 1989–90 and averaging 13.8 points and 6.2 rebounds for the season in Serie A2.
COLLEGE
Stokes played college basketball at Iowa from 1981 to 1985. As a freshman he appeared in 29 games and averaged 5.7 points, 4.2 rebounds, and 0.4 assists in 16.7 minutes per game while shooting 47.7% from the field and 55.8% at the free throw line.
In that 1981-82 season, he totaled 165 points, 123 rebounds, 12 assists, 9 steals, and 27 blocks on a team that went 21-8 (12-6 Big Ten) under head coach Lute Olson and reached the NCAA Tournament as a No. 6 seed, beating Louisiana-Monroe in the first round before losing to Idaho in the second round.
As a sophomore in 1982-83, Stokes started 31 games and posted 17.7 points, 7.2 rebounds, 1.6 assists, 0.9 steals, and 2.5 blocks per game in 33.0 minutes, shooting 54.3% from the field and 63.6% at the line, while totaling 548 points, 223 rebounds, 49 assists, 28 steals, and 79 blocks across 31 games.
Iowa finished 21-10 that season (10-8 Big Ten, adjusted) under Olson and made the NCAA Tournament as a No. 7 seed, beating Utah State and Missouri before losing 55-54 to Villanova in the regional semifinal, with Stokes producing 22 points and 11 rebounds in that Villanova game.
Stokes’ 1983 NCAA Tournament run included a 20.3 points-per-game scoring average across Iowa’s three tournament games.
As a junior in 1983-84, Stokes played 28 games with 27 starts and averaged 14.9 points, 6.9 rebounds, and 0.9 assists in 36.2 minutes per game while shooting 57.4% from the field and 67.9% at the free throw line, and he also averaged 0.9 steals, 2.1 blocks, and 3.0 turnovers per game.
Iowa went 13-15 (6-12 Big Ten) in 1983-84 under head coach George Raveling, with Stokes totaling 417 points and 193 rebounds for the season and continuing to anchor the interior defense with 61 blocks.
As a senior in 1984-85, Stokes started all 32 games and delivered 19.9 points, 8.4 rebounds, 1.5 assists, 1.5 steals, and 1.9 blocks per game in 35.9 minutes, shooting 54.7% from the field and 67.1% at the free throw line, while totaling 638 points, 268 rebounds, 47 assists, 48 steals, and 62 blocks.
Iowa finished 21-11 (10-8 Big Ten) in 1984-85 under Raveling and reached the NCAA Tournament as a No. 8 seed, losing in the first round to Arkansas.
Stokes was an all-Big Ten senior after finishing with a 19.9 points-per-game scoring average in 1984-85, and Iowa later retired his No. 41 jersey, noting he was the program’s third all-time career scorer with 1,768 points and that he set the school record for field goal percentage in a game by going 11-for-11.
Across four Iowa seasons, Stokes played 120 games and finished with 1,768 points, 807 rebounds, and 229 blocks, with his blocks total ranking second in Iowa men’s basketball history.
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