Stokes Kamau
Profile
Kamau Stokes is a lightning quick PG with a special skillset...He has elite acceleration and ball handling ability...Has the ball on a string...Utilizes a variety of dribble moves which he combines with head fakes and jabs...Drives and kicks out to teammates with passes right in their shooting pocket...Operates masterfully out of the PnR...Does a great job hitting the roll man with momentum passes...Big men greatly benefit with him as their lead guard...Can easily knock down shots when defenders play under the screen...Attacks the hedging bigs with his quickness...Can create his own shot with ease...Has excellent shooting form with a proper base, quick release, and smooth follow through...Also has super deep range as he is a threat from all over the court...Can stop on a dime and nail pull-up jumpers...A quick and smooth driver who has plenty of crafty finishes...Scoop layups, reverses, floaters, and others are all in his scoring arsenal...Does a great job of shielding off defenders by keeping them on his hip...Has a really strong feel for positioning and angles...Makes magic happen in transition...A truly dynamic player on the offensive end who can carry the scoring load for a team and also constantly keep all of his teammates involved...On the other end, he uses his elite quickness and anticipation to be a pesky defender...Hounds opposing guards and does not let them comfortable...Does a great job of jarring the ball loose and jumping passing lanes...His lateral movements and recovery ability are high level...With his special ball handling, passing, and scoring ability, along with his pesky defense, Stokes is precisely the type of PG that coaches love to have running their unit...
2012-2013: Dunbar High School in Baltimore, Md.: 14ppg
2013-2014: City College High School in Baltimore, Md.: 15ppg, 4rpg, 7apg
2014-2015: Fork Union, VA / Fork Union Military Academy
2015-2016: University of Kansas State (NCAA, starting five): 21 games: 9.4ppg, 2.8rpg, 2.7apg, FGP: 40.3%, 3PT: 34.0%, FT: 72.2%
2016-2017: University of Kansas State (NCAA, starting five): 35 games: 11.7ppg, 2.6rpg, 4.1apg, 1.1spg, FGP: 34.8%, 3PT: 36.4%, FT: 76.4%
2017: originally declared for the NBA Draft 2017, but withdrew his name before the draft withdrawal deadline
2017-2018: University of Kansas State (NCAA, starting five): 30 games: 9.0ppg, 2.6rpg, 3.4apg, 1.2spg, FGP: 43.6%, 3PT: 31.8%, FT: 76.6%
2018-2019: University of Kansas State (NCAA, starting five): 33 games: 11.0ppg, 2.8rpg, 3.3apg, 1.3spg, FGP: 40.8%, 3PT: 36.0%, FT: 74.1%
2019: Team New Orleans (Eurobasket Summer League in Las Vegas)
2019-2020: Polpharma Starogard Gdanski (Poland-EBL): 12 games: 16.8ppg, 2.8rpg, 4.8apg, 1.6spg, 2FGP: 41.1%, 3FGP: 39.4%, FT: 81.7%, in Feb.`20 moved to Science City Jena (Germany-ProA): 6 games: 9.0ppg, 1.8apg, FGP: 47.6%, 3PT: 27.8%, FT: 82.6%
2020-2021: Norrkoping Dolphins (Sweden-Basketligan, starting five): 41 games: 14.7ppg, 3.8rpg, 4.8apg, 1.1spg, FGP: 55.0%, 3PT: 32.9%, FT: 79.2%
2021-2022: Egis Kormend (Hungary-A Division, starting five): 37 games: 15.5ppg, 3.1rpg, 5.2apg, 1.2spg, FGP: 47.5%, 3PT: 38.2%, FT: 76.2%
2023: Purple and Black (Kansas State Alumni) (The Basketball Tournament, starting five): 2 games: 8.5ppg, 6.0rpg, 3.0apg
2023-2024: Kouvot Kouvola (Finland-Korisliiga): 3 games: 11.7ppg, 2.0rpg, 2.7apg, in Dec.'23 moved to M Basket-Delamode Mazeikiai (Lithuania-LKL, starting five): 17 games: 10.3ppg, 2.2rpg, 2.3apg, 0.9spg, FGP: 44.6%, 3PT:35.5%, FT:70.6%
Awards/Achievements
HS Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA) A Conference Champion -2012
HS Class 1A state Champion -2013
HS Second Team All-Metro honors from the Baltimore Sun -2013
HS National Prep Showcase in New Haven, Conn. -2014
HS First Team All-Metro honors from the Baltimore Sun -2014
HS Class 3A state title -2014
NCAA Elite Eight -2018
All-Big 12 Honorable Mention -2019
Big 12 Regular Season Co-Champion -2019
Big 12 Tournament Semifinals -2017, 18, 19
Eurobasket.com All-Swedish Basketligan Third Team -2021
Swedish Basketligan Champion -2021
Swedish Basketligan Regular Season Runner-Up -2021
Swedish Basketligan -2021 (Player of the Week Rd.21)
Eurobasket.com All-Hungarian League Honorable Mention -2022
Hungarian League Finalist -2022
Highlights
Games
Norrkoping - BC Lulea 103-83 Date: February 1, 2021
Stokes Kamau #3 orange
Minutes: 31
Points: 31 2FG: 9-10 (90%) 3FG: 2-5 (40%) Free Throws: 7-8 (87.5%) Rebounds: 1 Assists: 2 Steals: 1 Ranking: 27.0
BOXSCORE
Anwil vs. Polpharma (EBL â Poland) â Kamau Stokes #3 blue
Polpharma vs. Stelmet Enea (EBL â Poland) - Kamau Stokes #3 blue
MKS Start Lublin vs. Polpharma (EBL â Poland) â Kamau Stokes #3 white