
Stokes Kamau
Profile
Kamau Stokes is a lightning quick PG with a special skillsetâ¦He has elite acceleration and ball handling abilityâ¦Has the ball on a stringâ¦Utilizes a variety of dribble moves which he combines with head fakes and jabsâ¦Drives and kicks out to teammates with passes right in their shooting pocketâ¦Operates masterfully out of the PnRâ¦Does a great job hitting the roll man with momentum passesâ¦Big men greatly benefit with him as their lead guardâ¦Can easily knock down shots when defenders play under the screenâ¦Attacks the hedging bigs with his quicknessâ¦Can create his own shot with easeâ¦Has excellent shooting form with a proper base, quick release, and smooth follow throughâ¦Also has super deep range as he is a threat from all over the courtâ¦Can stop on a dime and nail pull-up jumpersâ¦A quick and smooth driver who has plenty of crafty finishesâ¦Scoop layups, reverses, floaters, and others are all in his scoring arsenalâ¦Does a great job of shielding off defenders by keeping them on his hipâ¦Has a really strong feel for positioning and anglesâ¦Makes magic happen in transitionâ¦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 involvedâ¦On the other end, he uses his elite quickness and anticipation to be a pesky defenderâ¦Hounds opposing guards and does not let them comfortableâ¦Does a great job of jarring the ball loose and jumping passing lanesâ¦His lateral movements and recovery ability are high levelâ¦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 unitâ¦
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)
Awards/Achievements
HS Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA) A Conference Champion -12
HS Class 1A state champion -13
HS Second Team All-Metro honors from the Baltimore Sun -13
HS National Prep Showcase in New Haven, Conn. -14
HS First Team All-Metro honors from the Baltimore Sun -14
HS Class 3A state title -14
NCAA Elite Eight -18
All-Big 12 Honorable Mention -19
Big 12 Regular Season Co-Champion -19
Big 12 Tournament Semifinals -17, 18, 19