} Loren Stokes (born November 12, 1983) is an American professional basketball player from

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. He was a combo guard at

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from the 2003–04 season to 2006–07. He is 6'3" and weighs 175 lbs. Stokes is one of six players in Hofstra Pride history to score at least 2,000 points, amassing 2,148 points over his four-year career. A three time first team CAA player, 2004-05 all defensive CAA player, and 2006-07 CAA player of the year, Stokes was eligible for the

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, he went undrafted. He was offered an invitation to play for the

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in the NBA's summer league. Stokes was playing basketball in

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for

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, for whom he was averaging 14.4 points per game. He has also played in Belgium and Ukraine.Hofstra 2009–10 Men's Basketball Media Guide, p. 117. In early 2011, Stokes signed with the Bay Hawks and in 2012 he was traded to the

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for Keith McLeod, but was later waived due to personal issues. Loren Stokes is also the brother of Leonard Stokes who played basketball for the University of Cincinnati.

Tony Skinn incident

In the final minute of a 2006 CAA tournament game,

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player

Tony Skinn Tony Oludewa Jeffrey Skinn (born February 8, 1983) is a NigerianAmerican basketball coach and former player. He played guard for the George Mason Patriots from 2003 to 2006, later playing professionally for six years. Skinn is currently the head ...

threw a punch into Stokes' groin. Skinn was later suspended for George Mason's first round NCAA Tournament game against

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. Later, Skinn was Stokes' teammate during the summer league.

References

External links

ESPN.com: Hofstra Pride - Loren Stokes Player CardHofstra Men's Basketball - Loren Stokes Profile
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