No. 21 – Sioux Falls Skyforce | |
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Position | Power forward / Center |
League | NBA Development League |
Personal information | |
Born |
Memphis, Tennessee |
January 7, 1994
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
Listed weight | 250 lb (113 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Southwind (Memphis, Tennessee) |
College | Tennessee (2011–2014) |
NBA draft | 2014 / Round: 2 / Pick: 35th overall |
Selected by the Utah Jazz | |
Playing career | 2014–present |
Career history | |
2014–2015 | Memphis Grizzlies |
2014–2015 | →Iowa Energy |
2015–2016 | Miami Heat |
2015–2016 | →Sioux Falls Skyforce |
2016 | Sioux Falls Skyforce |
2016 | Denver Nuggets |
2017–present | Sioux Falls Skyforce |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Jarnell D'Marcus Stokes (born January 7, 1994) is an American professional basketball player for the Sioux Falls Skyforce of the NBA Development League. He played college basketball at the University of Tennessee. He was one of the top rated high school players in the class of 2012. He was selected in with the 35th overall pick in the 2014 NBA draft by the Utah Jazz, and later traded to the Memphis Grizzlies.
Stokes was ranked as the No. 11 overall prospect by Rivals.com and No. 18 by ESPN.com. As a junior at Central High School, he averaged 17.2 points and 9.2 rebounds per game.
Stokes chose Tennessee over offers from Arkansas, Connecticut, Florida, Kentucky, Memphis, and Ole Miss.
Stokes played three collegiate seasons at the University of Tennessee, averaging 13.0 points, 9.6 rebounds and 1.08 blocks on .530 shooting in 29.7 minutes in 87 games. He left the Volunteers ranked fourth in school history in double-doubles (40), eighth in total rebounds (836) and 14th in blocks (94). He also led the SEC in offensive rebounding in 2013 and 2014.
On June 26, 2014, Stokes was selected with the 35th overall pick in the 2014 NBA draft by the Utah Jazz. He was later traded to the Memphis Grizzlies on draft night. In July 2014, he joined the Grizzlies for the 2014 NBA Summer League before going on to sign a multi-year deal with the franchise on August 18, 2014. On December 3, 2014, he scored a season-high 12 points in a loss to the Houston Rockets. During his rookie season, he had multiple assignments with the Iowa Energy of the NBA Development League.