Loren Stokes

{{short description|American basketball player}}

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Loren Stokes

| image =

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| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 3

| weight_lb = 175

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1983|11|12}}

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| death_date =

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| nationality = American

| high_school =

• Turner Carroll
  (Buffalo, New York)}
• St. Thomas More
  (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)

| college = {{nowrap|Hofstra (2003–2007)}}

| draftyear = 2007

| career_start = 2007

| career_end = 2012

| career_number =

| career_position = Shooting guard / point guard

| years1 = 2007 | team1 = APOEL

| years2 = 2008–2009 | team2 = Aget Imola

| years3 = 2009 | team3 = BC Odesa

| years4 = 2009–2010 | team4 = Okapi Aalstar

| years5 = 2010–2012 | team5 = Erie BayHawks

| highlights =

• Honorable mention All-American – AP (2007)
• CAA Player of the Year (2007)
• 3× First Team All-CAA (2005–2007)
• CAA All-Defensive Team (2005)
• CAA All-Rookie Team (2004)

}}

Loren Stokes (born November 12, 1983) is an American professional basketball player from Buffalo, New York. He was a combo guard at Hofstra University 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.{{cite book|title=Hofstra 2009–10 Men's Basketball Media Guide|publisher=Hofstra University|year=2009|page=122|url=http://www.nmnathletics.com/fls/22200/pdf/0910HUMBBGuideFinal2.pdf|accessdate=2010-01-28}} A three time first team CAA player, 2004-05 all defensive CAA player, and 2006-07 CAA player of the year,{{cite web|url=http://www.hofstra.edu/Athletics/MBasketball/ath_mbb_gameresult.cfm?gameID%3D0F8700D0-65B3-F1F2-6DE1655B9F1F5057 |title=Men's Basketball News Release |accessdate=2009-03-24 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927232039/http://www.hofstra.edu/Athletics/MBasketball/ath_mbb_gameresult.cfm?gameID=0F8700D0-65B3-F1F2-6DE1655B9F1F5057 |archivedate=2007-09-27 }} Stokes was eligible for the 2007 NBA draft, he went undrafted. He was offered an invitation to play for the Orlando Magic in the NBA's summer league.{{cite news|last=Bohl|first=Brian|title=Jenkins waits turn at Hofstra, now emerging as a key player|work=New York Daily News|date=2007-12-04|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/high_school/2007/12/04/2007-12-04_jenkins_waits_turn_at_hofstra_now_emergi-2.html|accessdate=2010-01-28}} Stokes was playing basketball in Cyprus for APOEL, for whom he was averaging 14.4 points per game.{{cite news|last=Ogle|first=Mike|title=Hofstra's European Connection|work=The New York Times|date=2007-12-15|url=http://thequad.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/12/15/hofstras-european-connection/|accessdate=2010-01-28}} 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 Canton Charge 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.