Big East Basketball: Top 50 players from the legendary 2010-11 season

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NEW YORK, NY – MARCH 08: Corey Stokes /

23. SR Corey Stokes – Height: 6’5 – Weight: 220 – Villanova

2010-11 stats: 14.9 ppg 3.3 rpg 1.3 apg

While Wayns was the “slasher” of the team, Stokes stayed beyond the 3-point line, where most of his shots were taken. The senior was top five in the league in both three-point attempts and percentage (43%).

He didn’t go to the line too much, but when he did, he was near automatic, placing first in the Big East in free throw percentage at 89.4%. His efficiency was what made his valuable, with one of the highest offensive ratings in the league.

Stokes could’ve very well had an even bigger stat line for the season if it wasn’t a turf toe injury that hobbled him in the non-conference. That toe issue didn’t stop him from getting a career-high 34 against Penn, though, hitting five treys in the game.

Even when the team lost their last six games, it was the senior who kept them in it, including 29 points against Syracuse and 20 versus St. Johns.

What happened next?

After not getting drafted, Stokes moved on to professional basketball elsewhere, playing in leagues in Germany and Sweden, while also seeing some time back in the states, playing for the Maine Red Claws in the D-League.

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