3 on the SportsCenter Top-10 Plays of the day, while grabbing 7 boards and scoring 7 points in the Liberty’s win at Seattle (6/5)… Scored 8 points, blocked 3 shots, and grabbed  a career-high 12 rebounds in a win over Indiana (6/3)… Finished with 5 points, 7 rebounds, 2 blocks, 2 steals, and 2 assists against Atlanta (5/24)… Gathered in 10 rebounds along with 4 blocks and 6 points in the Liberty’s game vs. LA (5/21)… Corralled 7 rebounds and scored 5 points in a win over Dallas in the 2016 home opener (5/15)… Scored 6 points with a game-high 3 blocked shots in win over Washington (5/14). The center averaged only 14.2 minutes per game in 2018 with the Liberty, but she could push for a bigger role in 2020 after turning in a double-double in the 2019 FIBA tournament earlier this year. 2010—ESPN Rise.com All-America second team. Stokes, who was drafted by New York with the 11th pick in the 2015 WNBA Draft, has played a big role for the team this season, excelling on both ends of the floor. Her father was an all-American basketball player at the University of Iowa, played for the Philadelphia 76ers and won gold with the 1983 USA Pan American Games Team. As a sophomore in 2012–13, aided Connecticut to a 35–4 record and the 2013 NCAA National Championship. 21 pts, 7 reb, 4 ast. Like us on Facebook to see similar stories, 'I don't wish Zeta on anyone': Storm upgraded to hurricane, takes aim at Gulf Coast, A New Website Tracks Broken McFlurry Machines, Because We've All Been Heartbroken Before. COLLEGE: A three-time national champion, Stokes concluded her senior season after one of the nation’s finest defensive campaigns… The 2014-15 American Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Year, Stokes set a new school single-season block record when she rejected 147 shots… Finished her career at No. Photo by Stephen Gosling/NBAEvia Getty Images. Kiah Stokes' podcast Hangtime on the Underdog Sports Podcast Network is the first podcast ever hosted by a WNBA player. Stokes tallied 15 points (5-9 FG, 5-8 3Pt, 0-0 3Pt), five rebounds, three blocks and a steal in 24 minutes of Saturday's 75-58 loss to Washington. 2015: Named to the 2015 WNBA All-Rookie Team, finishing second with nine votes… Earned 2015 WNBA All-Defensive Second Team accolades… Named the WNBA Rookie of the Month for August on Sept. 1… Appeared in 34 games and started 6 times… Averaged 5.8 points, 6.4 rebounds, 1.9 blocks and 25.4 minutes per game… Led the Liberty in blocked shots 27 times, rebounding 13 times, and posted 3 double-doubles; only rookie to post a double-double in 2015…Ranked fourth in the WNBA in blocks, 11th in rebounds and 35th in minutes… Led all rookies in rebounding and blocked shots… Set a new franchise record with 67 blocked shots… Playoff averages of 6.7 points, 8.2 rebounds, and 1.3 blocks per game… Notched first-career double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds, also dishing out season-best 4 assists with 2 blocked shots in a win at Chicago (6/30)… One of the most impressive stat lines of the season, blocking a Liberty franchise record 8 shots to go along with 7 points and 8 rebounds in a win over Connecticut (7/16)… Strong all-around performance with 9 points and 9 rebounds, blocking 3 shots with 2 steals in a season high 33 minutes in a win at Los Angeles (7/22)…Career-high 13 points (6-8 FG) with 11 rebounds for second-career double-double in a home win over Chicago (8/11)… Led all players with 13 rebounds, scoring 8 points with 2 blocks in 30 minutes off the bench in a closeout win over Washington in the Eastern Conference Semifinals (9/22)… Nearly perfect in leading all scorers with a career-best 21 points on 9-of-11 shooting with 3 blocks and 5 rebounds in a win over Indiana in game one of the Eastern Conference Finals (9/23). Despite her season-long absence, Stokes had been around the team in recent days and was in attendance last week for the home final versus Indiana, according to Jackie Powell of HighPostHoops.com. [2] When Stokes was only four years old, her father signed her up for a YMCA track team which was designed for five and six-year-olds. It's unclear when exactly she'll rejoin the club. The last time this was done in the WNBA was in June 2015. She played four years at the University of Connecticut where she was part of four consecutive Final Four teams and won three straight national championships, from 2013 to 2015. Honored as an all-metro first team selection in 2009. Pulled down double-digit rebounds with 10. Stokes began the season overseas, and it has now been revealed that she will not be appearing in a Liberty uniform at any point this season. 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Idk what happened to Amanda Zahui B. Libs Fam, she's here to stay! 3 in Husky history with 325 blocks…. •. She was chosen by the Liberty with the No.11 pick in the first round of the 2015 WNBA Draft at Mohegan Sun Arena.

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