Maurice Stokes
Maurice Stokes , "Mo, Big Mo"
Born: June 17, 1933
Pittsburgh, PA USA
Deceased: April 6, 1970
Position: F-C
High School: Westinghouse
College: St. Francis (PA)
Drafted: 1955, Round 1 Pick 2, #2 Overall
Height: 6'7"
Weight: 232
Career: 1955-56-1957-58
Elected to Basketball Hall of Fame in 2004.
Maurice Stokes averaged 16.4 points, 17.3 rebounds and 5.3 assists per game in his 202-game career with the Cincinnati Royals and Rochester Royals. He began playing during the 1955-56 season and last took the court during the 1957-58 campaign. Stokes was elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2004.
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Player Totals:
Player | Pos | GP | Min | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
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1955-56 | Rochester Royals | 67 | 2323 | 1137 | 403 | 447 | 319 | 0 | 0 | 1094 | 328 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 276 | 1125 | ||
1956-57 | Rochester Royals | 72 | 2761 | 1249 | 434 | 385 | 256 | 0 | 0 | 1256 | 331 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 287 | 1124 | ||
1957-58 | Cincinnati Royals | 63 | 2460 | 1181 | 414 | 333 | 238 | 0 | 0 | 1142 | 403 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 226 | 1066 | ||
Totals | 202 | 7544 | 3567 | 1251 | 0 | 0 | 1165 | 813 | 0 | 0 | 3492 | 1062 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 789 | 3315 |
Player Averages:
Player | Pos | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1955-56 | Rochester Royals | 67 | 34.7 | 35.4 | 71.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 16.3 | 4.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.1 | 16.8 | |
1956-57 | Rochester Royals | 72 | 38.3 | 34.7 | 66.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 17.4 | 4.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 15.6 | |
1957-58 | Cincinnati Royals | 63 | 39.0 | 35.1 | 71.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 18.1 | 6.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.6 | 16.9 | |
Averages | 202 | 37.3 | 35.1 | 69.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 17.3 | 5.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.9 | 16.4 |
Postseason - Player Totals:
Player | Pos | GP | Min | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
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1957-58 | Cincinnati Royals | 1 | 39 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | ||
Totals | 1 | 39 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 |
Postseason Player Averages:
Player | Pos | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1957-58 | Cincinnati Royals | 1 | 39.0 | 25.0 | 85.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 15.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 12.0 | |
Averages | 202 | 39.0 | 25.0 | 85.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 15.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 12.0 |
Awards
1955 - NBA All-NBA Second Team
1955 - NBA Rookie of the Year
1956 - NBA All-NBA Second Team
1957 - NBA All-NBA Second Team