Jackson State University

Before Jackson State [at Southern]: Played in 27 games, starting 22... Played a total of 425 minutes, averaging 15.7 minutes per game... Shot 53.2 [66-of-124] percent from the floor... Connected on 20.0 [1-of-5] percent from beyond the arc... Shot 71.3 [62-of-87] percent from the free throw line... Grabbed 151 total rebounds, including 59 offensive... Averaged 4.7 rebounds per game... Dished out eight assists... Blocked 14 shots... Recorded 12 steals... Scored a total of 195 points... Averaged 6.1 points per game... Scored in double figures six times including a career-high 19 against UAPB [Jan. 25]... Grabbed double-digit rebounds three times... Grabbed a career-high 13 rebounds two times with the last coming against Grambling State [Feb. 12] at the SWAC Tournament... Blocked a career-high two shots twice with the last coming against UAPB [1.25.25]... Shot 100.0 [8-of-8] percent from teh free throw line against Jackson State [Feb.3] in their lone meeting.

Before Southern [at McNeese State]: Played at McNeese State from 2022-24... Redshirted the 2023-24 season... Appeared in 29 games making 10 starts as a true freshman... Averaged 3.9 points, 4.0 rebounds and 14.0 minutes per game... Scored double-digits twice, those coming in back-to-back games, 15 pts vs. New Orleans [Mar. 1] and 10 pts vs. Texas A&M-Commerce [Mar. 5] in the first round of the SLC Tournament... Grabbed 12 and 10 rebounds in those games respectively to collect his two double-doubles on the season... Sank 61% from the field... Ranked third on the team with seven blocked shots.

High School: A 3-star recruit by 247Sports out of Legacy the School of Sport Sciences... District 8-4A MVP and LSWA Class 4A 1st Team All-State as a junior when he averaged 24 points, 13 rebounds, six blocks, three assists and two steals... Helped lead his HS at the time, Ellender, to the Class 4A state quarterfinals with a 23-6 record... Attended Legacy his senior season.

Personal: Son of Rasheka Thomas and Dion Stokes... Has six siblings... Nickname is “DT” because his name is too hard to pronounce.