Corey Stokes Class: Sophomore Hometown: Bayonne, N.J. High School: St. Benedict's Height / Weight: 6-5 / 220 Position: Guard Birthdate: 04/24/1988 Experience: 1L

VILLANOVA

Brings a pure shooting stroke and great range ...Improved as a defender throughout his freshman season ... Moves well without the basketball.

2007-08: A key part of Villanova's late season run to the NCAA Tournament ... Overall for the season played in all 35 games and made four starts ... Averaged 6.4 points and 2.4 rebounds per game ... Shot .366 from the field (74-202), .296 percent from three-point range (40-135) and a team-best .881 at the foul line (37-42) ... Averaged 12.0 points per game over the final 12 contests ... Contributed more points in that stretch (145) than in his first 23 games combined (80) ... Started the season 16-of-66 (.242) from three-point range and in the 12 games since is 24-of-69 (.348) ... Scored in double figures eight times, with seven of the occasions coming in the last 12 contests.

Postseason: Scored a season-high 20 points in the second round win over Siena, making 8-of-12 shots (2-of-5 three-pointers) and a pair of free throws in a season-high 34 minutes ... Scored four points, all at the foul line, in 12 minutes of first round win over Clemson ... Added six points in the regional semifinals against Kansas ... Averaged 13.0 points per game in two BIG EAST Tournament contests ... After scoring 18 points in a first round win over Syracuse he earned his first career start the next day in a quarterfinal game against Georgetown ... Averaging 12.5 points per game in the postseason.

Regular Season: Endured a patient start to the season to put himself in position to flourish towards the end of the campaign ... Came off the bench in all 30 regular season contests and averaged 5.6 points and 2.5 rebounds per game in 17.1 minutes per outing ... Struggled to find his shooting touch early on but regained it late in the season to help Villanova make a push to reach the postseason ... Scored in double figures by halftime in four of the eight games he had at least 10 points ... Averaged 7.7 points per contest in wins over Temple, Hartford and Columbia.

Big East Regular Season: Some of his greatest contributions to the team came down the stretch of the regular season, as he scored at least 13 points in five of the last seven regular season contests ... Came off the bench in all 18 league games and averaged 7.3 points and 2.7 rebounds per game ... Scored in double figures for the first time in his collegiate career when he collected 11 points against Notre Dame ... Starting against St. John's on February 16, ran off four straight games in which he scored in double figures, averaging 15.0 points per game during the stretch while shooting 20-of-37 (.541) from the field and .478 (11-23) from three-point range ... Pulled down a career-high seven rebounds against Rutgers.

Named to the presigious McDonald's and Parade All-American teams for his efforts in helping the Gray Bees' complete a 24-1 season ... Averaged 25.0 points, 6.8 rebounds and 2.2 assists as a senior in 2006-07 ... Also named to the EA Sports All-American and first team All-New Jersey by the Newark Star-Ledger ... Participated in the Roundball Classic and was invited to try out for USA Basketball's 19-and-Under team following the season ... Connected on 42 percent of his 3-point field goal attempts in 2005-06 to go with an 11.5 ppg average.

PERSONAL

A business management major at Villanova ... Parents are Ernest Simpson and Karen Stokes ... Siblings are Brandon Stokes (20), Jamal Stokes (26), Harun Simpson (33) and Saidah Simpson (25) ... Jamal Stokes played at William Paterson College in New Jersey ... Played with current Wildcat Frank Tchuisi for coach Dan Hurley at St. Benedict's ...Born April 24, 1988 in Jersey City, N.J.