USF Athletics

Signed with the Bulls in May of 2008 ... Came to USF highly touted, ranked No. 15 nationally and No. 3 among all guards in the JUCO ranks by Collegiate Girls Basketball Report ... Can really score, is able to shoot the ball extremely well and with consistency.

2008-09 (Junior)
Proved to be one of the most dangerous offensive weapons in women's basketball last season ... Was second on the team in scoring, in her first season at USF, averaging 12.8 points per game and second in assists dishing out 1.5 per contest ... She shot 40.3 percent (153-380), however also shot an impressive 39.7 percent (116-292) from behind the three-point arc ... She led the BIG EAST Conference - and was third in the nation - in three-point field goals made per game averaging 3.2 ... Had a major part in the Bulls' Women's National Invitation Tournament title run shooting 41.4 percent (9-17) from three-point range in the five games, however 52.9 percent (9-17) in the final three games of the tournament ... Her 116 treys made was also the most made in Division I during the 2008-09 campaign and is the sixth most all-time in Division I in a single season ... Stokes hit better than four three-point shots in a game 14 times this season, and when doing so the Bulls posted an impressive 11-3 record ... Her most memorable game this season came against Grambling (12/18/08) when she hit 11-of-14 shots from behind the arc en route to a career-high 39-point outing ... Her 11 three's made against the Tigers were the most made in the nation during 2008-09 and a new school record ... In addition, her 11 made ended the season tied for the sixth most made in a game in NCAA history - Division I, II, or III - and Stokes is one of only six players in Division I history to accomplish the feat ... She was one trey shy of tying Cornelia Gayden of LSU who hit 12 in a game on Feb. 9, 1995 - the most in Division I history ... In addition to her 39 points against Grambling, Stokes poured in 20 or more points in seven other games, including 22 points at Syracuse (2/8/09) and at Boston College (4/1/09) in the WNIT semifinals ... Also recorded career highs of seven rebounds and six assists against the Orange ... Was a key factor in the Bulls' win at Rutgers netting 20 points on 7-14 (50 percent) shooting from the field and a blistering 6-10 (60 percent) from behind the three-point arc ... Established a career-high four steals in her collegiate debut against Central Connecticut (11/15/08) to go along with 20 points.

Junior College
Stokes was a first team All-Panhandle Conference selection, last year, after leading GCCC in scoring averaging 15.6 points per outing which was tops on the team and good enough for eighth in Region VIII ... She also averaged 2.2 rebounds per contest and 1.5 assists per outing which was fourth on the team ... As a  freshman she led GCCC in scoring averaging 14.1 points per outing and was third in assists handing out 1.8 per game and was named first team-All-Panhandle Conference ... Helped GCCC to tremendous success during her two seasons as the Commodores posted an impressive 63-5 record during that stretch ... This past season the Commodores recorded a 36-1 record, and a 14-1 slate in the Panhandle Conference, en route to the National Junior College Athletic Association national championship.
   
High School
Was a four-time region Player of the Year and first team all-state selection at Vidalia ... Led the team in scoring all four seasons.

Personal
Full name is Cornelia Janae Stokes ... Goes by the nickname of J Sto ... Born on July 1, 1988 in Vidalia, Ga. ... Daughter of Lynn Stokes ... Is majoring in Criminology at USF ... Has two twin brothers, Brian and Brandon (20), and two sisters, Jasmine (16) and JaQuisha (10).