Charles Stoker

Charles Stoker is a Pro Level Training Camp Director in the Dallas, TX area. As a former three-time state and national champion, Stoke incorporates his experience and winning pedigree into his skills development training to motivate today's athletes. Stoke is not only committed to developing basketball skills, but life skills as well.

Charles Stoker (Stoke) was born and raised in DeSoto, Tx. A southern suburban city outside of Dallas, where he attended Desoto High School. Charles played for the Texas State Champion Desoto High School squad as a prepster. He left Desoto as the school's leading rebounder, top 5 in scoring as well as being the first player to start on Varsity all four years. He was named to the All State Tournament team as a senior and was a three-time All- District pick and earned Defensive Player of the Year accolades. After graduating from Desoto, Stoke attended Paris Junior College to explore more college opportunities by improving and enhancing his basketball skills. At PJC, he played for the 2004-2005 National Champion Paris Junior College (Texas). He was named Region XIV Co-Defensive Player of the Year two times at Paris. After graduating with his Associate's Degree, Stoke attended Central Missouri State (now UCM) where he saw action of play in both his junior and senior year. At CMSU, he played for the 2006-2007 Final Four FInalist Team, Regular Season Champs, Conference Champs, and Regional Champs. Despite battling through injuries, Stoke was a very solid, smart basketball player and was an outstanding offensive rebounder. He was an opportunistic scorer and was looked upon as a leader and "glue guy" on the team. After graduating with honors earning his BA in Business Management, Charles chose Law Enforcement as his professional career path where he now serves as a Deputy Sheriff for Dallas County for 16 years as a Mental Health/Fugitive Investigator.

Charles has worked his way into becoming an elite Pro/NBA skill developer under Full Throttle Basketball. In his basketball skills training tenure, he has helped developed many top ranked athletes who now either play Pro or college: Jordan Walsh (drafted 34th pick to Boston Celtics), Sarah Andrews (Baylor), Hannah Gusters (Baylor/LSU/UCF), Reagan Jackson (Cincinnati), Jarius Hicklen (Oklahoma State), David Terrell, Jr. (UTEP), Victoria Flores (TCU), and many more… Charles is also very active in his church and loves spending time with family: with his wife Lonice Stoker, his son Ashton Stoker, and his daughter Carrington Stoker.