GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- Florida has added another key piece to its 2017 basketball recruiting class, picking up the brother of a former SEC star.

Isaiah Stokes, a 6-foot-8, 285-pound power forward from Memphis Tennessee and the brother of former Tennessee player Jarnell Stokes, has signed a letter of intent with the Gators in the early signing period.

His addition brings Florida's 2017 class to three men in the early signing period, with Stokes joining four-star small forward DeAundrae Ballard and three-star power forward Chase Johnson.

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Stokes is rated as the No. 150 overall player in the country in the 2017 recruiting class, according to the 247Composite, an industry-generated recruiting ranking. He is rated as the No. 36 power forward nationally and the No. 14 overall player in the state of Tennessee.

However, while the industry has Stokes rated as a three-star prospect, 247Sports rates him as a four-star prospect and the No. 77 overall player nationally.

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