Complex sentence: Stokes was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and graduated from Saint Francis College in Loretto, Pennsylvania after helping to take the Red Flash team to the 1955 National Invitation Tournament, where he was named Most Valuable Player even though his team finished fourth in the tournament.
Split into simpler sentences: Stokes was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and graduated from Saint Francis College in Loretto, Pennsylvania. There he led the Red Flash to the 1955 National Invitation Tournament and was named Most Valuable Player although his team finished fourth in the tournament.