Stovall experience a troubled youth, being in jail at the Kansas State Industrial Reformatory in Hutchinson after being convicted for a series of crimes, before even attending high school.

He was a part of the prison basketball team that toured small towns throughout Kansas between 1966 and 1967.

On one occasion, the team competed against Pratt Community College, where head coach Jim Douglas had a chance to scout him.

[1] He attended Wichita North High School briefly because of his problems with the law, forcing him to earn his diploma through correspondence while in prison.

He averaged 4.6 points per game in his career, competing for the Phoenix Suns and San Diego Conquistadors.