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Stephon Castle
American basketball player (born 2004) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Stephon Javonte Castle (born November 1, 2004) is an American professional basketball player for the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the UConn Huskies, winning a national championship in 2024. He was a consensus five-star recruit and one of the top players in the 2023 class. Castle was named the NBA Rookie of the Year for the 2024-25 season.
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Early life and high school career
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Castle grew up in Covington, Georgia and attended Newton High School.[1] He averaged 16.6 points, 6.5 rebounds, and 3.2 assists per game as a junior.[2] He finished his senior year averaging 20.1 points, 9.5 rebounds, 4.8 assists, three steals and two blocks per game to carry the Rams to the Class 7A state quarterfinals.[3] Castle was selected to play in the 2023 McDonald's All-American Boys Game during his senior year.[4]
Recruiting
Castle was initially rated a four-star recruit by most recruiting services. On November 19, 2021, he committed to playing college basketball for UConn during his junior year over offers from Auburn, Arkansas, Georgia, Georgia Tech and Ohio State.[5] By the end of his senior year Castle had been re-rated as a five-star recruit.[6][7]
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College career
Castle enrolled at UConn in June 2023.[8] He helped lead the UConn Huskies to win the 2024 NCAA National Championship. He declared for the 2024 NBA draft on April 19, 2024.[9]
Professional career
San Antonio Spurs (2024–present)
On June 26, 2024, Castle was selected with the fourth overall pick by the San Antonio Spurs in the 2024 NBA draft[10] and on July 2, he signed with the Spurs.[11] He made his NBA Summer League debut on July 6, putting up 12 points, six rebounds and three assists in a 97–65 loss to the Charlotte Hornets.[12] Castle was named Western Conference Rookie of the Month for January 2025.[13] On February 7, Castle put up a career-high 33 points in a 117–116 loss to the Charlotte Hornets.[14] At the beginning of April, Stephon was named Western Conference Rookie of the Month for March 2025.[15] On April 29, 2025, Castle was announced the winner for the NBA Rookie of the Year award.[16]
National team career
Castle played for the United States under-18 basketball team at the 2022 FIBA Under-18 Americas Championship.[17] He averaged 5.5 points and 2.2 rebounds per game as the United States won the gold medal.[18]
Personal life
Castle is the son of Quannette and Stacey Castle. He has a younger sister, Staci, and an older brother, Quenton.[19] Castle's father, Stacey, was a teammate with Tim Duncan at Wake Forest during the 1993–94 season.[20]
Career statistics
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
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