Stephon Javonte Castle (born November 1, 2004) is an American college basketball player for the UConn Huskies of the Big East Conference. He was a consensus five-star recruit and one of the top players in the 2023 class.
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| Position | Point guard / shooting guard | ||||||||||||||
| League | Big East Conference | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | November 1, 2004 | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 215 lb (98 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school | Newton (Covington, Georgia) | ||||||||||||||
| College | UConn (2023–present) | ||||||||||||||
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Early life and high school career edit
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 edit
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]
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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| Stephon Castle PG / SG |
Covington, GA | Newton (GA) | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | Nov 19, 2021 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 92
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| Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: 10 247Sports: 9 ESPN: 12 | ||||||
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College career edit
Castle enrolled at UConn in June 2023.[8]
National team career edit
Castle played for the United States under-18 basketball team at the 2022 FIBA Under-18 Americas Championship.[9] He averaged 5.5 points and 2.2 rebounds per game as the United States won the gold medal.[10]
References edit
- ^ Hubbard, Phillip B. (August 22, 2022). "Newton basketball star Stephon Castle celebrated across Newton County for gold medal". The Covington News. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
- ^ "Experts break down the game of UConn men's basketball 2023 commit Stephon Castle". Hartford Courant. April 23, 2022. Retrieved June 12, 2023.
- ^ Divens, Jordan (March 29, 2023). "2022-23 MaxPreps All-America Team: Cameron Boozer of Columbus headlines high school basketball's best". MaxPreps.com. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
- ^ "UConn men signee Castle named McDonald's All-American". Journal Inquirer. January 25, 2023. Archived from the original on February 7, 2023. Retrieved June 12, 2023.
- ^ "Class of 2023 four-star guard Stephon Castle commits to UConn men's basketball". Hartford Courant. November 19, 2021. Retrieved May 14, 2023.
- ^ Stave, Stratton (May 10, 2023). "UConn Hoops Freshmen Intros -- Five-Star G Stephon Castle". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 14, 2023.
- ^ Rissotto, Ignacio (March 3, 2023). "High School Notebook: Stephon Castle is on the Rise". SI.com. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
- ^ Butterfield, Christine (June 1, 2023). "UConn freshmen basketball players have arrived in Storrs: KK Arnold, Stephon Castle, and more". Connecticut Post. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
- ^ "UConn men's basketball commit Stephon Castle named to USA Basketball men's U18 roster". Hartford Courant. June 3, 2022. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
- ^ Hubbard, Phillip B. (June 15, 2022). "USA BASKETBALL: Castle, Team USA take gold". The Covington News. Retrieved June 8, 2023.