Stephon Castle

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Stephon Castle
No. 5–UConn Huskies
Position Point guard / shooting guard
League Big East Conference
Personal information
Born (2004-11-01) November 1, 2004 (age 19)
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school Newton (Covington, Georgia)
College UConn (2023–present)
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing Flag of the United States.svg  United States
FIBA Americas Under-18 Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Mexico Team

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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Early life and high school career

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]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
NameHometownHigh school / collegeHeightWeightCommit date
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: 5 stars.svg     247Sports: 5 stars.svg     ESPN: 5 stars.svg    ESPN grade: 92
Overall recruiting rankings:   Rivals: 10   247Sports: 9   ESPN: 12
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "UConn 2023 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 17, 2023.
  • "2023 UConn Huskies Recruiting Class". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 17, 2023.
  • "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 17, 2023.

College career

Castle enrolled at UConn in June 2023. [8]

National team career

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]

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References

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ "Experts break down the game of UConn men's basketball 2023 commit Stephon Castle". Hartford Courant . April 23, 2022. Retrieved June 12, 2023.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ "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.
  5. ↑ "Class of 2023 four-star guard Stephon Castle commits to UConn men's basketball". Hartford Courant . November 19, 2021. Retrieved May 14, 2023.
  6. ↑ Stave, Stratton (May 10, 2023). "UConn Hoops Freshmen Intros -- Five-Star G Stephon Castle". Rivals.com . Retrieved May 14, 2023.
  7. ↑ Rissotto, Ignacio (March 3, 2023). "High School Notebook: Stephon Castle is on the Rise". SI.com . Retrieved June 19, 2023.
  8. ↑ 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.
  9. ↑ "UConn men's basketball commit Stephon Castle named to USA Basketball men's U18 roster". Hartford Courant . June 3, 2022. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
  10. ↑ Hubbard, Phillip B. (June 15, 2022). "USA BASKETBALL: Castle, Team USA take gold". The Covington News . Retrieved June 8, 2023.
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