Stephon Castle

American basketball player
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroAmerican basketball player
PlacesUnited States of America
isAthlete Basketball player
Work fieldSports
Gender
Male
Birth1 November 2004, Covington, Newton County, Georgia, USA
Age20 years
Star signScorpio
The details

Biography

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.

Early life and high school career

Castle grew up in Covington, Georgia and attended Newton High School. He averaged 16.6 points, 6.5 rebounds, and 3.2 assists per game as a junior. 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. Castle was selected to play in the 2023 McDonald's All-American Boys Game during his senior year.

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. By the end of his senior year Castle had been re-rated as a five-star recruit.

NameHometownHigh school / collegeHeightWeightCommit date
Stephon Castle
PG / SG
Covington, GANewton (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
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.

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College career

Castle enrolled at UConn in June 2023.

National team career

Castle played for the United States under-18 basketball team at the 2022 FIBA Under-18 Americas Championship. He averaged 5.5 points and 2.2 rebounds per game as the United States won the gold medal.

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