StephonCastle
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Stephon Castle is a gamer. The 6-foot-6 guard is at his best when the ball is tipped and the bright lights are on. After a prep career that saw Castle playing exclusively on-ball. He proved to be an excellent connector and secondary ball-handler for UConn this season. As a big-framed guard, Castle is able to touch the paint consistently off the bounce and he makes good reads in traffic. The jump shot is the swing skill. He has never been a knockdown shooter, but this season he was consistently below average from three. On the positive side, the form looks ok and he shot over 75 percent from the free throw line on the season. There are positive markers. Where Castle shined was on defense. He used his big frame, instincts, and toughness to guard up and down a lineup. A secondary ball-handler, who is a quick processor, and perhaps the best perimeter defender in this draft has a lot of upside…if the jump shot can come around
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Stephon Castle was a member of the Team USA Basketball U18 gold-medal-winning team in 2022. In the three games, Castle averaged 5.5 points and 2.2 rebounds per game. In the championship game, the Covington, Georgia, native and recorded seven points and three rebounds in 16 minutes of action. Castle’s contributions helped Team USA to a 102-60 win over Brazil in the FIBA U18 Americas Championships in Tijuana, Mexico. Castle’s said his gold medal is on display in his parents’ room. “I go look at it every once in a while because it’s still surreal to me being 17 with a gold medal,” Castle told The Covington News. “There’s a lot of NBA players who don’t have one. I never really thought I would ever win a gold medal until the opportunity was presented to me to try out for that team. That’s when I put my mind to it.”
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