The San Antonio Spurs announced that they have signed rookie guard Stephon Castle. Per team policy, terms of the contract were not announced.
Castle, 6-6/215, was selected with the fourth overall pick in the 2024 NBA Draft. Prior to the NBA, he played one season at the University of Connecticut, averaging 11.1 points, 4.7 rebounds and 2.9 assists while shooting 47.2% from the field to help UCONN to a program record 37 wins, including the 2024 NCAA National Championship.
The former Husky earned unanimous BIG EAST Freshman of the Year, he’s an 11-time BIG EAST Freshman of the Week and joined the 2024 NCAA Final Four All-Tournament and NCAA East Region All-Regional Teams.
From Covington, Georgia, the 19-year-old won a gold medal as a member of Team USA at the 2022 FIBA Under-18 Americas Championship.
Castle will be part of the Spurs Summer League team, which will open Summer League play in Sacramento at the California Classic followed by an appearance in Las Vegas at the NBA 2K25 Summer League.