Scouts got a closer look at former UConn NCAA tournament standout Stephon Castle this week at the 2024 NBA Combine.
The former Connecticut shooting guard measured in at 210 pounds and 6'5.50" inches without shoes Wednesday.
He clocked a standing reach of 8'6" and a wingspan of 6'9".
Castle reached 28.5 inches on the standing vertical leap while making it to 37 inches on the max leap.
He finished the lane agility drill in 10.93 seconds while taking 2.91 seconds to complete the shuttle run and 3.19 seconds on the three-quarter sprint.
Michael Visenberg @NBADraftMikeyVNBA Draft Combine Measurements for Stephon Castle: 6'5.5" w/o shoes, 210 lbs, 6'9" wingspan and 8'6" standing reach. Grew an inch, +2 pounds, and everything else on the nose from almost two years ago.<br><br>Averages for top end SG: 6'4.9" in shoes, 211.3 lbs, 6'8.4" WS, 8'5.2" SR <a href="">
Castle averaged 11.1 points, 4.7 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game while shooting 54.4 percent from the field in 34 appearances for the Huskies.
The freshman established himself as a top perimeter defender by being able to guard a range of positions as Connecticut played its way into the top seed in the 2024 NCAA Tournament.
Castle then became a key part of UConn's run to the NCAA title as the Huskies trusted him to average 28 minutes through six tournament games, including a 15-point performance in the national championship victory over Purdue.
Jonathan Wasserman predicts Castle going with the No. 6 pick to the Charlotte Hornets in his latest 2024 NBA Mock Draft for Bleacher Report.
Wasserman previously scouted Castle as a comparable player to the Toronto Raptors' RJ Barrett or Bruce Brown.
"Whichever team drafts Castle will be able to play him at different positions in different roles," Wasserman wrote. "Castle's ability to handle and facilitate could allow coaches to use him as a jumbo point guard. But his 6'6" size and strength suggest he could also defend positions 2-4."
Wasserman wrote that teams will see shooting as Castle's weak point heading into the NBA.
Jonathan Wasserman @NBADraftWassStephon Castle looking smooth during movement 3 drills. Closed this one making eight straight. Castle's shooting one of the biggest swing skills in this draft. <a href="">
"Struggling to make jump shots off the catch makes him tough to use off the ball, while a weak pull-up game makes it easy for defenses to play off him to take away the drive," Wasserman wrote.
The 2024 NBA Draft is set to begin June 26 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
