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Steph Castle declares

A class act who represented his time at UConn magnificently. I would not doubt Hurley needed to convince him to leave. Which says loads about the relationship the coaching staff has with players.

Best of luck Stephon in your NBA career. You are a Husky for life and hopefully someday you will be an alum watching UConn win another NC.
 
Well, whatever will we do now? Clingan, Castle, Newton, Spencer all gone? Maybe even Karaban? The sky is falling, I tell you!

Seriously, though, I expect Karaban will dip his toes in the water but ultimately end up back on the beach. Then there’s Johnson/Reed Jr., Diarra/Nowell, Ball, and Stewart as a starting point, add Ross and Roumoglou into the mix. Then add one or more of McNeeley/Brea/Hausen and that’s strong stuff.

Amazing freshman year young man, go on to stardom in the NBA Stephon. You’ve earned it.
 
Best of luck to him. The way he bought into the culture from day 1, he doesn’t feel like a one and done.

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It’s rare for things in life to work out this well. During this years run I often thought of Steph’s parents and how amazing it must of felt watching this dream play out. He came in as a five star and played like a kid fighting for minutes. It was remarkable watching not just Steph but his parents as well trust the staff and embrace his role, even when sometimes the stats didn’t tell the story. This kid and family deserve it all! Can’t wait to cheer him on! Congrats Steph! Truly a special kid and talent.
 
Expected. Hoping he ends up somewhere where he can be the lead guard and really show everything he’s capable of.

He’s so so good with the ball in his hands and is a brilliant decision maker. In the right situation he’s going to shine on the next level.

Not sure if anyone sacrificed more than this kid did this year to big rewards.
 
husky429 said:
Should've come back one more year for #7. What a shame. Cousy played 4 years...
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We need to go back to the days of freshmen being ineligible. Lew Alcindor had to wait and turned out fine, largely because he had a year to work on his game and become part of the campus community, by attending sock hops and things.
 
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Uconn77Duke74 said:
With the way NCAA is trending, I'm assuming in 5 years or so those players with unused College eligibility will likely be able to return to College and play again once their NBA careers are over.
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That’s the hope!
 
Phoenixhusky said:
Best of luck to a great kid and Uconn legend.
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with all the good players that are leaving a three peat will be very hard. Heck, it is always difficult to win one let alone 2 and then go for three. Very interested if UCONN's system will work with a new set of players, needs to get buy in from a bunch of guys with talent and willing to mot let personal goals interfere with team goals.
 
Thank you Stephon. Been a fan since 1963 and you may be my favorite player ever. We will miss you and Mama Castle as well. Huskies forever
 
Congratulations Stephon.
UConn will be hanging lottery draft banner numbers 16&17 in a couple of months. The only question is will Castle be banner # 16 or 17.
 
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Hell of a 1-year in Storrs!

The best thing about Steph is that this year, I think we saw about 40% of his repertoire. Obviously the defense is the crown jewel, but he's got quite a bag.
 
Loved watching his improvement throughout the year. The future is bright for Stephon and the Huskies.
 
Honestly couldn’t have asked for a better one year with the program. Came in, did his work, represented UConn quite well (on and off court), won a championship and leaves as a lottery pick. Entire Castle family represented UConn perfectly. Looking forward to watching him continue to grow.
 
He's going to represent UConn well for a long time to come. NBA is getting a star. Look forward to seeing him watch future NCAA Championship games with our other NBA greats.
 
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HU5KIES said:
Hope to see this Steph be a Jimmy Butler type player in the league. Can't wait to follow his career. We don't win #6 without him!
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I think that's a great comparison although we'll see if Steph can show the same amount of "dog" that JB shows
 
Castle might end up being our best NBA player ever. He is that good. Castle is the next Shai Gilgeous-Alexander but he's got an extra 30 pounds of muscle on him. Any GM that passes on him will look like a fool in 3 years.
 
He really should have stayed for a post-doc to develop a fundamentally sound mid-range jumper [/boomer]

But really, massive congrats. My favorite one-year player of all time.
 
As Adama would say- When Steph stepped on campus last June-Said he wanted to be one and done. He is.

Imagine getting a NC ring from UConn and being a Top 5 NBA Draft pick as a 19 yr old.

Keep doing your thing and make the Boneyard proud. You're going to kick butt at the next level. Thanks for the memories.
 
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