2023 Recruiting: Stephon Castle Commits to UConn

[huskyfan224]

We seem to be recruiting

Edwards
Griffiths
Bowen
Miranda
Bradshaw

Probably some others there just haven't been many reports of.

I'm assuming with this Fears is out? We gotta be targeting wings/bigs with Castle playing the 1

 

[CTFAN4LIFE]

Not sure if posted before, but Stephon's dad was a big time NYC b'baller that then played at Wake Forest and UCF and now is in the ATL coaching circles so this could really help us with future GA players.

 

[cordeodato]

i am admittedly not as knowledgable as most. He says Hurley told him that he would push him to the standard he needed to be. That being a one and done. So we get a 19 yr old for one year. I am not overly excited about this. I must be missing something.

 

[UConnKev]

i am admittedly not as knowledgable as most. He says Hurley told him that he would push him to the standard he needed to be. That being a one and done. So we get a 19 yr old for one year. I am not overly excited about this. I must be missing something.

Not sure if serious

 

[Kitaman]

With him and Diggins I'm seeing Showtime in Storrs, NCAA style!

 

[tzznandrew]

We seem to be recruiting

Edwards
Griffiths
Bowen
Miranda
Bradshaw

Probably some others there just haven't been many reports of.

Thanks. There hasn't been the normal 2023 recruiting thread, or at least I couldn't find it.

11 Justin Edwards SF
21 Taylor Bowen SF
24 Aaron Bradshaw C
42 Isaiah Miranda C
61 Gavin Griffiths SF

Given Bowen's size, we can get him and one of Edwards/Griffiths, and then one of Bradshaw/Miranda. Is that the class we're thinking?

 

[WestHartHusk]

i am admittedly not as knowledgable as most. He says Hurley told him that he would push him to the standard he needed to be. That being a one and done. So we get a 19 yr old for one year. I am not overly excited about this. I must be missing something.

You are.

 

[Jre2000]

Thanks. There hasn't been the normal 2023 recruiting thread, or at least I couldn't find it.

11 Justin Edwards SF
21 Taylor Bowen SF
24 Aaron Bradshaw C
42 Isaiah Miranda C
61 Gavin Griffiths SF

Given Bowen's size, we can get him and one of Edwards/Griffiths, and then one of Bradshaw/Miranda. Is that the class we're thinking?

I actually don’t think Griffiths and Bowen overlap. I think both are feasible. Griffiths is a 2/3 and Bowen is a 3/4. If anything it’ll be one of Bowen/Edwards and one of Bradshaw/Miranda. With Griffiths as a stand-alone target. Top 50 kid from CT… need to lock him up

 

[Husky Alien]

Easily the most excited I've been to get a commit. This is the type of kid 2023 kids are going to follow, and we're after a ton of good recruits

 

[tzznandrew]

I actually don’t think Griffiths and Bowen overlap. I think both are feasible. Griffiths is a 2/3 and Bowen is a 3/4. If anything it’ll be one of Bowen/Edwards and one of Bradshaw/Miranda. With Griffiths as a stand-alone target. Top 50 kid from CT… need to lock him up

I was just looking at height, and Bowen is a few inches taller than each. But that doesn't dictate a position or anything. Thanks for the insight!

 

[Husky Alien]

i am admittedly not as knowledgable as most. He says Hurley told him that he would push him to the standard he needed to be. That being a one and done. So we get a 19 yr old for one year. I am not overly excited about this. I must be missing something.

Look at my post above. #97

 

[UCTitleTown]

I like the confidence in his game. The "You can't stop me" attitude. Not loving coaches making playing time and NBA promises to land kids, but maybe that's the only way to land top recruits. Feed their egos.

 

[uconnever]

Welcome to the family Stephon.

 

[HooperScooper]

Why UConn?​

“It was really just the coaching staff and the culture that they have there,” Castle said. “There aren’t any pro teams in Connecticut so basketball is the biggest thing out there. It’s not a football school, it’s a primary basketball school. The way the coaches push their players…they don’t pick favorites and they push everybody the same way so they can all reach their highest potential and I really liked that…I feel like they can help me get to the NBA, which is my main goal.”

Stephon Castle, 2023’s No. 1 Shooting Guard, commits to UConn

Stephon Castle has committed to UConn basketball for the class of 2023. Find out why he's headed to Storrs to play for Dan Hurley.

www.on3.com

 

[UKemba15]

Shoutout to @husky429 for those great game breakdowns and highlight vids. I’m happy the effort was worth it in the end, it’s always appreciated!

 

[Husky Alien]

I like the confidence in his game. The "You can't stop me" attitude. Not loving coaches making playing time and NBA promises to land kids, but maybe that's the only way to land top recruits. Feed their egos.

Coaches better make a good attempt to deliver or they will not come.

 

[polycom]

i am admittedly not as knowledgable as most. He says Hurley told him that he would push him to the standard he needed to be. That being a one and done. So we get a 19 yr old for one year. I am not overly excited about this. I must be missing something.

Just one time why can’t the boneyard just let me down. One thread no stupid posts.

 

[Huskyforlife]

Why UConn?​

“It was really just the coaching staff and the culture that they have there,” Castle said. “There aren’t any pro teams in Connecticut so basketball is the biggest thing out there. It’s not a football school, it’s a primary basketball school. The way the coaches push their players…they don’t pick favorites and they push everybody the same way so they can all reach their highest potential and I really liked that…I feel like they can help me get to the NBA, which is my main goal.”

Stephon Castle, 2023’s No. 1 Shooting Guard, commits to UConn

Stephon Castle has committed to UConn basketball for the class of 2023. Find out why he's headed to Storrs to play for Dan Hurley.

www.on3.com

I think that quote should calm down everyone worried about playing time promises.

 

[Huskyforlife]

I think that quote should calm down everyone worried about playing time promises.

Also it'd be shocking if he wasn't in the top 6 rotation players by ability alone. It's not a risky "promise."

 

[I Bleed Blue]

!!! Do we have enough spots for a 5 man class?

PG: Castle
SG: Edwards
SF: Griffiths
PF: Bowen
C: Miranda/Bradshaw

 

[NJHoops]

I think that quote should calm down everyone worried about playing time promises.

It’s bizarre. Their pitch is, we know what your goal is in basketball, and we recognize your talent. They lay out their plan, which includes expectations on all sides. How do you look at this staff and come away thinking they’re giving anything to anybody who doesn’t earn it?

 

[bendm]

Everyone is calling him a SG. We may need to play another person in the 6'1-6'3 height range just for defensive purposes... but this kid is a PG through and through. He's a pass-first player.

a la hunter sallis?

 

[nadavtheman]

No more recruiting off of YouTube at the bar, friends.

that literally made me lol

 

[husky429]

a la hunter sallis?

Similar build physically. I always pegged sallis as more of a 2g. Castle is truly and unselfish pass first guard

 

[87Xfer]

This should get a like from anyone who has ever meet a Hoosier fan.

I shared a house with one, a ball player born and raised in Indiana, for a couple of years just before our 99 'chip. I'm sure you understand what I went through.

 

[UConnKev]

 

[Jre2000]

!!! Do we have enough spots for a 5 man class?

PG: Castle
SG: Edwards
SF: Griffiths
PF: Bowen
C: Miranda/Bradshaw

By my count, and on my recruiting lists I make, we have 4 total spots for that class. But the COVID scholarship thing threw me off so I might be wrong. I think castle, Griffiths, Edwards/Bowen, Miranda/Bradshaw is most likely

 

[tzznandrew]

!!! Do we have enough spots for a 5 man class?

PG: Castle
SG: Edwards
SF: Griffiths
PF: Bowen
C: Miranda/Bradshaw

We have 3 more slots, but that assumes Hawkins a junior and Jackson a senior and no other player leaving.

 

[MTBingNinja]

 

[navery12]