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2023 Recruiting: Stephon Castle on Reclassifying

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CASTLE HAS BIG NIGHT​

Playing against KC Run GMC, the Atlana Xpress dug themselves a bit of a hole early on. However, Connecticut bound combo guard Stephon Castle never panicked and came up with several winning plays to help his team secure a come from behind win while going for 20+ point during an opening night game.

What really stands out about Castle is his size and strength. Physically, he could play in a Big East game tomorrow, and he wouldn’t look out of place or be over his head. Along with his strength he’s got 6-foot-5 size and that’s an awful lot for more high school kids to deal with. Castle was able to bully his way to the rim, connected on some timely jumpers and simply provided a steady presence throughout the game.

There’s no question that Dan Hurley had to have loved what he saw while sitting courtside and Castle more than backed up his current ranking of No. 28 overall in the class of 2023 by 247Sports.

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Under Armour Association: Top 30 junior Stephon Castle shows out, others shine on opening night

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Under Armour kicked off the second leg of their UA Association league on Friday night at the Hy-Vee Arena in Kansas City as coaches converged on
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NJHoops said:
No one is forcing him to do anything.
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I mean sure... But let's not pretend we have insiders in here suggesting the staff is recruiting him to come here early(which absolutely was not the plan for him as a recruit probably 2 or 3 weeks ago)... We can argue semantics about what that's called at a later date.

Regardless let it be the kids decision if it fits his life and his path... Not you know because we currently have one scholarship PG on the roster.
 
Verne said:
I mean sure... But let's not pretend we have insiders in here suggesting the staff is recruiting him to come here early(which absolutely was not the plan for him as a recruit probably 2 or 3 weeks ago)... We can argue semantics about what that's called at a later date.

Regardless let it be the kids decision if it fits his life and his path... Not you know because we currently have one scholarship PG on the roster.
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Stephon Castle said in an article with quotes from himself that he was considering reclassing. But sure, you know better than him that it was never an option
 
Verne said:
I mean sure... But let's not pretend we have insiders in here suggesting the staff is recruiting him to come here early(which absolutely was not the plan for him as a recruit probably 2 or 3 weeks ago)... We can argue semantics about what that's called at a later date.

Regardless let it be the kids decision if it fits his life and his path... Not you know because we currently have one scholarship PG on the roster.
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I don’t understand those first couple of sentences, but I don’t think you’re thinking through what you’re saying. Stephon could go almost anywhere to play college basketball. You think the staff is going to “force” or go too hard telling a kid what to do when he and his family have always handled his recruitment and career in a certain way? And could walk if they feel offended? Whispers about reclassifying have been out there for quite a while.
 
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Verne said:
Most people think reclassifying is just waving a magic wand and you're good to go. It doesn't work like that. It also ignores all of the life implications of skipping your senior year of HS. This isn't just about basketball

I've stated this again and again but reclassifing never made sense from Castles perspective and forcing that onto a kid because your guard depth stinks is a quick way to starting off your post HS career in a bad way.

Let this kid be a kid and we'll get to see him on campus in a year.
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I agree completely with your first paragraph and the the things you state should be taken into consideration before making a decision about when to go to college.

I understand your second paragraph but unlike you I don’t presume to know the physical, intellectual, and emotional maturity of every 17 year old to make that generalized statement. No one would question that a small percentage of 18 y.o. might need a post graduate year. There are 17 year olds who can and do go to college and do well.

My hope is that Stephon Castle, his family, friends, and current coaches, can assess who he is and what he needs, and from that assessment they can Hopefully predict what should be done and communicate that to our coaches as quickly as they can so our coaches know how to proceed with recruiting for this years roster.
 
If the staff is still watching Castle it’s likely they’re still assessing if they think it’s a good idea for him to reclassify. It’s gotta be a mutual agreement between the staff and Castle as to which would be best for his development and his NBA aspirations. But the fact that they’ve been watching him a few times over the last few weeks makes me think they want him here in the fall
 
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aburks41 said:
If the staff is still watching Castle it’s likely they’re still assessing if they think it’s a good idea for him to reclassify. It’s gotta be a mutual agreement between the staff and Castle as to which would be best for his development and his NBA aspirations. But the fact that they’ve been watching him a few times over the last few weeks makes me think they want him here in the fall
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Maybe. But we just had a kid who comitted, came, practiced for a year and left without playing a game. You can never stop recruiting these kids now, even when they are on the team. Have to show them the love because lots of other coaches will be trying to get him to decommit. I am looking at this as “we love you and really want you at UConn”. Now or later.
 
HuskyHawk said:
Maybe. But we just had a kid who comitted, came, practiced for a year and left without playing a game. You can never stop recruiting these kids now, even when they are on the team. Have to show them the love because lots of other coaches will be trying to get him to decommit. I am looking at this as “we love you and really want you at UConn”. Now or later.
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Im sure that’s part of it too but going 2-3 deep on multiple weekends seems more like the entire staff is doing an evaluation. You’re right about having to keep constantly recruiting commits though - we all know the previous regime got lazy there and it burned us
 
How is reclassifying possible for so many of these kids? How do they have enough credits to graduate high school by the end of their 3rd year? Never understood how that worked.
 
Rico444 said:
How is reclassifying possible for so many of these kids? How do they have enough credits to graduate high school by the end of their 3rd year? Never understood how that worked.
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Some kids at these athletics focused prep schools probably take summer courses
 
Rico444 said:
How is reclassifying possible for so many of these kids? How do they have enough credits to graduate high school by the end of their 3rd year? Never understood how that worked.
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I graduated high school over 50 years ago, so I'm not sure of the relevance, but I had enough credits to graduate after my junior year in high school. It took me by surprise at the time, I was just taking the normal load of college prep type classes. My parents wouldn't let me graduate early, it was fine with the school. Still makes me mad! And no, I wasn't an athlete.
 
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husky429 said:
They do and most assuredly are. Getting a real strength coach with you every day is just a different animal.

Some kids they'll send to strength coaches before they enroll--we just can't pay for it. Akok had some really high level training in Glastonbury before he enrolled.
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Can our S & C coach do it on zoom and with emails or would that be considered improper?
 
UConn has made it known it’s an option that is open for Stephon at UConn. That doesn’t mean they are pressuring him to take that option. It’s available, if he wants it. That’s all.
 
Rico444 said:
How is reclassifying possible for so many of these kids? How do they have enough credits to graduate high school by the end of their 3rd year? Never understood how that worked.
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Most schools require 3 math and 3 science credits. So kids just need to take one history and English class in the summer and they’re good to go if they want to. It’s more common at the athlete driven prep schools though. They’re set up for that sort of thing.
 
Greedo said:
Most schools require 3 math and 3 science credits. So kids just need to take one history and English class in the summer and they’re good to go if they want to. It’s more common at the athlete driven prep schools though. They’re set up for that sort of thing.
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But you still need to take a minimum number of total classes. It would be pretty hard for most high school students to decide to graduate a year early at this point of their junior year unless they've made arrangements beforehand.

Most high school students who reclassify up a year had made a decision to do a post graduate year and then changed their minds. This is what happened with Shabazz.

For those who have a child who is a junior in high school, please let us know what would be the path for your child to graduate this June instead of June 2023. I'm sure for most it would be impossible.
 
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Chief00 said:
Contrary to some reports, a push is on for Castle to re-class. Hopefully, academics don’t get in the way.
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Chief00 said:
UConn has made it known it’s an option that is open for Stephon at UConn. That doesn’t mean they are pressuring him to take that option. It’s available, if he wants it. That’s all.
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So they are pushing him to reclassify but there is no pressure to do so?
 
HuskyHawk said:
Maybe. But we just had a kid who comitted, came, practiced for a year and left without playing a game. You can never stop recruiting these kids now, even when they are on the team. Have to show them the love because lots of other coaches will be trying to get him to decommit. I am looking at this as “we love you and really want you at UConn”. Now or later.
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I read this the same way.

Being from SEC country, we need a consistent full court press on this kid until he steps foot on campus.

With all the money being thrown around, the better and better he keeps playing on the high school circuit getting a massive pay day from a Georgia, Auburn or LSU still concerns me.

I don’t care how set he is in on UConn. Every person has a number they can’t pass up. Then again, I have no idea what our dark money NIL is to him…
 
McLovin said:
I read this the same way.

Being from SEC country, we need a consistent full court press on this kid until he steps foot on campus.

With all the money being thrown around, the better and better he keeps playing on the high school circuit getting a massive pay day from a Georgia, Auburn or LSU still concerns me.

I don’t care how set he is in on UConn. Every person has a number they can’t pass up. Then again, I have no idea what our dark money NIL is to him…
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I live basically on UF campus. I think the same thing. I’ll believe he’s here when I see it. There is such rampant cheating in the $EC and now tons of it’s legal. I hope he reclassifies.

Some donor from Auburn or Georgia likely to buy Mrs Castle a condo after reading her tweet lol.

Seems like an awesome honest family but man the SEC is corrupt.
 
rip7774 said:
I live basically on UF campus. I think the same thing. I’ll believe he’s here when I see it. There is such rampant cheating in the $EC and now tons of it’s legal. I hope he reclassifies.

Some donor from Auburn or Georgia likely to buy Mrs Castle a condo after reading her tweet lol.

Seems like an awesome honest family but man the SEC is corrupt.
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I get you live in SEC country but this happens everywhere and has happened everywhere. College sports isn't about college its about sports.
 
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