2023 Recruiting: Stephon Castle

Jre2000 · Nov 8, 2021

Dove said:
The Castle has been stormed. It's taken.

Who's next?

Not a done deal. Seems like it’s down to us and Auburn. Probably a coin flip at this point. We can hope though

Huskyforlife · Nov 8, 2021

You'd think if it's us he won't actually wait until Thanksgiving. Hoping that's just a misdirection.

Hungryhusky99 · Nov 8, 2021

Him and Hurley just followed each other on Instagram.

Chin Diesel · Nov 8, 2021

UConnKev said:
4 more photos

Second time I'm saying this today about a player- kid has some thick legs, especially for a HS JR.

Mooch82 · Nov 8, 2021

Dove said:
The Castle has been stormed. It's taken.

Who's next?

I love the optimism but let's not count our chickens just yet.

8893 · Nov 8, 2021

Dove said:
The Castle has been stormed. It's taken.

Who's next?

Shut up, Dove.

NJHoops · Nov 8, 2021

I’m stating the obvious, but this staff is very good at recruiting. There’s no ego involved, no one cares who gets the credit- they just focus on their targets and put forth tremendous effort.

Wherever Hurley’s been, they have had a few set priorities with these visits. They lay out the role they see for the player and have the kid see a practice, which are pretty standard. They are great at communicating with parents. Their practices are good- entertaining, focused, intense.

They also want the recruit to spend time with his potential future teammates away from the coaches. They want the current players to talk honestly about what it’s like playing for these coaches and in this program. Some coaches micro-manage this stuff; these coaches trust their guys and want them to be honest.

Let’s see how this goes…

auror · Nov 8, 2021

NJHoops said:
Let’s see how this goes…

I'm expecting Pearl's last ditch offer to be of the strong-ass type.

CTFAN4LIFE · Nov 8, 2021

auror said:
I'm expecting Pearl's last ditch offer to be of the strong-ass type.

Hopefully only as strong as Howard's towards Clingan for Michigan.

t8per · Nov 8, 2021

Off-topic but I saw the trophy on the right and thought to myself "When did Auburn win a national championship??"

If you zoom in, it's their trophy for winning the Midwest Region and making it to the Final Four, LOL that's cute

BGesus4 · Nov 8, 2021

t8per said:
Off-topic but I saw the trophy on the right and thought to myself "When did Auburn win a national championship??"

If you zoom in, it's their trophy for winning the Midwest Region and making it to the Final Four, LOL that's cute

Damn, rough time to make a post with him in an Auburn jersey. Heart dropped there for a second

NowInStorrs · Nov 8, 2021

Huskyforlife said:
You'd think if it's us he won't actually wait until Thanksgiving. Hoping that's just a misdirection.

And what's right before Thanksgiving? Battle 4 Atlantis. Uconn vs Auburn. Spicy.

husky99 · Nov 8, 2021

Not done from what i hear. 50 50 from from what i hear... this visit was epic.

Dove · Nov 8, 2021

8893 said:
Shut up, Dove.

Silence the positivity!!!!

MDHuskFan · Nov 8, 2021

All the other visits have #notcommitted.

aburks41 · Nov 8, 2021

His mom just tweeted this...

Huskyforlife · Nov 8, 2021

aburks41 said:
His mom just tweeted this...

His dad also tweeted a praying Emoji in regards to him playing here. Safe to say they sold the parents...

Dove · Nov 8, 2021

Huskyforlife said:
His dad also tweeted a praying Emoji in regards to him playing here. Safe to say they sold the parents...

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DansArmy · Nov 9, 2021

NJHoops said:
I’m stating the obvious, but this staff is very good at recruiting. There’s no ego involved, no one cares who gets the credit- they just focus on their targets and put forth tremendous effort.

Wherever Hurley’s been, they have had a few set priorities with these visits. They lay out the role they see for the player and have the kid see a practice, which are pretty standard. They are great at communicating with parents. Their practices are good- entertaining, focused, intense.

They also want the recruit to spend time with his potential future teammates away from the coaches. They want the current players to talk honestly about what it’s like playing for these coaches and in this program. Some coaches micro-manage this stuff; these coaches trust their guys and want them to be honest.

Let’s see how this goes…

Can confirm recruits spend a ton of time with a few current players during their visits. I was still at Uconn when Andre had his visit and we saw him out at night with some of the team, that’s when I knew we were recruiting right.

husky429 · Nov 9, 2021

Another video...

He hits ahead really well from what I've seen. We could use that skill to elevate the speed of our play.
Ended up sitting a bunch of this game because they had a huge lead
I really like his unselfishness. In a blowout he wasn't just abusing worse players--he fed his teammates for easy looks all game.
After the last couple videos I'm realizing he really is more of a 6'6 point guard than a combo in a lot of ways. We could be rolling out a lineup of 6'6-6'7-6'8-6'10-7'2 by the time he gets here potentially... that's crazy. Bigger than most NBA teams.
A little less athletic than the AAU videos might suggest. He doesn't get up like Rese, Andre, or Hawkins. Probably more of a Gaffney-level athlete. Good, not great.
Sat the whole 4th-quarter.
I count 6 points 7 assists in this one.

husky429 · Nov 9, 2021

Another one... loss in the state elite-8

I wish we had some full games. It's hard to get a read on his shooting ability.
His team lost this one because they were undisciplined. Other team looked really cohesive comparatively.
Video stopped at 3:28 left in the fourth so not sure the stats. Had 10 points 3 assists before then thuogh.

3 ball