We need to talk: Stephon Castle’s parents

[HailUConn]

They keep it real, man. Now we can see where Stephon gets his maturity from. His dad is a cool customer. His hoodie is dope!

 

[HailUConn]

Cool story about Stacy and Kimani
And apparently Stephon made his decision to become a Husky at 2 in the wee hour according to him mom.

 

[MilliniumPrince]

Special young man raised by special parents. "Take the message not the tone."
"He doesn't have a car"

Try getting the average 5 Star to be ok with that....well done.

 

[UconnU]

Pretty clear that Hurley has made it a priority to recruit kids who come from supportive, engaged, structured families and to recruit those families as hard as he recruits the kid.

 

[husky429]

Special young man raised by special parents. "Take the message not the tone."
"He doesn't have a car"

Try getting the average 5 Star to be ok with that....well done.

He's a unique kid. No ego at all. It's going to make him even more of an asset in the draft.

 

[98Uconn]

His parents should give lessons. As the parent of 2 college students myself, I can confidently say there's no handbook for raising children. They have raised a very talented, modest and extremely likable role model. Kudos to them.

 

[HCCForever]

I love Stephon's attitude. He is stoic after most of his great plays but loves to congratulate his teammates when they have great plays of their own. Easy to see where that modesty comes from.

 

[huskeynut]

Now we know why Stephon is such a great kid. Two terrific parents who have kept their son grounded and humble. Congrats to Mom and Dad.

 

[Dibbie]

So, the heralded analytics dude at Bama is the reason why they played off Steph on his way to 21? Not only did the coaches figure that out, but dad did as well? We’re 2 steps ahead of everyone!

 

[FfldCntyFan]

So, the heralded analytics dude at Bama is the reason why they played off Steph on his way to 21? Not only did the coaches figure that out, but dad did as well? We’re 2 steps ahead of everyone!

We do have the formula:

 

[Rocktheworld]

Man so much of his demeanor comes from his dad

Seems like a great guy

It comes up once in a while, a parent discussing leaving their son with a new parental figure basically. This was a perfect pairing.

 

[61cygni]

Love it. Hurley takes every opportunity to compliment the Castle family, and they're fantastic!

 

[mussels]

“Wow! he played here? and he played here?”

Opens your eyes to the age of our players today, and how long we’ve been good. Think about it. Stephon is 19. He wasn’t even born when Donyell, Ray, Rip, Ben and Emeka were playing. He was seven when Kemba‘s team won.

 

[cmgresh36]

Amazing interview. They seem like great people. Lets go!

 

[IndyLives]

Just pray he doesn't get drafted by Charlotte.

 

[HailUConn]

Unreal young man.
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