Stephon Castle

Stephon Castle was a member of the Team USA Basketball U18 gold-medal-winning team in 2022. In the three games, Castle averaged 5.5 points and 2.2 rebounds per game. In the championship game, the Covington, Georgia, native and recorded seven points and three rebounds in 16 minutes of action. Castle’s contributions helped Team USA to a 102-60 win over Brazil in the FIBA U18 Americas Championships in Tijuana, Mexico. Castle’s said his gold medal is on display in his parents’ room. “I go look at it every once in a while because it’s still surreal to me being 17 with a gold medal,” Castle told The Covington News. “There’s a lot of NBA players who don’t have one. I never really thought I would ever win a gold medal until the opportunity was presented to me to try out for that team. That’s when I put my mind to it.”