One day after earning NBA Rookie of the Month honors, former UConn Huskies star Stephon Castle found himself once again atop the NBA Rookie Ladder.

It didn’t take Stephon Castle long to make his impact on UConn men’s basketball last season, as the standout former Husky took home Big East Freshman of the Year honors and helped the

The NBA today announced that Stephon Castle has been named the Western Conference KIA Rookie of the Month for games played in January. Castle joins Victor Wembanyama as the only two Spurs players to win the award in the last 20 years.

Newton Rams legend Stephon Castle has seen his basketball career take him approximately 1,000 miles away from Covington to San Antonio, Texas as a member of the NBA’s San Antonio Spurs. But when the Spurs made the trip to the “404” to face the Atlanta Hawks Wednesday night,

Spurs guard Stephon Castle and Heat center Kel'el Ware have been named the NBA Western and Eastern Conference Rookies of the Month for January.

Stephon Castle isn't the runaway frontrunner to win Rookie of the Year like Victor Wembanyama was last year, but he is putting together a solid rookie season. On Monday, as the San Antonio Spurs lost to the Memphis Grizzlies, Castle poured in 21 points and added six rebounds and five assists for good measure.

Spurs guard Stephon Castle has been named the NBA’s Rookie of the Month for the Western Conference in January, while Heat center Kel’el Ware has earned the honor for the Eastern Conference.