Castle played in 12 games in January and averaged a rookie-best 14.9 points, 3.6 assists and 3.1 rebounds in 27 minutes a game.
SAN ANTONIO — The NBA has announced that Spurs’ rookie guard Stephon Castle has been named the Western Conference Rookie of the Month for January.
Castle played in 12 games in January and averaged a rookie-best 14.9 points, 3.6 assists and 3.1 rebounds in 27 minutes a game. He scored double digits in nine games, including a career-high 26 points on Jan. 15 against the Memphis Grizzlies.
On Jan. 31 against Milwaukee, Castle put up a stat line of 20 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists along with zero turnovers, becoming the first rookie to put up those stats since 2013 (Will Barton).
Castle is the only rookie with 500+ points, 100+ rebounds and 100+ assists this season. He also leads qualified rookies in PPG (12.2) and total steals (37), among other stats.
He joins his teammate Victor Wembanyama as the only two Spurs players to win the award in the last 20 years.
Those two are set to play in the 2025 Rising Stars Game.