Spurs' Stephon Castle Wins 2024-25 NBA Rookie of the Year Award

San Antonio has now won the award in back-to-back years.

Castle was drafted No. 4 overall by the Spurs last June. | Troy Taormina-Imagn Images

After putting together an impressive first season as a pro, Spurs guard Stephon Castle has won the 2025 NBA Rookie of the Year award, the league announced on Tuesday.

Castle, age 20, won the 2024 NCAA National Championship with the UConn Huskies before being drafted by San Antonio last June. He appeared in 81 of the Spurs' 82 games this season with 47 starts, and tallied 14.7 points, 4.1 assists, and 3.7 rebounds per game.

He also helped them to a 34-48 record, improving their win total by 12 from the season prior.

AREA 51 🤝 NBA ROOKIE OF THE YEAR 👽

The Spurs have won the award back-to-back: Stephon Castle (2025) and Victor Wembanyama (2024) 👏 pic.twitter.com/SxhQOOP2J3

— NBA on ESPN (@ESPNNBA) April 29, 2025

The Spurs have now won back-to-back Rookie of the Year awards, with star Victor Wembanyama having won the hardware last season.

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