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Stephon Castle joins list of UConn stars in NBA Finals

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Stephon Castle joins list of UConn stars in NBA Finals

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Stephon Castle will represent UConn in the NBA Finals, becoming the 10th former Husky to achieve this milestone. In his second professional season with the San Antonio Spurs, Castle helped the team reach the Finals after a seven-game series against the Oklahoma City Thunder. He averaged 18.0 points, 7.6 assists, and 5.0 rebounds during the series. The Spurs will host the New York Knicks for the first two games of the Finals beginning Wednesday. This marks the first NBA Finals appearance for a UConn player since Ray Allen in 2014.

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•Castle scored 16 points in the decisive Game 7 against the Thunder.
•Spurs will host the first two Finals games against the Knicks on Wednesday.
•Castle averaged 18.0 points and 7.6 assists in the Western Conference Finals.
•He is the first UConn player to reach the Finals since Ray Allen in 2014.
•Only five former UConn players have won NBA championship rings.

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Stephon Castle is rapidly rising the ranks of the most successful UConn products in the NBA. The 21-year-old in his second pro season, just two years removed from celebrating the 2024 national championship as a freshman in Storrs, will be the 10th former Husky to be part of an NBA Finals run and the first since Hall of Famer Ray Allen in 2014. Allen is the last Husky to hoist the Larry O’Brien ...
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Yahoo SportsJun 1, 2026, 10:00 AM
Stephon Castle makes 10: Can you name the other former UConn stars who played for an NBA title
Stephon Castle is rapidly rising the ranks of the most successful UConn products in the NBA. The 21-year-old in his second pro season, just two years removed from celebrating the 2024 national championship as a freshman in Storrs, will be the 10th former Husky to be part of an NBA Finals run and the first since Hall of Famer Ray Allen in 2014. Allen is the last Husky to hoist the Larry O’Brien ...

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