SAN ANTONIO, TX. – 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.
For the month, Castle appeared in 12 games (10 starts), averaging a rookie-best 14.9 points to go with 3.6 assists and 3.1 rebounds in 27.0 minutes. The 2025 Rising Star reached double-digit scoring in nine games, including five contests with 20+ points to lead all rookies.
The first-year guard scored a season-high 26 points on Jan. 15 vs. Memphis before recording 20 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists and 0 turnovers on Jan. 31 vs. Milwaukee, becoming the first NBA rookie to record 20/8/6 without a turnover since Will Baron in 2013.
Castle is the only rookie with 500+ points, 100+ rebounds and 100+ assists this season. He ranks first in points per game (12.2), total field goals (203), made free throws (106) and total steals (37), while ranking third in assists per game (3.7) and fourth in steals per game (0.80) among qualified rookies.
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