Stephon Castle and Donovan Clingan called NBA All-Rokie-Teams

The former Uconn stars Stephon Castle and Donovan Clingan ended their first NBA season with more hardware, since both were appointed to the Kia NBA All-Rokie-Teams 2025. Castle, the Rookie of the Year 2025, was a unanimous selection for the first team, while Clingan brought a place in the second team.

Castle's unanimous appointment was deserved when Georgia -born in Covington became the second former Husky who received the “Rookie of the Year” award. This season he played in all games in San Antonio Spurs with an average of 14.7 points, 4.1 assists and 3.7 rebounds per game. Castle started 47 games for the Spurs this season, was appointed MVP of the All-Star Weekend Rising Stars game and received 92 out of 100 possible votes for rookie of the year.

This season, Clingan played 67 games for Portland Trailblazers and started 37 competitions. He quickly established himself as an elite edge of the edge of the edge of the edge of the edge of the edge of the edge of the edge of 137 The native Bristol, Connecticut, led the NBA in offensive rebounds per 36 minutes with 5.9 and ended his first season on average 6.5 points, 7.9 rebounds and 1.6 blocks per game.