Colin Castleton

Colin Castleton (born May 25, 2000) is a college basketball player for the Florida Gators of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). He previously played for the Michigan Wolverines.

Colin Castleton
Castleton playing for Michigan
No. 12 – Florida Gators
PositionCenter / Power forward
LeagueSoutheastern Conference
Personal information
Born (2000-05-25) May 25, 2000
Pembroke Pines, Florida
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Listed weight240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
High schoolFather Lopez Catholic
(Daytona Beach, Florida)
College
Career highlights and awards
  • 2× Second-team All-SEC (2021, 2022)

Early life and high school career

Castleton grew up in DeLand, Florida and attended Father Lopez Catholic High School in Daytona Beach, Florida. As a senior he averaged 24.5 points, 11.7 rebounds and 5.6 blocks per game and was named a finalist for Florida's Mr. Basketball Award and the Class 7A Player of the Year.[1] Castleton was rated as a four-star recruit and committed to play college basketball at Michigan over Illinois after also considering offers from Clemson, Georgia, Purdue, Florida, Florida State and Xavier.[2]

College career

Castleton played in 19 games as a true freshman and averaged 1.1 points and 1.1 rebounds per game.[3] As a sophomore he averaged 3.1 points on 54% shooting and 2.4 rebounds over 25 games played, all off the bench.[4] Following the end of the season Castleton entered the transfer portal and ultimately transferred to the University of Florida, which had offered him a scholarship coming out of high school.[5][6]

Castleton was granted a waiver to make him eligible to play for the Florida Gators immediately rather than have to sit out one season per NCAA transfer rules.[7] He was named second team All-Southeastern Conference after averaging 12.4 points and 6.4 rebounds with a conference-high 2.3 blocks per game during the regular season.[8][9] Following the season, Castleton declared for the 2021 NBA draft while maintaining his college eligibility.[10] He ultimately opted to withdraw from the draft and return to Florida.[11] On November 14, 2021, Castleton recorded 15 points, a career-high 16 rebounds and six blocks in a 71–55 win against Florida State.[12] He was named to the Second Team All-SEC as a senior.[13]

Career statistics
Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

College
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2018–19 Michigan 1903.5.409.000.3331.1.1.1.21.1
2019–20 Michigan 2507.9.540.000.8282.4.3.1.53.1
2020–21 Florida 242125.7.597.000.7816.41.1.52.312.4
Career 682113.0.570.000.7613.4.5.31.05.8

References
  1. Boyle, Chris (March 30, 2018). "Michigan-bound Colin Castleton named Boys Basketball Player of the Year". The Daytona Beach News-Journal. Retrieved March 23, 2021.
  2. Chiari, Mike (October 7, 2017). "4-Star PF Prospect Colin Castleton Commits to Michigan over Illinois, Others". Bleacher Report. Retrieved March 23, 2021.
  3. Gates, Riley (August 28, 2020). "Colin Castleton receives immediate eligibility waiver". 247Sports.com. Retrieved March 23, 2021.
  4. "Florida Gators add Michigan Wolverines transfer Colin Castleton". ESPN.com. Associated Press. April 30, 2020. Retrieved March 23, 2021.
  5. "Michigan basketball's Colin Castleton has entered transfer portal". Detroit Free Press. April 9, 2020. Retrieved March 23, 2021.
  6. Kahn, Andrew (April 26, 2020). "Michigan sophomore Colin Castleton transfers to Florida". MLive.com. Retrieved March 23, 2021.
  7. "Michigan transfer Colin Castleton eligible for Gators basketball team". Orlando Sentinel. August 28, 2020. Retrieved March 23, 2021.
  8. "Florida Gators player to watch at NCAA tournament: Colin Castleton". The Star Press. March 17, 2021. Retrieved March 23, 2021.
  9. Wells, Kevin (March 9, 2021). "Gators Tre Mann, Colin Castleton voted All-SEC". WCJB.com. Retrieved March 23, 2021.
  10. "Florida Gators big man Colin Castleton enters NBA draft for feedback". ESPN.com. March 28, 2021. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
  11. Harvey, Demetrius (July 4, 2021). "Colin Castleton Announces Return to Florida Gators". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
  12. "Florida ends 7-game skid vs FSU, dedicates win to Johnson". ESPN. Associated Press. November 14, 2021. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
  13. "Men's Basketball All-SEC Teams & Awards Announced" (Press release). Southeastern Conference. March 8, 2022. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
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