Colin Reed Castleton (born May 25, 2000) is an American professional

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player for the

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of the

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(NBA). He played

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for the

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and the

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Early life

Castleton was born and lived in Pembroke Pines, Florida. He also lived in Tampa, Florida, Fort Benning Georgia, Doral, Florida and

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. Castleton attended Father Lopez Catholic High School in

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. He is of Panamanian descent through his paternal and maternal great-grand parents, grand parents and parents. His father, Eddie Castleton, played for the Panamanian National Baseball Team in 1986. 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. Castleton was rated as a four-star recruit and committed to playing college basketball for

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also considering 32 offers including Duke, Clemson,

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, and Xavier. On November 10, 2017, Castleton tendered his

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as part of a five-man recruiting class for the University of Michigan that included Ignas Brazdeikis, David DeJulius, Brandon Johns, and Adrien Nunez.

College career

Castleton played in 19 games as a true freshman and averaged 1.1 points and 1.1 rebounds per game. As a sophomore, he averaged 3.1 points on 54% shooting and 2.4 rebounds over 25 games played, all off the bench. Following the end of the season, Castleton entered the transfer portal and ultimately transferred to the

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, which had offered him a scholarship coming out of high school. Castleton was granted a waiver to make him eligible to play for the

immediately rather than have to sit out one season per NCAA transfer rules. During the season, he became the seventh Gator (following Vernon Maxwell, Dan Cross, Joakim Noah, Scottie Wilbekin, Michael Frazier II (3) and Jalen Hudson) to ever earn

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(SEC) player of the week honors at least twice in the same season. He was named second-team All-SEC after averaging 12.4 points and 6.4 rebounds with a conference-high 2.3 blocks per game during the regular season. Following the season, Castleton declared for the

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while maintaining his college eligibility. He ultimately opted to withdraw from the draft and return to Florida. On November 14, 2021, Castleton recorded 15 points, a career-high 16 rebounds, and six blocks in a 71–55 win against

. That effort contributed to his third SEC Player of the Week honor. He was named to the Second Team All-SEC as a senior. On January 16, 2023, Castleton was recognized with his fourth career SEC Player of the Week award, making him the second Gator to achieve four, one behind Vernon Maxwell in Gator history. The effort partly recognizes the rare stat line of 16 points, 13 rebounds, six assists, three steals, and two blocked shots against

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on January 14. On February 15, 2023, Castleton broke his hand in a 79–64 win against

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and was lost for the season. Before the injury, he was averaging 16.5 points (third in the SEC), 7.9 rebounds (sixth) and 3.0 blocks (first) per game. He had been on a hot streak prior to the injury, with averages of 24.8 points and 9.5 rebounds per game over his last four games. The coaches recognized him as a first-team All-SEC selectee.

Professional career

Los Angeles / South Bay Lakers (2023–2024)

On July 3, 2023, Castleton signed a two-way contract with the

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and the G-League's

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. Castleton was honored as a part of the Lakers team that won the inaugural 2023 NBA In-Season Tournament game. In March, Castleton suffered a right wrist fracture, leaving him out of the lineup for multiple weeks. On July 6, 2024, Castleton signed another two-way contract with the Lakers, but was waived on October 19.

Memphis Grizzlies / Hustle (2024)

On October 27, 2024, Castleton joined the

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and three days later, he signed a

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with the

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. However, on January 10, 2025, he was waived by the Grizzlies.

Osceola Magic (2025)

On January 15, 2025, Castleton joined the

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after acquiring his rights from the

Toronto Raptors (2025)

On March 6, 2025, Castleton was signed to a 10-Day contract by the

of the

. On that same day, Castleton was assigned to the

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of the

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. Castleton re-signed with the Raptors on March 16. His contract expired on March 26, making him a free agent.

Philadelphia 76ers (2025)

On April 2, 2025, it was reported that the

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planned to sign Castleton to a 10-day contract, which became official the following day. He made his Sixers debut the same evening against the

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Second stint with Raptors (2025–present)

On April 12, 2025, Castleton signed a two-year standard contract with the

Career statistics

NBA

Regular season

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College

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, 19 , , 0 , , 3.5 , , .409 , , .000 , , .333 , , 1.1 , , .1 , , .1 , , .2 , , 1.1 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2019–20 , style="text-align:left;",

, 25 , , 0 , , 7.9 , , .540 , , .000 , , .828 , , 2.4 , , .3 , , .1 , , .5 , , 3.1 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2020–21 , style="text-align:left;",

, 24 , , 21 , , 25.7 , , .597 , , .000 , , .781 , , 6.4 , , 1.1 , , .5 , , 2.3 , , 12.4 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2021–22 , style="text-align:left;",

, 28 , , 28 , , 30.7 , , .546 , , .000 , , .703 , , 9.0 , , 1.5 , , .9 , , 2.2 , , 16.2 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2022–23 , style="text-align:left;",

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References

External links

Florida Gators bioMichigan Wolverines bio
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