Stephon Castle, a starter on UConn’s 2024 national championship team and a rookie with the San Antonio Spurs, earned MVP honors at the NBA Rising Stars Challenge Friday night.

Spurs rookie Stephon Castle took home some mid-season hardware, earning a unanimous vote for the Castrol Rising Stars game MVP. All seven of the voters — which included Vince Carter, PJ Carlesimo and several more media members — listed Castle as the MVP.

Spurs rookie Stephon Castle won the Rising Stars MVP at NBA All-Star weekend and now has his sights set on more over the next two days.