By Jeph Duarte | Pounding The Rock (PtR), 2025-09-19 19:00:00
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圣安东尼奥马刺队后卫斯蒂芬·卡斯尔 (Stephon Castle) 荣膺2024-2025赛季NBA年度最佳新秀。这位前康涅狄格大学哈士奇队后卫在赢得2024年NCAA总冠军后，以首轮第四顺位的身份登陆NBA。
卡斯尔紧随维克托·文班亚马 (Victor Wembanyama) 的脚步，为马刺队带来了队史第四座年度最佳新秀奖杯，这也是球队首次蝉联该奖项。
本周二，WNBA官方宣布，身为选秀状元的达拉斯飞翼队后卫佩奇·布克尔斯 (Paige Bueckers) 当选WNBA年度最佳新秀。
与卡斯尔一样，布克尔斯也毕业于康涅狄格大学；同样地，她也曾随哈士奇队赢得NCAA总冠军。在新秀赛季，布克尔斯场均贡献19分、5.4次助攻和3.9个篮板。
康涅狄格大学向来以其篮球项目闻名，目前共有8名校友效力于NBA，其中包括来自2024年冠军阵容的四名球员。本赛季，有15名该校的前球员在WNBA效力。
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Open Thread: Stephon Castle and Paige Bueckers first players from same college to win the Rookie of the Year in the same season
San Antonio Spurs guard Stephon Castle picked up the Rookie of the Year honors for the 2024-2025 NBA season. The former UConn Huskies guard rode into the NBA as the fourth overall pick after winning the 2024 NCAA title.
Castle followed Victor Wembanyama giving the Spurs their fourth ROTY honors and their first back-to-back trophies.
On Tuesday, the WNBA announced Dallas Wings guard Paige Bueckers, who was the first overall draft pick, claimed the WNBA Rookie of the Year honors.
Buckers, like Castle, attended UConn, and like Castle, she won an NCAA title with her Huskies. In her rookie season, Bueckers averaged 19.s points, 5.4 assists, and 3.9 rebounds per game.
UConn, already known for their basketball program, currently have 8 former students in the NBA including four from the 2024 title team. There were 15 former players in the WNBA this season.
By Jeph Duarte, via Pounding The Rock