 Castleton withMichigan in 2019 | |
| No. 14 – Orlando Magic | |
|---|---|
| Position | Center |
| League | NBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (2000-05-25)May 25, 2000 (age 25) Pembroke Pines, Florida, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) |
| Listed weight | 250 lb (113 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Father Lopez Catholic (Daytona Beach, Florida) |
| College | |
| NBA draft | 2023:undrafted |
| Playing career | 2023–present |
| Career history | |
| 2023–2024 | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 2023–2024 | →South Bay Lakers |
| 2024–2025 | Memphis Grizzlies |
| 2024–2025 | →Memphis Hustle |
| 2025 | Osceola Magic |
| 2025 | Toronto Raptors |
| 2025 | →Raptors 905 |
| 2025 | Philadelphia 76ers |
| 2025 | Toronto Raptors |
| 2025–present | Orlando Magic |
| 2025–present | →Osceola Magic |
| Career highlights | |
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Stats at NBA.com  | |
| Stats atBasketball Reference | |
Colin Reed Castleton (born May 25, 2000) is an American professionalbasketball player for theOrlando Magic of theNational Basketball Association (NBA), on atwo-way contract with theOsceola Magic of theNBA G League. He playedcollege basketball for theMichigan Wolverines and theFlorida Gators.
Castleton was born and lived in Pembroke Pines, Florida. He also lived in Tampa, Florida, Fort Benning Georgia, Doral, Florida andDeLand, Florida. Castleton attendedFather Lopez Catholic High School inDaytona Beach, Florida. 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.[1] Castleton was rated as a four-starrecruit and committed to playing college basketball forMichigan after considering 32 offers including Duke,Clemson,Georgia,Purdue,Florida,Florida State, andXavier.[2] On November 10, 2017, Castleton tendered hisNational Letter of Intent as part of a five-man recruiting class for the University of Michigan that includedIgnas Brazdeikis,David DeJulius, Brandon Johns, andAdrien Nunez.[3]
Castleton played in 19 games as a true freshman and averaged 1.1 points and 1.1 rebounds per game.[4] As a sophomore, he averaged 3.1 points on 54% shooting and 2.4 rebounds over 25 games played, all off the bench.[5] Following the end of the season, Castleton entered the transfer portal and ultimately transferred to theUniversity of Florida, which had offered him a scholarship coming out of high school.[6][7]
Castleton was granted a waiver to make him eligible to play for theFlorida Gators immediately rather than have to sit out one season per NCAA transfer rules.[8] During the season, he became the seventh Gator (followingVernon Maxwell,Dan Cross,Joakim Noah,Scottie Wilbekin,Michael Frazier II (3) andJalen Hudson) to ever earnSoutheastern Conference (SEC) player of the week honors at least twice in the same season.[9] 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.[10][11] Following the season, Castleton declared for the2021 NBA draft while maintaining his college eligibility.[12] He ultimately opted to withdraw from the draft and return to Florida.[13]
On November 14, 2021, Castleton recorded 15 points, a career-high 16 rebounds, and six blocks in a 71–55 win againstFlorida State.[14] That effort contributed to his third SEC Player of the Week honor.[15] He was named to the Second Team All-SEC as a senior.[16]
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 behindVernon 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 againstMissouri on January 14.[17][18] On February 15, 2023, Castleton broke his hand in a 79–64 win againstOle Miss 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.[19] The coaches recognized him as a first-team All-SEC selectee.[20]
On July 3, 2023, Castleton signed a two-way contract with theNBA'sLos Angeles Lakers and the G-League'sSouth Bay Lakers.[21] Castleton was honored as a part of the Lakers team that won the inaugural2023 NBA In-Season Tournament game.
In March, Castleton suffered a right wrist fracture, leaving him out of the lineup for multiple weeks.[22]
On July 6, 2024, Castleton signed another two-way contract with the Lakers,[23] but was waived on October 19.[24]
On October 27, 2024, Castleton joined theLong Island Nets[25] and three days later, he signed atwo-way contract with theMemphis Grizzlies.[26] However, on January 10, 2025, he was waived by the Grizzlies.[27]
On January 15, 2025, Castleton joined theOsceola Magic after acquiring his rights from theLong Island Nets.[28]
On March 6, 2025, Castleton was signed to a 10-Day contract by theToronto Raptors of theNational Basketball Association.[29] On that same day, Castleton was assigned to theRaptors 905 of theNBA G League.[30] Castleton re-signed with the Raptors on March 16.[31] His contract expired on March 26, making him a free agent.[32]
On April 2, 2025, it was reported that thePhiladelphia 76ers planned to sign Castleton to a 10-day contract,[33] which became official the following day.[34] He made his Sixers debut the same evening against theMilwaukee Bucks.[35]
On April 12, 2025, Castleton signed a two-year standard contract with theToronto Raptors.[36] In 11 total appearances (four starts) for Toronto, he averaged 7.2 points, 6.9 rebounds, and 1.6 assists.
On August 22, 2025, Castleton signed an Exhibit 10 contract with theOrlando Magic.[37] On October 17, the Magic converted Castleton's contract into a two-way contract.[38]
| 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 |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023–24 | L.A. Lakers | 16 | 0 | 3.7 | .563 | — | 1.000 | .8 | .2 | .1 | .0 | 1.5 |
| 2024–25 | Memphis | 10 | 0 | 4.6 | .200 | .000 | .909 | .9 | .0 | .1 | .1 | 1.4 |
| 2024–25 | Toronto | 11 | 4 | 26.2 | .500 | .250 | .722 | 6.9 | 1.6 | .5 | .7 | 7.2 |
| 2024–25 | Philadelphia | 5 | 0 | 19.6 | .500 | .000 | .667 | 7.4 | 2.0 | .2 | .2 | 6.0 |
| Career | 42 | 4 | 11.7 | .482 | .125 | .795 | 3.2 | .7 | .2 | .2 | 3.5 | |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018–19 | Michigan | 19 | 0 | 3.5 | .409 | .000 | .333 | 1.1 | .1 | .1 | .2 | 1.1 |
| 2019–20 | Michigan | 25 | 0 | 7.9 | .540 | .000 | .828 | 2.4 | .3 | .1 | .5 | 3.1 |
| 2020–21 | Florida | 24 | 21 | 25.7 | .597 | .000 | .781 | 6.4 | 1.1 | .5 | 2.3 | 12.4 |
| 2021–22 | Florida | 28 | 28 | 30.7 | .546 | .000 | .703 | 9.0 | 1.5 | .9 | 2.2 | 16.2 |
| 2022–23 | Florida | 26 | 26 | 31.2 | .500 | .133 | .729 | 7.7 | 2.7 | .9 | 3.0 | 16.0 |
| Career | 122 | 76 | 20.9 | .537 | .063 | .730 | 5.6 | 1.2 | .5 | 1.7 | 10.4 | |