Colin Castleton

Class:
Sophomore
Position:
F
Height:
6-11
Weight:
235
Hometown:
Daytona Beach, Fla
High School:
Father Lopez Catholic

Player Note: Transferred from Michigan to Florida following the completion of sophomore season (2019-20)

Who is Colin Castleton ...
• One of U-M’s most versatile big men
• Continues to adjust to the collegiate level
• Loves defensive end and will look to block shot
• Can hit the outside shot, but not afraid to play in the post

Michigan Career & Honors
• Michigan Academic Achievement (2019)
• Helped U-M to second straight 30 win seasons -- 30 in 2018-19 (30-7); the fifth 30+ win tally all-time
• Helped U-M advance to the NCAA Sweet 16 (2019)
• Helped U-M to the 2018 Basketball Hall of Fame Tip-Off title, winning two straight games -- George Washington and Providence at the Mohegan Sun Resort (Connecticut)
• Helped U-M to the 2020 Battle 4 Atlantis title, winning three straight games -- Iowa State, No. 6 North Carolina and No. 8 Gonzaga at the Atlantis Resort (Bahamas)

Sophomore (2019-20)
• Played in 25 games, all off the bench
• Season cut short after Big Ten and NCAA Tournaments were cancelled due to the global coronavirus pandemic
• Averaged 3.1 points per game
   • Posted two double figure scoring games
   • Scored a career-high 14 points against Houston Baptist (Nov. 22), going 6-for-7 from the field
   • In following game posted second straight double figure game with 10 points vs. Iowa State (Nov. 27; Battle 4 Atlantis), going 5-for-7 from field
• Averaged 2.4 rebounds per game
   • Grabbed a career-high nine rebounds against UMass-Lowell (Dec. 29)
   • Finished season with five games of 4+ rebounds
• Shot 54.0 percent from field (27-for-50)
• Shot 82.8 percent from the free throw line (24-for-29)
• Set a career-high with two blocks against Houston Baptist; finished with 13
• Doubled his time on the floor from freshman season, playing 7.9 minutes per game (197)

Freshman (2018-19)
• Played in 19 games, all off the bench
• Made his collegiate debut against Norfolk State (Nov. 6), playing two minutes and grabbing two rebounds
• Averaged 1.1 points per game
   • Scored his first collegiate points at Villanova (Nov. 14), on a put back
   • Scored a season-high 11 points against Nebraska (Feb. 28), going 5-for-7 from field
• Averaged 1.1 rebounds per game
   • Grabbed a season-high five rebounds against Chattanooga (Nov. 23)
• Played in 3.4 minutes per game (65)

Prep Career
• Played three years of varsity basketball at Father Lopez Catholic under coach Eddie Miller
• Finalist for Florida Dairy Farmers Mr. Basketball Award (2018); finishing eighth in voting
• Florida Association of Basketball Coaches (FABC) 7A Player of the Year (2018)
• Daytona Beach News-Journal Player of the Year (2018), All-Area first team (2017, '18), third team (2016)
• Orlando Sentinel 7A Player of the Year (2018), All-Area first team (2018), honorable mention (2016, '17)
• All-USA Today Florida Boys Basketball second team (2018)
• Nominee for the McDonald's All-American game (2018)
• As senior (2017-18), led Father Lopez to an 11-win improvement guiding the Green Wave to an 18-9 record just missing the 7A playoffs, averaging 24.5 points, 11.7 rebounds (ranked second in area) and 5.6 blocks
• As junior (2016-17), averaged 23.3 points, 11.0 rebounds and 5.4 blocks, leading Father Lopez to a 7-16 record
• As sophomore (2015-16), moved to varsity team and averaged 15.3 points, 10.3 rebounds and 4.5 blocks

Personal
• Born on May 25, 2000 in Pembroke Pines, Florida
• Son of Karen and Steven Bapp (stepfather) and Eddie Castleton (father)
• Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts
• Undecided major