Colin Castleton

About

Colin Reed Castleton (born May 25, 2000) is an American professional basketball player for the Orlando Magic of the National Basketball Association (NBA), on a two-way contract with the Osceola Magic of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Michigan Wolverines and the Florida Gators, where he was a three-time All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) honoree.

Castleton was born and lived in Pembroke Pines, Florida. He also lived in Tampa, Florida, Fort Benning Georgia, Doral, Florida and DeLand, Florida. Castleton attended Father Lopez Catholic High School in Daytona 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. Castleton was rated as a four-star recruit and committed to playing college basketball for Michigan after considering 32 offers including Duke, Clemson, Georgia, Purdue, Florida, Florida State, and Xavier. On November…