Spurs rookie Stephon Castle was named the Western Conference’s Kia Rookie of the Month for March. When San Antonio’s Stephon Castle and Atlanta’s Zaccharie Risacher were named the winners of the NBA’s March monthly awards for rookies – Castle in the West, Risacher in the East – it marked the second time for each.

Hours after Stephon Castle joined San Antonio Spurs royalty, the rookie from UConn downplayed the honor that led to such notoriety. In winning a second Western Conference Rookie of the Month, Castle became only the fourth rookie in the rich Spurs annals to accomplish the feat.