SAN ANTONIO, Tex. – The legend of Newton alumnus Stephon Citadel is continuous to develop.
On Monday, the NBA introduced that Citadel was named NBA’s Western Convention Participant of the Week. The excellence was given for video games performed from Feb. 2-8.
By way of the three-game span, Citadel averaged 24 factors, 7.3 rebounds and seven.3 assists per recreation for the San Antonio Spurs. The second-year guard out of UConn capped it off on Feb. 7 with a triple double statline of 40 factors, 12 rebounds and 12 assists.
With the triple double, Citadel turned the third-youngest participant in NBA historical past to notch a triple double behind LeBron James and Luka Doncic. He additionally turned the second participant in NBA historical past to achieve the feat whereas taking pictures not less than 75% from the sector.
After profitable the NBA Rookie of the Yr Award in 2025, Citadel has skilled a meteoric rise in his second season. The Class of 2023 Newton graduate is averaging 17.1 factors, 5.2 rebounds and 7 assists per recreation, which has been sufficient to solidify his second consecutive look within the Rising Stars Problem throughout the NBA All-Star Weekend.
As of Monday, the Spurs are 36-16 and sit second within the Western Convention. That is nicely above final yr’s mark of 34-48 and thirteenth within the Western Convention.
In an unique interview with The Covington Information, Citadel shared that this stage of enchancment was what he and the Spurs are aspiring for.
“Simply attempt to stack up wins and get to the playoffs,” Citadel mentioned in 2025. “That’s gonna be the objective actually for the remainder of my profession. Making it to the playoffs and preserve advancing.”
