Shawnee Mission Bishop Miege High School
A four-year starter who won the DiRenna Award as Kansas City’s best player ...Became the Stags’ all-time leading scorer and led them to regional titles and the Kansas 5A state tournament every season ...Team took second, third (twice) and fourth at state ...Averaged 24 points, nine rebounds, nine assists and four steals as a senior ...First-team all-Metro his final two years and honorable-mention as a sophomore, as chosen by the Kansas City Star ...Played for coach Rick Zych ...Had a high scoring game of 40 points and a high assist game of 15 helpers ...Shot better than 50 percent from the field and 80 percent from the line each of his four seasons ...Named Johnson County and East Kansas League Player of the Year ...Three-time all-state selection ...Played in the Kansas vs. Missouri All-Star Game ...Named 2005-06 Bishop Miege Athlete of the Year by school newspaper The Miegian ...Also received interest from Miami, Southern California, Purdue, Missouri, Colorado and Missouri State.
Personal
The son of Carol Castell ...Born Feb. 3, 1988 in Kansas City, Mo. ...Has siblings Lequeure (22), Briana (13), Brian (13) and Jarell (3) ...Hobbies include talking to girls ...Favorite athlete is Kobe Bryant ...Was mentioned in a 2005 Sports Illustrated story about the influence of text messaging on recruiting.
