Shippensburg University Athletics

2-Time All-PSAC East Second Team (2017-18, 2018-19)
 
2018-19 (Junior): Repeated as an All-PSAC Eastern Division Second Team selection following his third season at forward for the Raiders…started all 30 games…averaged 14.0 points and 8.3 rebounds per game…finished the regular season seventh in the PSAC in rebounding and 15th in free-throw percentage...scored a career-high 419 points, shooting 46 percent from the field and making 43 three-pointers…posted double figures in 25-of-30 games, including four games with 20 or more points…achieved multiple offensive rebounds in all but six games, recording double-digit rebounds in 10 games…tallied 10 double-doubles, including a career-high 19 rebounds against Bloomsburg…finished 81 percent at the free-throw line…recorded 44 assists, 31 steals and 13 blocks…notched a season-high 22 points at Bowie State…made multiple three-pointers in 13 games.
 
2017-18 (Sophomore): Started all 33 games for the Raiders in his second season…named to the All-PSAC Eastern Division Second Team at forward…led all starters with a 54.4 field-goal percentage functioning as the team’s center…averaged 11.8 points and 7.9 rebounds per game…ranked 10th in the PSAC in rebounding…totaled a team-high 82 offensive rebounds along with 19 steals and 11 blocks…shot 82.5 percent (47-of-57) at the free-throw line…made 35 three-pointers and shot 33 percent from three-point range…grabbed at least three rebounds in every game and had double-digit rebounds in 10 games…achieved nine double-doubles on the season…produced a field-goal percentage of 50 percent or better in 23 games…posted double figures in points in 22 games…tallied season highs of 24 points at Millersville and 13 rebounds versus Kutztown…provided signature single-game performances of 22 points and 11 rebounds versus West Chester and 20 points in the PSAC Semifinals versus Gannon.

2016-17 (Freshman): Ranked third in the conference in rebounding in his debut season while ranking fifth on the team in scoring during a tremendous debut season…averaged 10.2 points and 9.2 rebounds per game, appearing in all 31 games and making 29 starts…shot 61.3 percent from the field, including 45 percent (20-of-44) from three-point range…paced the squad with 94 offensive rebounds…led the team in rebounding in 11 games on the year…named PSAC Eastern Division Freshman of the Week five times…posted eight double-doubles on the season with points and rebounds, including an 11-point, 11-rebound effort in the PSAC Championship victory over Kutztown…impressed with a breakout performance with career highs of 23 points and 18 rebounds, shooting 11-of-12 from the field in a road win at Kutztown…compiled 15 games with double-digit points and 14 games with double-digit rebounds…grabbed at least five rebounds in 30-of-31 games…shot 71 percent from the free-throw line.
 
Mars Area High School: Two-time PIAA 'AAA' All-State selection for the Fightin' Planets under head coach Rob Carmody...graduated as the school's all-time leader in points (1,436) and rebounds (1,119)...averaged 18 points and 16 rebounds per game as a senior in his second of two consecutive All-State seasons...led his team to the 'AAA' State Championship game as a senior...selected to the All-Section First Team in 2015 and as a Pittsburgh Post-Gazette North Fab 5 pick…also played football, starring as a tight end.    
 
About Castello: Full name is John Ernest Castello…is the son of Joanne and Jeff Castello…majoring in marketing…has two sisters, Maria and Kate, and one brother, Steven.