Adam Caporn

Nationality: AUS
Date of Birth: 16/03/82
Place of Birth: Baldivis (WA)
Position: GRD
Height (CM): 190
Weight (KG): 84
Junior Assoc: WA - Willetton
College: Saint Mary's (2001–2003)

NBL DEBUT: 6/10/03
AGE AT DEBUT: 21
LAST NBL GAME: 18/02/09
AGE AT LAST GAME: 26
NBL History: Wollongong 2004-06 | Perth 2007-09
Championships: 0
None

NICKNAME/S: Capes

BIO: Born in Baldivis, Western Australia, Adam Caporn spent six seasons in the National Basketball League, three with the Wollongong Hawks and three for the Perth Wildcats. Caporn received a scholarship to attend the Australian Institute of Sport (Canberra) in 2000. He spent one year there and played for the program’s state league team.

NBL EXPERIENCE

Adam Caporn made his NBL debut with the Wollongong Hawks at 21 years of age. He scored four points in his first game.

In 2000 and 2001, Caporn played basketball for at the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) before heading to the United States to play college basketball for Saint Mary’s College of California.

After spending two seasons in the US, Caporn returned to Australia to play for the Wollongong Hawks in the Australian NBL.

Adam Caporn played six seasons in the NBL, playing for both the Wollongong Hawks and the Perth Wildcats. He averaged 5.2 points, 1.9 rebounds, and 2.1 assists in 160 NBL games.

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NBL TOTAL STATISTICS

SEASON	AGE	TEAM	TEAM RECORD	GP	MINS	PTS	REB	AST	OR	DR	STL	BLK	TO	PF	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	EFG%	HS
2008-09	27	Perth	17-13 (4)	21	349.0	72	37	36	6	31	5	1	24	55	21	63	33%	15	46	33%	15	19	79%	50%	45%	9
2007-08	26	Perth	18-12 (4)	17	193.0	52	28	12	5	23	6	5	16	33	18	53	34%	8	31	26%	8	12	67%	44%	42%	11
2006-07	25	Perth	23-10 (3)	17	471.0	135	44	57	14	30	18	0	38	61	48	119	40%	22	61	36%	17	29	59%	51%	50%	17
2005-06	23	Wollongong	19-13 (3)	33	935.0	273	94	141	18	76	42	11	65	93	93	201	46%	47	111	42%	40	52	77%	60%	58%	23
2004-05	23	Wollongong	20-12 (2)	37	557.0	181	71	59	18	53	13	7	53	75	68	168	40%	17	59	29%	28	48	58%	47%	46%	15
2003-04	22	Wollongong	25-8 (2)	35	354.0	122	38	41	7	31	15	5	19	53	46	107	43%	13	46	28%	17	26	65%	51%	49%	21
Totals				160	2859	835	312	346	68	244	99	29	215	370	294	711	41.4%	122	354	34.5%	125	186	67.2%	53%	50%	23

NBL PER GAME STATISTICS

SEASON	AGE	TEAM	TEAM RECORD	GP	MINS	PTS	REB	AST	OR	DR	STL	BLK	TO	PF	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	EFG%	HS
2008-09	27	Perth	17-13 (4)	21	16.6	3.4	1.8	1.7	0.3	1.5	0.2	0.0	1.1	2.6	1.0	3.0	33%	0.7	2.2	33%	0.7	0.9	79%	50%	45%	9
2007-08	26	Perth	18-12 (4)	17	11.4	3.1	1.6	0.7	0.3	1.4	0.4	0.3	0.9	1.9	1.1	3.1	34%	0.5	1.8	26%	0.5	0.7	67%	44%	42%	11
2006-07	25	Perth	23-10 (3)	17	27.7	7.9	2.6	3.4	0.8	1.8	1.1	0.0	2.2	3.6	2.8	7.0	40%	1.3	3.6	36%	1.0	1.7	59%	51%	50%	17
2005-06	23	Wollongong	19-13 (3)	33	28.3	8.3	2.8	4.3	0.5	2.3	1.3	0.3	2.0	2.8	2.8	6.1	46%	1.4	3.4	42%	1.2	1.6	77%	60%	58%	23
2004-05	23	Wollongong	20-12 (2)	37	15.1	4.9	1.9	1.6	0.5	1.4	0.4	0.2	1.4	2.0	1.8	4.5	40%	0.5	1.6	29%	0.8	1.3	58%	47%	46%	15
2003-04	22	Wollongong	25-8 (2)	35	10.1	3.5	1.1	1.2	0.2	0.9	0.4	0.1	0.5	1.5	1.3	3.1	43%	0.4	1.3	28%	0.5	0.7	65%	51%	49%	21
Total				160	17.9	5.2	2.0	2.2	0.4	1.5	0.6	0.2	1.3	2.3	1.8	4.4	41.4%	0.0	0.0	34.5%	0.8	2.2	67.2%	53%	50%	23

CAREER HIGHS

POINTS	REBOUNDS	ASSISTS	STEALS	BLOCKS	TURNOVERS	TRIPLE DOUBLES
23	7	11	4	2	6	0

STATE LEAGUE EXPERIENCE

AIS 2000-01 | Mandurah 2003

Whilst playing with the Perth Wildcats, Caporn spent the 2003 sseason playing in the SBL state league for Mandurah. He appeared in five games and averaged 18.0 points per game.

Season	Team	PTS	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%
1	0	49%	79%	65%	61%
2	0	23	11	4	2
Total						294	711	41.4%	122	354	34.5%

NBA TOTAL STATISTICS

YEAR	AGE	TEAM	POS	GP	GS	MINS	PTS	TRB	AST	ORB	DRB	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	TS%	EFG%
2008-09	27	Perth	17-13 (4)	21	349.0	72	37	36	6	31	5	1	24	55	21	63	33%	15	46	33%	15	19	79%	50%	45%	9
2007-08	26	Perth	18-12 (4)	17	193.0	52	28	12	5	23	6	5	16	33	18	53	34%	8	31	26%	8	12	67%	44%	42%	11
2006-07	25	Perth	23-10 (3)	17	471.0	135	44	57	14	30	18	0	38	61	48	119	40%	22	61	36%	17	29	59%	51%	50%	17
2005-06	23	Wollongong	19-13 (3)	33	935.0	273	94	141	18	76	42	11	65	93	93	201	46%	47	111	42%	40	52	77%	60%	58%	23
2004-05	23	Wollongong	20-12 (2)	37	557.0	181	71	59	18	53	13	7	53	75	68	168	40%	17	59	29%	28	48	58%	47%	46%	15
2003-04	22	Wollongong	25-8 (2)	35	354.0	122	38	41	7	31	15	5	19	53	46	107	43%	13	46	28%	17	26	65%	51%	49%	21
Total				0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0		0	0

COLLEGE

Was Captain of St Mary's in his final year. Led the WCC conference in steals with 1.7 per game in 2002.

COACHING HISTORY

Adam Caporn served as the head coach at Basketball Australia's Centre of Excellence program from 2014 to 2021.

He also coached the U19 Australia national team (the Emus) during that time.

He is a former assistant coach at Saint Mary's College of California, where he also played college basketball.

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