Kevin Jerome Capers (born May 2, 1993) is an American professional basketball player for Maccabi Rehovot of the Liga Leumit. He played college basketball for Florida Southern College before playing professionally in the NBA G League, Mexico, Romania, Iceland, Israel and Kosovo.
| No. 13 – Maccabi Rehovot | |
|---|---|
| Position | Point guard / shooting guard |
| League | Liga Leumit |
| Personal information | |
| Born | May 2, 1993 |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Listed weight | 170 lb (77 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Lake Wales (Lake Wales, Florida) |
| College | Florida Southern (2011–2015) |
| NBA draft | 2015: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2015–present |
| Career history | |
| 2015–2017 | Westchester Knicks |
| 2017 | Halcones de Ciudad Obregón |
| 2017–2018 | CSU Sibiu |
| 2019 | ÍR |
| 2019–2020 | Hapoel Ramat Gan Givatayim |
| 2020–2021 | Atomerőmű SE |
| 2022–2023 | Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan |
| 2023–2024 | Trepça |
| 2024–present | Maccabi Rehovot |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Early life and college career
editCapers attended Lake Wales High School in Lake Wales, Florida, where he averaged 8.9 points and 7.0 assists per game from his point guard position. Capers helped the Highlanders to go 31–3 win district and regional titles, and finish as the 2011 5A state runner-up to Dwyer High School.[1]
Capers played college basketball at Florida Southern College, where averaged 17.7 points, 4.3 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game during his four years playing for Florida Southern, he led the Moccasins to the NCAA Division II National Championship as a senior as he earned the Finals MVP and All-tournament team honors.[1]
Professional career
editWestchester Knicks (2015–2017)
editCapers went undrafted in the 2015 NBA draft. On October 31, 2015, Capers was selected with the 57th pick of the 2015 NBA Development League draft by the Westchester Knicks.[2] In 48 games played during the 2016–17 season for the Knicks, he averaged 8.9 points, 2 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game.
Obregón (2017)
editOn May 20, 2017, Capers signed with Halcones Ciudad Obregón of the Mexican CIBACOPA.[3] On July 5, 2017, Capers recorded a season-high 32 points, while shooting 11-of-18 from the field, along with three rebounds and three assists in a 94–101 loss to Rayos de Hermosillo.[4] In 25 games played for Obregón, he averaged 16.1 points and 5.4 assists per game as a complement to forward Glen Rice Jr. and his 28.1 points per game. The Hawks toppled the Hermosillo Rays 111–100 in Game 6 of the league finals to clinch the title.
CSU Sibiu (2017–2018)
editOn August 25, 2017, Capers signed with CSU Sibiu of the Romanian Liga Națională.[5] In 11 games played for Sibiu, he averaged 10.8 points and 1.3 rebounds per game, while shooting 40.6 percent from three-point range.
ÍR (2019)
editOn January 3, 2019, Capers signed with ÍR of the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild.[6] In 24 games played for ÍR, he finished the season as the league second-leading scorer with 22.3 points, to go with 4.7 rebounds, 5.2 assists and 2 steals per game. Capers led his team to the Úrvalsdeild Finals, where they eventually lost to KR in a five-game series. He missed the fifth and deciding game of the series after breaking a bone in his arm in game four.[7]
Hapoel Ramat Gan (2019–2020)
editOn October 16, 2019, Capers signed a one-year deal with Hapoel Ramat Gan Givatayim of the Israel National League.[8] On October 22, 2019, Capers set an Israeli State Cup-record 57 points, while shooting 20-of-32 from the field in a 94–104 loss to Hapoel Haifa in the first round.[9] He finished as the top scorer in the league with 24.2 points per game, and recorded 4.1 rebounds, 5.1 assists and 2.3 steals per game.[10]
Atomerőmű (2020–2021)
editOn August 8, 2020, Capers signed with Atomerőmű SE of the Hungarian League.[10]
Trepça (2023–2024)
editOn December 30, 2023, Capers signed for Trepça of the Kosovo Superleague and Liga Unike.[11]
Personal life
editHis brother, Marcus, is also a professional basketball player who played college basketball for Washington State University and later professionally in Finland, Japan and Canada.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Kevin Capers - Florida Southern College". FSCMocs.com. Retrieved October 25, 2019.
- ^ "2015 NBA D-League Draft Board". NBA.com. October 31, 2015. Retrieved October 25, 2019.
- ^ "Capers Inks Pro Deal in Mexico". FSCMocs.com. May 24, 2017. Retrieved October 25, 2019.
- ^ "Rayos de Hermosillo 101 at Halcones Ciudad Obregon 94". RealGM.com. July 5, 2017. Retrieved October 25, 2019.
- ^ "BC CSU Sibiu signs Kevin Capers". Sportando. August 25, 2017. Retrieved October 25, 2019.
- ^ "Kevin Capers signed deal with BC IR from Iceland". GuerrillaBasket.com. January 3, 2019. Retrieved October 25, 2019.
- ^ Henry Birgir Gunnarsson (3 May 2019). "Kevin Capers er handleggsbrotinn". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 25 October 2019.
- ^ "Kevin Capers signed 1 year deal with Israel team Hapoel Ramat Gan". GuerrillaBasket.com. October 16, 2019. Retrieved October 25, 2019.
- ^ "צפו: 57 נקדוות לקייפרס בהפסד ר"ג/גבעתיים להפועל חיפה". Sport5.co.il (in Hebrew). October 22, 2019. Retrieved October 25, 2019.
- ^ a b Gabor, Winter (August 8, 2020). "Atomeromu lands Kevin Capers, ex H.Ramat Gan". Eurobasket. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
- ^ "Trepça përforcohet me Kevin Capers". Klan Kosova (in Albanian). 30 December 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2024.