Jason Kapono
Jason Alan Kapono (born February 4, 1981) is an American former professional basketball player. He was the first National Basketball Association (NBA) player to lead the league in three-point field goal percentage in two consecutive seasons, and he also won the Three-Point Contest twice (2007, 2008). He won an NBA championship with the Miami Heat in 2006.
Kapono with the Miami Heat in 2007 | |||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | February 4, 1981 Long Beach, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 215 lb (98 kg) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| High school | Artesia (Lakewood, California) | ||||||||||||||
| College | UCLA (1999–2003) | ||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 2003: 2nd round, 31st overall pick | ||||||||||||||
| Selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers | |||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2003–2013 | ||||||||||||||
| Position | Small forward | ||||||||||||||
| Number | 24, 72, 28, 9 | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| 2003–2004 | Cleveland Cavaliers | ||||||||||||||
| 2004–2005 | Charlotte Bobcats | ||||||||||||||
| 2005–2007 | Miami Heat | ||||||||||||||
| 2007–2009 | Toronto Raptors | ||||||||||||||
| 2009–2011 | Philadelphia 76ers | ||||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | Los Angeles Lakers | ||||||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | Panathinaikos | ||||||||||||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||||||
| Career statistics | |||||||||||||||
| Points | 3,398 (6.7 ppg) | ||||||||||||||
| Rebounds | 844 (1.7 rpg) | ||||||||||||||
| Assists | 417 (0.8 apg) | ||||||||||||||
| Stats at NBA.com | |||||||||||||||
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |||||||||||||||
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Kapono played college basketball for the UCLA Bruins. He was the first player in the school's history to earn first-team All-Pac-10 honors for four years and was also the first UCLA player to lead the team in scoring four straight years. Kapono began his NBA career with the Cleveland Cavaliers, who drafted him in the second round of the 2003 NBA draft. He later played in the NBA for the Charlotte Bobcats, Miami, Toronto Raptors, Philadelphia 76ers, and the Los Angeles Lakers before joining Panathinaikos B.C. in Greece.