Jason Kapono

Jason Kapono

Toronto Raptors
Position	Small forward / Shooting guard
Personal information
Born	(1981-02-04) February 4, 1981 Long Beach, California
Nationality	USA
Listed height	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight	215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school	Artesia
College	UCLA
NBA draft	2003: 2nd round, 31st overall
Selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers
Playing career	2003–present
Career highlights and awards
2007 All-Star 3-Point Champion 2008 All-Star 3-Point Champion
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com

Jason Alan Kapono (born February 4 1981 in Long Beach, California) is an American professional basketball player in the NBA who plays for the Toronto Raptors.

Early career

After a storied college career at UCLA, where he was the first Bruin to earn First Team All-Pac-10 honors all four years and the only UCLA player to lead the school in scoring four straight years, Kapono was a second-round draft choice of the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2003 NBA Draft. After his rookie season with the Cavs, he was selected by the Charlotte Bobcats in the 2004 expansion draft, where he improved his scoring average from 3.5 to 8.5 points per game. Later, he was traded to the Miami Heat where he was part of the 2005–06 NBA champion team.

2006–07 season

In the 2006–07 season, Kapono's points-per-game average and minutes played significantly increased, and he led the league in three-point percentage with .514, which is close to the all time single season three-point percentage record held by Steve Kerr (.524), and is the fourth best percentage in league history. Kapono also won the 2007 All-Star Weekend three-point shoot-out competition by defeating Dirk Nowitzki and Gilbert Arenas in the final round with a score of 24 points which tied Mark Price's record for most points in a final round of the 3-point contest. Kapono repeated the feat in 2008, scoring 25 points and tying the all-time record set in 1986. In 2008, he defended his title.

NBA record

On November 25 2007, Kapono became the most accurate 3-point shooter in NBA history. On this date he made his 250th three-point shot, qualifying him for the NBA record in 3-point shooting accuracy. He immediately moved into first place with a .461 ratio of 3-point shots made to shots attempted, moving ahead of Steve Kerr, who had the previous lifetime best at 0.454. He is the leader among only 27 players in NBA history to have a lifetime shooting accuracy of 0.400 or greater.

Jason Kapono also won the 2008 Three-Point Competition over Daniel Gibson and Dirk Nowitzki with an all-time record tying 25 points.

National team

Jason has also been picked for the USA Basketball Select Team which will train with USA Men's Senior National Team in Las Vegas to assist in the build up to the 2008 Summer Olympics.

NBA career statistics

Correct as of 9 February 2008

Regular season	Team	GP	MPG	SPG	BPG	RPG	APG	PPG	FG%	3P%	FT%
2003–04	Cleveland	41	10.4	0.3	0.1	1.3	0.3	3.5	0.403	0.477	0.833
2004–05	Charlotte	81	18.4	0.5	0.1	2.0	0.8	8.5	0.401	0.412	0.824
2005–06	Miami	51	13.0	0.1	0.1	1.4	0.7	4.1	0.446	0.396	0.848
2006–07	Miami	67	26.4	0.6	0.0	2.7	1.2	10.9	0.494	0.514	0.892
2007–08	Toronto	48	20.4	0.3	0.0	1.7	0.9	8.2	0.497	0.510	0.846
Career		288	18.5	0.4	0.0	1.9	0.8	7.5	0.450	0.467	0.851

Playoffs	Team	GP	MPG	SPG	BPG	RPG	APG	PPG	FG%	3P%	FT%
2005–06	Miami	1	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.000
2006–07	Miami	4	19.3	0.5	0.0	1.3	0.5	5.0	0.471	0.500	1.000
Career		5	15.6	0.4	0.0	1.0	0.4	4.0	0.471	0.500	1.000

External links

• NBA.com Profile - Jason Kapono
• Jason Kapono stats as UCLA player