Adam Caporn
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born |
16 March 1982 Baldivis, Western Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Listed height | 190 cm (6 ft 3 in) |
| Listed weight | 84 kg (185 lb) |
| Career information | |
| College | Saint Mary's (2001–2003) |
| Playing career | 2003–2009 |
| Position | Guard |
| Coaching career | 2010–present |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 2003–2006 | Wollongong Hawks |
| 2006–2009 | Perth Wildcats |
| As coach: | |
| 2010–2014 | Saint Mary's (asst.) |
| 2014–present | Basketball Australia Centre of Excellence (asst.) |
Adam Caporn (born 16 March 1982) is a retired Australian basketball player now serving as the head coach of the Centre of Excellence program and u19 Emu (National) team. He is the former assistant coach at Saint Mary's College of California, where he played U.S. college basketball. Born in Baldivis, Western Australia, he had spent six seasons in the National Basketball League, three with the Wollongong Hawks and three for the Perth Wildcats. He is married to Marcia Wallis, two sport All American at Stanford (Soccer and Golf), and former professional player. They have a daughter Josette Anne Caporn.
Playing career
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.[1]
After three years with the Hawks, Caporn returned to Western Australia to play for the Perth Wildcats. Unfortunately in December, 2006, during his first season with the Wildcats, Caporn suffered a knee injury that required surgery.[2] After the surgery he was ruled out for the remainder of the season and was replaced in the line-up by Damien Ryan.[3] On 26 April 2007, the Wildcats announced the re-signing of Caporn to a new two-year deal.[4]
Coaching career
While still playing with the Wildcats, he began serving as a part-time assistant with the Willetton Tigers in the State Basketball League in 2007. He assumed his first head coaching job two years later with another State League team, the East Perth Eagles. Caporn then moved on to AIS as Scholarship Coach, responsible for evaluation of prospective players and player development. In the Northern Hemisphere summer of 2010, he returned to Saint Mary's as an assistant.
References
- ↑ "Adam Caporn Player Profile". Perth Wildcats. 2006. Retrieved 2007-07-06.
- ↑ "Caporn goes under the knife". Perth Wildcats. 2006. Archived from the original on 2007-09-15. Retrieved 2007-07-06.
- ↑ "'Cats snare Ryan". Perth Wildcats. 2006. Archived from the original on 2007-09-15. Retrieved 2007-07-06.
- ↑ "'Cats sign talented local". Perth Wildcats. 2007. Archived from the original on 2007-09-13. Retrieved 2007-07-06.