Kapono with the Miami Heat in February 2007
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Born |
Long Beach, California |
February 4, 1981 ||||||||||||
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 / Round: 2 / Pick: 31st overall | ||||||||||||
Selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers | |||||||||||||
Playing career | 2003–2013 | ||||||||||||
Position | Small forward | ||||||||||||
Number | 24, 72, 28 | ||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||
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Jason Alan Kapono (born February 4, 1981) is an American former professional basketball player. He is one of only two players in NBA history to have led the league in three-point field goal percentage in two consecutive seasons (the other being Kyle Korver), and he also won the Three-Point Shootout twice, and the only defending champion to had won for two franchises.
Kapono played college basketball at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). 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 for the Charlotte Bobcats, Miami Heat, Toronto Raptors, Philadelphia 76ers, and the Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA before joining Panathinaikos B.C. in Greece.
Kapono was born in Long Beach, California to Joe and Joni Kapono. Jason prepped at Southern California basketball powerhouse Artesia High School in Lakewood, California, where he was a McDonald's All-American and won several accolades and titles. After a successful high school career, he enjoyed an outstanding college career at UCLA, where he finished as the third all-time leading scorer with 2,095 points, was the first Bruin to earn First Team All-Pac-10 honors all four years, and was the only UCLA player to lead the school in scoring four straight years. He also set a school record for most three-pointers made in a game when he connected on 9 of 11 attempts against Washington State on January 4, 2003. Kapono graduated with a degree in history. He was a second-round draft choice of the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2003 NBA Draft.