Troy Caupain

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Troy Caupain
Troy Caupain 2019.jpg
Caupain with the Lakeland Magic in 2019
No. 10–UCAM Murcia
Position Point guard
League Liga ACB
Personal information
Born (1995-11-29) November 29, 1995 (age 28)
New York City, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school Cosby (Midlothian, Virginia)
College Cincinnati (2013–2017)
NBA draft 2017: undrafted
Playing career2017–present
Career history
2017–2018 Lakeland Magic
2018GSA Udine
2018–2019 Orlando Magic
2018–2019→Lakeland Magic
2019–2020 Hapoel Holon
2020 Filou Oostende
2020–2021 ratiopharm Ulm
2021–2022 Darüşşafaka Tekfen
2022–2023 Pallacanestro Brescia
2023–present Murcia
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-AAC (2016)
  • Second-team All-AAC (2017)
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at NBA.com
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at Basketball-Reference.com

Troy Caupain Jr. (born November 29, 1995) is an American professional basketball player for UCAM Murcia of the Spanish Liga ACB. He played college basketball for Cincinnati.

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High school career

Caupain attended Cosby High School and started on the basketball team as a sophomore, averaging 7 points per game. Moving to point guard, he scored 25.7 points per game and was named All-Metro as a junior. As a senior, he scored 26 points and pulled down 15.1 rebounds per game. Caupain was named All-Metro player of the year. [1]

College career

In Caupain's freshman season at Cincinnati, he served as a backup to star Sean Kilpatrick and participated in the team's asphyxiating defense. [2] As a sophomore, Caupain averaged 9.4 points and 3.6 assists per game. He was named Honorable Mention All-AAC. [3] As a junior, he was named to the First Team All-AAC. [4] Caupain led the team in scoring and assists with 13.0 points and 4.8 assists per game while contributing to a 22–11 season. [5]

Caupain with Cincinnati in December 2016 Troy Caupain.jpg
Caupain with Cincinnati in December 2016

Coming into his senior year, Cincinnati was picked to win the AAC regular season title and Caupain was voted as AAC Preseason Co-Player of the Year. [6] He averaged 10.5 points, 4.6 rebounds and 4.4 assists in 2016–17, finishing sixth in Division 1 with a 3.36-to-1 assist to turnover ratio. Caupain was named first team NABC All-District 25 and Second Team All-AAC. [7] He helped lead the Bearcats to a 30–6 record and the university’s seventh consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance. In his career, he had a school-record 515 assists and scored 1,317 points, tying Cashmere Wright for 22nd place on the school all-time scoring list. [8]

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2017 NBA draft, Caupain signed a summer league contract with the NBA's Toronto Raptors [8] and received a subsequent training camp invite from the Orlando Magic on August 31, [9] however, he was waived on October 13. [10] Ten days later, he was acquired by the Lakeland Magic of the NBA G League, [11] averaging 15.8 points, 7.5 rebounds, 5.7 assists and 1.4 steals in 51 games. [12]

On April 4, 2018, after the conclusion of the G League season, Caupain signed with G.S.A. Udine of the Italian Serie A2 Basket. [12]

On July 11, 2018, Caupain signed a two-way contract with the Orlando Magic. Under the terms of the deal, Caupain split time with Orlando and their NBA G League affiliate, the Lakeland Magic. [13] Caupain made his NBA debut on December 31, 2018 in a 125–100 loss to the Charlotte Hornets, scoring five points with two assists in five minutes of playing time. [14]

On September 12, 2019, Caupain joined the Portland Trail Blazers for training camp. [15] On October 18, 2019, the Trail Blazers waived Caupain. [16]

On November 3, 2019, Caupain signed a one-year deal with Hapoel Holon of the Israeli Premier League. [17] On December 28, 2019, Caupain recorded 23 points, while shooting 8-of-12 from the field, along with six rebounds and four assists in an 84–91 loss to Hapoel Jerusalem. [18] On February 6, 2020, he parted ways with Holon. [19]

On February 21, 2020, Caupain signed with Filou Oostende of the Belgian Pro Basketball League. [20]

On July 31, 2020, he has signed with ratiopharm Ulm of the German Basketball Bundesliga. [21]

On June 30, 2021, he has signed with Darüşşafaka Tekfen of the Basketball Super League. [22]

On July 7, 2022, he has signed with Pallacanestro Brescia of Lega Basket Serie A. [23]

On July 13, 2023, he signed with UCAM Murcia of the Spanish Liga ACB. [24]

Career statistics

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage 3P%  3-point field goal percentage FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game Bold Career high

NBA

Regular season

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2018–19 Orlando 404.0.500.667–.81.0.3.02.5
Career404.0.500.667–.81.0.3.02.5

College

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2013–14 Cincinnati 34019.1.380.328.7842.32.2.9.15.4
2014–15 Cincinnati 343331.3.444.408.7883.63.61.2.29.6
2015–16 Cincinnati 333333.5.375.324.7883.84.81.1.413.0
2016–17 Cincinnati 363632.3.394.325.6874.64.41.2.310.5
Career13710229.1.397.338.7623.63.81.1.29.6

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  10. ↑ "Magic Waive Troy Caupain and Rodney Purvis". NBA.com. October 13, 2017. Retrieved April 15, 2018.
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  12. 1 2 "GSA Udine signs Troy Caupain". Eurobasket.com. April 4, 2018. Retrieved April 15, 2018.
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