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Jason Kapono is an American basketball player who competed as a small forward in the National Basketball Association. Born in Long Beach, he represented the United States in the sport. His professional career spanned from 2003 to 2013. He was drafted by the Cleveland Cavaliers and also played for the Los Angeles Lakers, Toronto Raptors, and Panathinaikos B.C.
Kapono attended the University of California, Los Angeles. He is a native English speaker.
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1981-02-02 ) February 2, 1981 (age 45) , Long Beach, California , U.S.
- Listed height
- 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
- Listed weight
- 215 lb (98 kg)
- High school
- Artesia ( Lakewood, California )
- College
- UCLA (1999–2003)
- Nba draft
- 2003 : 2nd round, 31st overall pick
- Drafted by
- Cleveland Cavaliers
- Playing career
- 2003–2013
- Position
- Small forward
- Number
- 24, 72, 28, 9
- 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
- Points
- 3,398 (6.7 ppg)
via Wikipedia infobox
Sports profile
- Sport
- Basketball
- Position
- Small Forward
- Nationality
- United States
via TheSportsDB
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Jason
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Long Beach
- Occupation
- basketball player
- Educated at
- University of California, Los Angeles
- Native language
- English language
- Sport
- basketball
- Member of team
- UCLA Bruins men's basketball
- Position played
- small forward
- Country for sport
- United States
- Mass
- 97
- Image
- Jason Kapono with Miami.jpg
- Height
- 203
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- Commons category
- Jason Kapono
- date of birth
- 1981-02-04
- drafted by
- Cleveland Cavaliers
- end of work period
- 2013-00-00
- start of work period
- 2003-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
Jason Alan Kapono (kah-POH-noh; born February 2, 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 also won the Three-Point Contest twice (2007, 2008). He won an NBA championship with the Miami Heat in 2006.
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.
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