Aleksandar Ćapin

Aleksandar Ćapin

Ćapin with MZT Aerodrom in 2015
No. 32 – Koroivos
Position Point guard
League Greek Basket League
Personal information
Born (1982-10-06) October 6, 1982
Sarajevo, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality Slovenian / Serbian
Listed height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Listed weight 84 kg (185 lb)
Career information
NBA draft 2004 / Undrafted
Playing career 2000–present
Career history
2000–2003 Krka
2003–2004 Telekom Bonn
2004 Gravelines-Dunkerque
2004–2005 Panellinios
2005–2006 Viola Reggio Calabria
2006–2008 Cimberio Varese
2008 Panionios
2009 Lokomotiv Rostov / Kuban
2010–2011 Žalgiris
2011 Union Olimpija
2011–2012 Türk Telekom
2012–2013 Radnički Kragujevac
2013–2014 Budućnost Podgorica
2014–2015 Juvecaserta Basket
2015 MZT Skopje
2015–2016 Igokea
2016–present Koroivos
Career highlights and awards

Aleksandar Ćapin (born October 6, 1982) is a Slovenian professional basketball player who plays for Koroivos of the Greek League.

Professional career

After playing in the juniors of Partizan, Ćapin started his senior career with Krka in the 2000–01 season. After three years in Slovenia, Ćapin played for the German team Telekom Bonn in the 2003–04 season. Between 2004 and 2008, Ćapin played for Gravelines-Dunkerque in France, for Panellinios and Panionios in Greece, and for Viola Reggio Calabria and Cimberio Varese in Italy.

In the summer of 2008, Ćapin signed a one-year contract with Azovmash from Ukraine.[1] However, he got injured during a preseason game in September 2008, and he was released from the club without making a competitive debut. In February 2009, he signed for the Russian team Lokomotiv Rostov,[2] and he also stayed with the club after their relocating to Krasnodar.

After spending a year in Russia, Ćapin moved to Lithuania and signed with Žalgiris in January 2010.[3] Ćapin returned to Slovenia in the 2011–12 season and played for Union Olimpija.[4] In December 2011, Ćapin moved to Turkey and joined Türk Telekom.[5]

On October 10, 2012, Ćapin signed for the Serbian team Radnički Kragujevac.[6] He showed great performances during the season and helped the team to reach the Adriatic League Final four. Ćapin also led the league in scoring and assists, and he earned the MVP award.[7]

On August 9, 2013, Ćapin signed with Budućnost Podgorica.[8] On December 10, 2014, he parted ways with Budućnost.[9] Nine days later, he signed with Juvecaserta Basket of Italy.[10] On March 5, 2015, he left Caserta and signed with the Macedonian club MZT Skopje for the rest of the season.[11]

On August 12, 2015, he signed a one-year deal with Igokea.[12] He debuted for the team in 67–56 loss to Cedevita Zagreb in Round 1 of the ABA League; he led his team with 15 points, 5 assists and 2 rebounds.[13] On January 5, 2016, he parted ways with Igokea.[14]

On February 5, 2016, he signed a contract with Koroivos, returning to the Greek League for third time.[15]

Slovenian national team

Ćapin played for the Slovenian national team at the 2005 and 2007 FIBA European Championship.

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games 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  PIR  Performance Index Rating
 Bold  Career high

Note: The Euroleague is not the only competition in which the player participated for the team during the season, he also played in domestic competition.

Euroleague

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2001-02 Krka 12 1 9.3 .500 .111 .500 0.5 0.8 0.3 0.0 1.9 1.2
2009-10 Žalgiris 7 0 18.9 .283 .240 .692 3.3 2.4 0.6 0.0 6.4 4.0
2010-11 Žalgiris 5 1 8.6 .545 .500 .1000 1.8 1.2 0.2 0.0 3.4 5.4
2011-12 Union Olimpija 8 7 23.0 .360 .321 .857 1.0 2.9 0.8 0.0 7.1 7.6
Career 32 9 14.7 .365 .266 .771 1.4 1.7 0.4 0.0 4.4 13.1

References

  1. ↑ Azovmash adds Salyers, Capin, Serapinas
  2. ↑ Capin officially in Rostov
  3. ↑ "Zalgiris inks Aleksandar Capin long-term".
  4. ↑ "Union Olimpija adds Capin at guard".
  5. ↑ "Aleksandar Capin inks with Turk Telekom Ankara".
  6. ↑ "Radnicki signs Aleksandar Capin".
  7. ↑ "Ćapin MVP, prvi strelac i asistent".
  8. ↑ "BUDUCNOST VOLI tabs playmaker Capin".
  9. ↑ Buducnost parted ways with Aleksandar Capin
  10. ↑ Pasta Reggia Caserta announces Aleksandar Capin and Bozhidar Avramov
  11. ↑ Aleksandar Ćapin signed with MZT
  12. ↑ Ćapin and Kesar newcomers in Igokea
  13. ↑ "ABA: Cedevita sigurna protiv Igokee". b92.net (in Serbian). 2 October 2015. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
  14. ↑ "Ćapin i Radenović više nisu igrači Igokee". mozzartsport.com (in Serbian). January 5, 2016. Retrieved January 7, 2016.
  15. ↑ A1Basket.gr Korivos Amaliadas signed Aleksandar Ćapin

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