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2018-19 St. Bonaventure Men's Basketball

4 Nelson Kaputo

  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 175
  • Year Senior
  • Hometown Toronto, Ontario
  • High School St. Michael's
  • Position G
  • Major International Studies

Biography

As A Senior (2018-19) | Game-by-Game stats

  • Played in 31 games with five starts
  • Averaged 5.7 points, 2.1 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game in an average of 20 minutes per outing
  • Ranked 10th in the A-10 in three-point field goal percentage at .356 (36-101)
  • Finished third on the team in assists with 43
  • Scored a season-high 21 points in win over Siena 12/5/18 as he was 5-6 from three-point range
  • Scored 12 points with three assists in win over Saint Joseph’s 1/9/19
  • Scored 14 points and grabbed five rebounds in win over Canisius 11/28/18
  • Scored 16 points in win over Delaware State 12/1/18

As A Junior (2017-18) | Game-by-Game Stats

  • Played in 33 games including six starts, averaging 3.3 points and 1.1 assists in 10.2 minutes per game
  • Scored in double figures three times including a career high 20 points on 7-of-10 shooting and 6-of-9 from long range in a win at George Mason (1/31)
  • Posted nine points in a victory at Buffalo (12/2)
  • Delivered 15 points in a win over Maryland Eastern Shore (11/20)
  • Handed out six assists and registered seven points in a win vs. Jackson State (11/18)
  • Had six points in 11 minutes off the bench in a victory over nationally ranked Rhode Island (2/16)

As A Sophomore (2016-17) | Game-by-Game Stats
Played in 21 games, making two starts ... averaged 2.0 points and 0.8 assists per game ... ran the point for 36 minutes and dished out six assists for the Bonnies in a win over Fordham Jan. 14 in Rochester … played 20 minutes and scored a season-best 13 points on a 4-for-7 shooting outing, including three three-pointers while dishing out two assists against George Mason Jan. 7 … scored three points in his season debut against Niagara Dec. 17 at Key Bank Center in Buffalo ... did not play in the first nine games of the season in order to focus on academics.

As A Freshman (2015-16)
Played in 30 games with one start ... averaged 4.4 points, 1.7 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.0 steals per game ... proved to be a capable three-point shooter as he made 35 percent (35-98) of his attempts from beyond the arc ... totaled 55 assists for the season against 31 turnovers ... his 29 steals ranked fourth-best on the team ... his one start came against South Carolina State on Dec. 19 at the Reilly Center, and he helped lead the Bonnies to a 64-45 win with 12 points, three steals and season highs in both assists (7) and rebounds (7) ... scored a season-high 14 points in a home win over Niagara on Dec. 30, adding five assists in that game as well ... his top scoring game against Atlantic 10 opposition was 10 points in a win at UMass Jan. 9 when he went 3-4 from three-point range ... scored 11 points in Nov. 21 win over Loyola.

High School/International
In 2014-15, led St. Michael’s College School to its second Ontario Provincial Championship in the last three years as well as the top spot in North Pole Hoops’ national rankings … St. Michael’s defeated St. Edmund Campion, 79-59, in the OPC title game, to finish the season 37-0 against Canadian competition and 47-1 overall … averaged 18.6 points, 4.4 rebounds and 7.2 assists per game … North Pole Hoops ranked Kaputo eighth on its list of Class of 2016 Canadian prospects … played for the highly-competitive CIA Bounce AAU program … in the summer of 2014, he earned a spot on the Canadian Under-17 national team that traveled to the FIBA World Championships.

Major: International Studies
Family: Mother is Betty Kaputo … has two sisters, Priscilla and Emmanualla, and one brother, Christopher.
Other Sports Played Beside Basketball: Soccer
Noteworthy: His mother is from Kongo … counts fellow Canadians Tyler Ennis (Milwaukee Bucks/Syracuse) and Duane Notice (South Carolina) among his mentors… played with Dillon Brooks (Oregon) in AAU.

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Historical Player Information

  • 4

    2015-16Freshman

    G
    6'0" 175 lbs
    4
  • 4

    2016-17Sophomore

    G
    6'0" 175 lbs
    4
  • 4

    2017-18Junior

    G
    6'0" 175 lbs
    4
  • 4

    2018-19Senior

    G
    6'0" 175 lbs
    4