2006-07 Men's Basketball Roster

10 Chris Capko

  • Position Guard
  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 185
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Lakeland, FL
  • High School Kathleen HS

Biography

2006 European Tour:  Started each of the team's five games ... averaged 3.4 points, 2.8 rebounds and 7.0 assists per game ... topped the squad in assists ... had at least five assists in every game ... opened the tour with seven assists against Pallacanestro Cadorago ... scored five points, grabbed four boards and dished out eight assists in the victory over Firenze Select ... set up nine baskets versus Giants Marghera ... only basket versus Fulgor Basket Omegna was a 30-foot trey at the end of the third quarter.

2005-06:  Named recipient of the Bill Jones Scholarship Award ... tabbed BIG EAST Academic All-Star ... started 23 of the team’s 29 games on the season ... ranked among the BIG EAST leaders in assists (7th, 4.11 apg.) ... collected at least one assist in all but three outings ... played a career-high 29 minutes in the season opener against Alcorn State (11/18/05) ... posted personal-best six assists against the Braves ... made first-career start in win over Jacksonville (11/25/05) ... finished with 12 assists in 33 minutes of action ... netted 10 points at FIU (11/29/05), including buzzer-beating bucket to force second overtime ... played 49 minutes, the fourth-best total in program history ... dished out nine assists ... accounted for eight assists at Stetson (12/6) ... left second half of UAB (12/30) following head injury ... finished with five assists at Syracuse (1/8) ... contributed six points and three assists versus Seton Hall (2/8) ... accounted for two points and four assists in back-to-back performances at Louisville (2/11) and Notre Dame (2/15) ... dished out seven assists at Providence (2/21) ...concluded the year averaging 2.9 points and 1.9 rebounds per game ... earned second letter.

2004-05:  Appeared in 18 games on the year, all as a reserve ... Played in a career-high 13 minutes at UAB (1/29/05) ... Recorded a career-high five assists versus Texas-Arlington (12/29/04) ... Also registered first points as a Bull, sinking two free throws ... Made USF debut in 71-62 loss at Michigan (12/11/04) ... Missed first seven games of the season due to mid-year transfer from the University of Florida during the 2003-04 season ... Concluded the year averaging 0.1 points and 0.3 rebounds per game ... Earned first letter.

Florida: Saw action in 10 games during his freshman season, including both NCAA Tournament games (Eastern Illinois, Coastal Carolina, Bethune-Cookman, Florida A&M, Alabama, Ole Miss, New Orleans, South Carolina, Sam Houston and Michigan State) ... Tied a season-high with one assist vs. South Carolina (2/25) ... .Scored one point vs. Coastal Carolina and grabbed a season-high two rebounds ... Dished off an assist in three games (E. Illinois, Florida A&M and New Orleans) ... Attempted only field goal of season vs. Coastal Carolina ... Saw first collegiate action in the Gators Preseason NIT victory over Eastern Illinois, a victory that enabled them to reach the Preseason NIT Final Four at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

High School: Helped Lakeland Kathleen High School to the 2001 4A state and regional titles  ...  The squad finished with a 28-6 record  ...  Helped his high school team to three consecutive District 10 Championships (2000-02)  ...  Earned second team All-Polk County honors in both his junior and senior seasons in the Lakeland Ledger all-county squad  ...  Earned second team all-county his junior season and first team all-county his senior season on the Winter Haven News Chief’s all-Polk County team  ...  Set a Lakeland Kathleen school record for single season assists as a senior  ...  A three-year starter and team captain his senior season  ...  Coached by Andrew Taylor at Lakeland Kathleen  ...  Was a teammate of Rashad Anderson, currently a member of the UConn men’s basketball team  ...  Played with and against 2002 NBA draft choice Amare Stoudamire growing up ... Also a standout baseball player, he earned first team all-Polk County honors in both his junior and senior seasons and was team captain both years ... In high school, he was a National Honor Society member.

Personal: Born Christopher James Capko on October 30, 1983 ... Majoring in mass communications ... Lists his mother, Karen, as the person he admires most in life  ...  Has a 19-year-old brother, Justin.

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Historical Player Information

  • 10

    2005-06Junior

    Guard
    6'1" 185 lbs
    10
  • 10

    2006-07Senior

    Guard
    6'1" 185 lbs
    10