HONORS WON: Sporting News 2014-15 Preseason All-American ... 2014 NABC Division II All-America Team ... 2014 NABC Division II Player of the Year finalist ... 2014 Second-Team Division II Bulletin All-American ... 2014 Second-Team Basketball Times Division II All-American .. Daktronics Second-Team Division II All-American ... 2014 NABC South All-District selection ... 2014 Daktronics South Region Player of the Year ... 2014 NCAA South Regional All-Tournament Team ... 2014 SSC Tournament MVP ... 2013-14 SSC Player of the Year ... SSC Player of the Week (01/06/14; 01/21/14; 2/17/14) ... 2013-14 Team MVP ... Sporting News 2013-14 Preseason Honorable Mention Division II All-American ... 2013 NCAA Division II South Regional All-Tournament Team ... 2013 SSC All-Tournament Team ... 2012 Division II Bulletin Freshman All-American... 2012 Sunshine State Conference Freshman-of-the-Year... 2012 SSC All-Newcomer Team.
JUNIOR SEASON HIGHLIGHTS (2013-14):
• Played in all 31 games and started 13 games of the team's final 14 games.
• Led team in scoring with 667 points and averaged 21.5 points per game and was one of three Moccasins to average in double figures ... Led the SSC and was 23rd in the NCAA Division II in scoring ... Has scored in all 94 games he's played as a Moccasin, including reaching double figures 73 times.
• His 667 points were the fourth-most on the school's single-season scoring charts ... Tallied a career-high 46 points in the Mocs NCAA South Regional Tournament quarterfinal game vs. Tuskegee, which established a new single-game scoring record in an NCAA Tournament game in school history.
• His 46 points in the NCAA Tournament was just four points shy of the school's single-game record for points and is the second highest scoring game in program history behind only John Ebeling's 50 point performance vs. Otterbein in 1981.
• Recorded 27 double figure scoring games, including 20 games of scoring 20 or more points ... Had a stretch of 11 consecutive games of scoring 20 or more points during the season.
• Had three 30-plus point game on the year, including tallying 37 points in the Mocs SSC Tournament Championship game win vs. Tampa ... Finished scoring in double figures in 20 of his last 21 games.
• Led FSC with 213 made free throws and 282 attempts, an average of 7-for-9 per game ... His 213 made free throws is third on the school's single-season list, while his 282 attempts is also third on the single season list ... Had 16 games with 10 or more free throw attempts, including a season-high 18 attempts at Barry.
• Led team with 53 steals and was second in assists with 120 ... Sixth in the SSC in both steals (1.7 steals per game) and assists (3.9 assists per game).
• Shot 51.6 percent from the field (216-for-419) on the season, including 19 games of shooting better than 50 percent from the field.
• Led team in assists 12 times, steals 13 times and blocked shots five times ... Had six games with 4 or more steals and 14 games with four or more assists on the year.
• Hit 22 treys on the year and shot 26.2 percent (22-for-84) from the 3-point line ... hit a season-best three treys against Tuskegee in the NCAA South Regional Tournament.
• Led Mocs in scoring in 22 games ... Enters 2014-15 campaign sitting eighth on the school's all-time scoring chart as he has scored 1,534 points and is 466 points shy of becoming just the second 2,000 point scorer in school history.
• Recorded two double-doubles on the season as he had 27 points and 10 assists against Shaw (12/20) and tallied 23 points and dished out 10 assists against Nova Southeastern (2/1).
• Averaged 30.0 points, 4.5 rebounds and 5.0 assists during the SSC Tournament when he shot 50 percent from the floor (22-for-37) and shot 70 percent (16-for-23) from the free throw line en route to being named the Tournament's Most Outstanding Player.
• Averaged as team-best 35.3 points per game in FSC's three postseason games, including scoring over 20 points in all three of those contests.
• Set new career highs in assists with 10 against both Nova Southeastern (2/1) and Shaw (12/20) and also established a new career high in steals with six at Delta State (11/9) in the 2013-14 season opener.
• His 17 made field goals against Tuskegee in the NCAA South Regional Tournament was one short of the school record for made field goals.
• Played a total of 758 minutes on the season, including playing 20 or more minutes in 24 games ... also played 30-plus minutes in six games, including a season-high 35 minutes in a starting role at Rollins (1/29).
SOPHOMORE SEASON HIGHLIGHTS (2012-13):
• Played in all 33 games, all of them off the bench as he was the team's sixth man.
• Tied for second on the team in scoring with 13.4 points per game and was one of four Moccasins to average in double figures ... Tied for 12th in the SSC in scoring.
• His 443 points were the second most on the team ... Led team in scoring seven times, including three times in seven postseason games.
• Recorded 23 double figure scoring games, including four games of scoring 20 or more points ... Had one 30-plus point game on the year ... Finished season scoring in double figures in 18 of his final 23 games, including
• Led FSC with 159 free throws and 217 attempts, an average of 5-for-7 per game ... Had a team-high 14 made free throws in Mocs SSC Tournament semifinal overtime win over Eckerd (Mar. 9) and was 13-for-19 at the line (68.4 percent) in the Mocs Elite Eight loss to Western Washington (Mar. 28) ... Had two games with 19 free throw attempts.
• Third on team with 97 assists and was tied for the team lead in steals (68) ... Tied for fourth in the SSC and 46th nationally with 2.06 steals per game and was 10th in the SSC in assists as he averaged 2.9 per game.
• First freshman in team history with over 400 points and 100 assists
• Led team in assists six times, steals 10 times and blocked shots five times.
• Shot 50 percent or better in 15 games, including a season-best 78.6 percent (11-for-14) vs. North Alabama in the quarterfinals of the NCAA D-II South Regional ... He scored a career-high 32 points in that game.
• Scored a season-high for any Moccasin with 32 points in the Mocs 94-80 win over North Alabama (Mar. 16) in the first round of the NCAA D-II South Regional ... Scored 26 vs. Eckerd (Mar. 9) to help the Mocs to an overtime win to reach the SSC Tournament Championship game for the second consecutive year.
• Led the Mocs in scoring against Western Washington (Mar. 28) in the Elite Eight with 27 points, including scoring 19 of FSC's 47 first-half points.
• Averaged 17.0 points, 4.0 rebounds and 2.3 assists during the SSC Tournament when he shot 49 percent from the floor (17-for-35) and shot 63 percent (17-for-27) from the line.
• Averaged a team-best 21.3 points per game in the NCAA Tournament and also averaged 4.8 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 2.8 steals per game ... Shot 46 percent (24-for-52) from the field and 74 percent (37-for-51) from the line in four NCAA Tournament contests.
• In seven postseason games, averaged 19.4 points, 4.4 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 2.9 steals per game and shot 47 percent (41-for-87) from the field and 69 percent (54-for-78) from the line.
• Had a career-high tying nine rebounds vs. Western Washington (Mar. 28) in the NCAA D-II Elite Eight and had five games with five or more rebounds.
• Tied a season-high with nine assists in a 99-77 win over Armstrong Atlantic (Dec. 3), which was tied for second-highest total in a game on the season.
• Had a season-high tying five steals in the Mocs 96-70 win over Barry (Jan. 5), which was tied for the second-highest total in a game on the season.
FRESHMAN SEASON HIGHLIGHTS (2011-12):
• Played in all 30 games, starting 21, and was one of three freshmen on the roster who started 10 or more games for the Moccasins in 2011-12
• In the starting lineup for Florida Southern’s season opener and scored 13 points with two rebounds, two assists and two steals with no turnovers in his debut against Division I South Florida
• Third on the team in scoring with 14.1 points per game, and was one of four Moccasins to average in double figures… Ranked eighth in the SSC in scoring and was first among freshmen
• Scoring average of 14.1 points per game was second highest in team history for a true freshman behind only Lester Wright’s 20.1 average in 1979-80… His 424 points were also the second highest total for a true freshman, trailing only the 603 points Wright scored
• Led Florida Southern with 147 free throws and 210 attempts, an average of 5-for-7 per game… Went 12-for-15 from the line in 86-81 overtime loss to Chowan (Dec. 17) and was 11-for-12 79-68 win at Lynn (Feb. 18)
• Second on the team with 109 assists, and led the Mocs in both steals (56) and blocked shots (19)… Ranked fourth in the SSC with 3.6 assists per game, and third with 1.9 steals per game
• First freshman in team history with over 400 points and 100 assists
• Scored in double figures 24 times with six 20-point games
• Scored a then career-high and season-high for any Moccasins with 30 points in 76-71 loss to Rollins (Jan. 28)… That effort was the first 30-point game by a Moccasin freshman in 33 years
• Led the Mocs in scoring seven times, with one of those games in his college debut against South Florida… First true freshman since Jim Stephenson in 1976-77 to be the Mocs’ scoring leader in his first college game, and the first to ever do that without tying for the lead with another player
• Hit the winning shot at the buzzer with a layup that beat Armstrong Atlantic 85-84 (Nov. 26)
• Averaged 13.3 points, 4.3 rebounds and 3.0 assists during the SSC Tournament when he shot 46 percent from the floor (12-for-26), was 2-for-3 from 3-point range, and shot 70 percent from the line (14-for-20)
• Followed that by scoring 13 points in the NCAA Tournament first-round loss to Christian Brothers (March 10)
• Career-high of 30 points came in 76-71 loss to Rollins when he made a career-high 11 field goals in 19 attempts (Jan. 28)
• Had a then career-high seven rebounds in a 97-71 win at Tampa (Jan. 18), a game where he also had seven points and seven assists
• Handed out a career-high nine assists in 98-86 win over Malone (Dec. 19), tying him with Tyler Kelly for the most by a Moccasin during the 2011-12 season
• Had a career-high five steals in 89-49 win vs. Puerto Rico-Bayamon (Nov. 22) and in 84-78 loss at Rollins (Dec. 3)
IN HIGH SCHOOL
(GRAD. 2011)… Graduated from Lake Wales High School in 2011 after playing his senior year for the Highlanders and coach Billy Dee Washington… Helped Lake Wales go 31-3, win district and regional titles, and finish as the 2011 5A state runner-up to Dwyer High School… Scored a team-high 17 points in the state championship game, and averaged 8.9 overall for the Highlanders in addition to 7.0 assists per game from his point guard position… Second Team All-Polk County as a senior and a junior, and honorable mention as a sophomore… Started in the Polk County All-Star game his senior year… Spent his first three years at Lake Region High School in Winter Haven, where he played for coaches David Saltman, Jeff Cable, and Tyhron Crawford, and helped the Thunder win a district title as a sophomore.
PERSONAL
Born: May 2, 1993… Son of Jerome and Gaynell Capers… Has one older brother, Marcus (24), who played at Washington State University where he helped the Cougars advance to the NIT semifinals in 2011.
FSC CAREER HIGHS: Points - 46 vs. Tuskegee, 3/15/14; Rebounds - 9 (2x) last vs. Western Washington, 3/28/13; Assists - 10 (2x) last vs. Nova Southeastern, 2/1/14; Blocks - 3 (2x) last vs. Malone, 12/19/11; Steals - 6 at Delta State, 11/9/13; Minutes - 39 vs. Tampa, 1/22/14.
SEASON | GP | GS | PTS | AVG | REB | AVG | FG | PCT | 3PT | PCT | FT | PCT | AST | TO | BK | ST | MIN | AVG |
2011-12 | 30 | 21 | 424 | 14.1 | 83 | 2.8 | 133-321 | .414 | 11-40 | .275 | 147-210 | .700 | 109 | 102 | 19 | 56 | 729 | 24.3 |
2012-13 | 33 | 0 | 443 | 13.4 | 97 | 2.9 | 139-293 | .474 | 6-31 | .194 | 159-217 | .733 | 97 | 83 | 6 | 68 | 650 | 19.7 |
2013-14 | 31 | 13 | 667 | 21.5 | 90 | 2.9 | 216-419 | .516 | 22-84 | .262 | 213-282 | .755 | 120 | 77 | 9 | 53 | 758 | 24.5 |
CAREER | 94 | 34 | 1,534 | 16.3 | 270 | 2.9 | 488-1,033 | .472 | 39-155 | .252 | 519-709 | .732 | 326 | 262 | 34 | 177 | 2,137 | 22.7 |