Bruno Caboclo

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Bruno Caboclo
2023-05-19 ALBA Berlin gegen ratiopharm Ulm (Play-off-Viertelfinale 3, Basketball-Bundesliga 2022-23) by Sandro Halank-049.jpg
Caboclo with Ulm in 2023
No. 50–Partizan Mozzart Bet
Position Power forward / Center
League Basketball League of Serbia
ABA League
EuroLeague
Personal information
Born (1995-09-21) September 21, 1995 (age 28)
Osasco, Brazil
Listed height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
NBA draft 2014: 1st round, 20th overall pick
Selected by the Toronto Raptors
Playing career2013–present
Career history
2013–2014 Pinheiros
2014–2018 Toronto Raptors
2014–2015→ Fort Wayne Mad Ants
2015–2018→ Raptors 905
2018 Sacramento Kings
2018→ Reno Bighorns
2018–2019 Rio Grande Valley Vipers
2019–2020 Memphis Grizzlies
2019–2020→ Memphis Hustle
2020–2021 Houston Rockets
2021 Limoges CSP
2021–2022 São Paulo
2022 Capitanes de Ciudad de México
2023 Ratiopharm Ulm
2023–present Partizan
Career highlights and awards
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Bruno Correa Fernandes Caboclo (born September 21, 1995) is a Brasilian professional basketball player for Partizan of the Basketball League of Serbia (KLS), the Adriatic League and the EuroLeague. He plays at the center position.

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After making his debut for Pinheiros in Brazil, Caboclo was drafted 20th overall in the 2014 NBA draft, whereafter he spent seven years in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Early life

Born in Osasco, [1] Caboclo was raised in Barueri and Pirapora do Bom Jesus in the state of São Paulo. [2] At age 13, he began playing basketball for Grêmio Recreativo Barueri, a social club that invites children from local public schools to play sports. [3]

In January 2013, Caboclo linked up with coach Rafael Franco at Score Academy in Raleigh, North Carolina. In his first game, against top-five-ranked junior college Vincennes University, the 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) forward with an almost 7 ft 7 in (2.31 m) wingspan missed three-pointer after three-pointer. Coach Franco told Caboclo he had to be aggressive and had to rebound, and the scoring would come, and was temporarily banned from shooting threes. [3]

Professional career

Pinheiros (2013–2014)

In April 2013, Caboclo returned to Brazil and signed with Pinheiros of the Novo Basquete Brasil (NBB). [3] In 2013–14, he played 17 games, averaging 4.8 points and 3.1 rebounds per game.

Toronto Raptors (2014–2018)

On June 26, 2014, Caboclo was selected with the 20th overall pick in the 2014 NBA draft by the Toronto Raptors. [4] [5] During draft night, it was infamously reported by Fran Fraschilla during Caboclo's selection that he was "two years away from being two years away." [6] On July 9, 2014, he signed with the Raptors and joined them for the 2014 NBA Summer League. [7] On November 21, 2014, he made his NBA debut against the Milwaukee Bucks. In 12 minutes of action, he recorded 8 points, 1 rebound and 1 block in the 124–83 win. [8] On December 25, 2014, he was assigned to the Fort Wayne Mad Ants of the NBA Development League. [9] He was recalled by the Raptors on January 1, 2015 after appearing in three games for the Mad Ants while averaging 4.3 points, 2.7 rebounds and 13.0 minutes per game. [10] He was reassigned to the Mad Ants on February 18, [11] and recalled again on March 8. [12]

In July 2015, Caboclo re-joined the Raptors for the 2015 NBA Summer League. [13] On September 29, 2015, the Raptors exercised their third-year team option on Caboclo's rookie scale contract, extending the contract through the 2016–17 season. [14] During the 2015–16 and 2016–17 seasons, he had multiple assignments with Raptors 905 of the NBA Development League. [15] [16] In April 2017, Caboclo led Raptors 905 to the D-League Finals. In Game 3 of the series, Caboclo led the way with a game-high 31 points and 11 rebounds as Raptors 905 downed the Rio Grande Valley Vipers 122–96 to take the best-of-three series 2–1. [17] [18]

Sacramento Kings (2018)

On February 8, 2018, Caboclo was traded to the Sacramento Kings in exchange for Malachi Richardson. [19] On March 23, he was assigned to the Reno Bighorns, [20] Sacramento's G League affiliate and recalled two days later. [21]

Rio Grande Valley Vipers (2018–2019)

On August 20, 2018, Caboclo signed a training camp contract with the Houston Rockets. [22] He was waived on October 13. [23] He was then added to the training camp roster of the Rockets’ G League affiliate, the Rio Grande Valley Vipers. [24]

Memphis Grizzlies (2019–2020)

On January 24, 2019, Caboclo signed with the Memphis Grizzlies on a 10-day contract. [25] On February 3, 2019, Caboclo signed a second 10-day contract. [26] On February 13, 2019, Caboclo signed a multi-year contract with the Grizzlies. [27] On March 25 he recorded his first double-double and scored a career high 24 points against the Oklahoma City Thunder. [28] Caboclo was assigned to the Memphis Hustle on January 13, 2020. [29]

Houston Rockets (2020–2021)

On February 6, 2020, Caboclo was traded to the Houston Rockets in exchange for Jordan Bell. [30]

On January 13, 2021, Caboclo was waived by the Rockets. [31]

Limoges CSP (2021)

On February 26, 2021 Limoges CSP officially announced signing Bruno Caboclo for the rest of the season. [32] He averaged 10 points and 5 rebounds per game.

São Paulo FC (2021–2022)

On August 12, 2021, Caboclo signed with São Paulo FC of the Novo Basquete Brasil (NBB). [33] He won the 2021–22 BCL Americas championship with São Paulo, the team's first continental title. Caboclo averaged 23.9 points and 11.1 rebounds, both second-best averages in the BCL Americas. He also led the competition in blocks per game, with 3.6, and efficiency with 32.8 per game. [34] In the final on April 10, 2022, Caboclo had a team-high 29 points, 7 rebounds and 3 blocks. He was named the BCL Americas' season Most Valuable Player after the Tournament. [35] Later, he was also named the MVP of the 2021–22 NBB season. [36]

Following his successful year in Brazil, Caboclo participated in the 2022 NBA Summer League with the Utah Jazz. [37]

On August 26, 2022, Caboclo signed with the Boston Celtics. [38] He was waived on September 20. [39]

2022–23 season

On November 4, 2022, Caboclo was named to the opening night roster for the Capitanes de Ciudad de México of the NBA G League. [40] He appeared in two games for the Capitanes, averaging 12 points and 5 rebounds. [41]

On January 5, 2023, Caboclo signed a multi-year deal with Ratiopharm Ulm of the German Basketball Bundesliga (BBL). He signed a contract until the end of 2024. [42] Caboclo was a key player in Ulm' 2023 German championship-winning team, [43] averaging 14,9 points and 6.3 rebounds in Bundesliga play. [44] Afterwards he activated a release clause in his contract. [45]

On June 30, 2023, Caboclo put pen to paper on a contract with Umana Reyer Venezia of the Italian Serie A. [46]

Partizan Belgrade (2023–present)

On November 7, 2023, Caboclo signed a contract with the Serbian team Partizan Belgrade. [47] Over the 2023–24 season, Caboclo averaged 9.4 points and 4 rebounds on 63.7% shooting from the field in 27 EuroLeague games for Partizan. In that same season, main rival FK Crvena Zvezda signed also Brazilian Yago dos Santos, so, the Serbian derby, became ,also, a derby between two of the best Brazilian players.

Career statistics

Legend
  GPGames played 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 Bold Career high  Led the league

EuroLeague

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPGPIR
2023–24 Partizan 271919.4.637.500.7364.0.2.6.79.410.5
Career271919.4.637.500.7364.0.2.6.79.410.5

NBA

Regular season

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2014–15 Toronto 802.9.333.667.000.3.0.0.11.3
2015–16 Toronto 617.2.083.143.000.3.2.3.2.5
2016–17 Toronto 904.4.375.333.0001.1.4.2.11.6
2017–18 Toronto 203.5.000.000.000.5.5.5.0.0
Sacramento 10010.0.310.200.8332.1.3.2.42.6
2018–19 Memphis 341923.5.427.369.8404.61.5.41.08.3
2019–20 Memphis 2208.7.406.160.6672.0.5.5.52.8
Houston 806.5.500.2501.0002.0.2.6.63.5
2020–21 Houston 606.0.471.000.5002.3.2.0.32.8
Career1052012.3.403.308.8362.6.7.3.64.2
Playoffs
YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2020 Houston 203.5.500.000.0001.5.0.5.01.0
Career203.5.500.000.0001.5.0.5.01.0

BCL Americas

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2021–22† São Paulo 9936.2*.636*.531.81011.11.11.13.6*23.9

National team career

Caboclo has been a member of the senior Brazilian national basketball team. With Brazil, he played at the 2017 FIBA AmeriCup [48] At the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup and 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup.

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