Troy Caupain Jr. (born November 29, 1995) is an American professional

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player for

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. He played college basketball for

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High school career

Caupain attended

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and started on the basketball team as a sophomore, averaging 7 points per game. Moving to point guard, he scored 25.7 points per game and was named All-Metro as a junior. As a senior, he scored 26 points and pulled down 15.1 rebounds per game. Caupain was named All-Metro player of the year.

College career

In Caupain's freshman season at Cincinnati, he served as a backup to star

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and participated in the team's asphyxiating defense. As a sophomore, Caupain averaged 9.4 points and 3.6 assists per game. He was named Honorable Mention All-

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. As a junior, he was named to the First Team All-AAC. Caupain led the team in scoring and assists with 13.0 points and 4.8 assists per game while contributing to a 22–11 season. Troy Caupain

Coming into his senior year, Cincinnati was picked to win the AAC regular season title and Caupain was voted as AAC Preseason Co-Player of the Year. He averaged 10.5 points, 4.6 rebounds and 4.4 assists in 2016–17, finishing sixth in Division 1 with a 3.36-to-1 assist to turnover ratio. Caupain was named first team NABC All-District 25 and Second Team All-AAC. He helped lead the Bearcats to a 30–6 record and the university’s seventh consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance. In his career, he had a school-record 515 assists and scored 1,317 points, tying Cashmere Wright for 22nd place on the school all-time scoring list.

Professional career

After going undrafted in the

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, Caupain signed a summer league contract with the NBA's

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and received a subsequent training camp invite from the

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on August 31, however, he was waived on October 13. Ten days later, he was acquired by the

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of the

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, averaging 15.8 points, 7.5 rebounds, 5.7 assists and 1.4 steals in 51 games. On April 4, 2018, after the conclusion of the G League season, Caupain signed with G.S.A. Udine of the Italian

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. On July 11, 2018, Caupain signed a

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with the Orlando Magic. Under the terms of the deal, Caupain split time with Orlando and their NBA G League affiliate, the Lakeland Magic. Caupain made his NBA debut on December 31, 2018 in a 125–100 loss to the

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, scoring five points with two assists in five minutes of playing time. On September 12, 2019, Caupain joined the

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for training camp. On October 18, 2019, the Trail Blazers waived Caupain. On November 3, 2019, Caupain signed a one-year deal with

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of the

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. On December 28, 2019, Caupain recorded 23 points, while shooting 8-of-12 from the field, along with six rebounds and four assists in an 84–91 loss to

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. On February 6, 2020, he parted ways with Holon. On February 21, 2020, Caupain signed with

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of the Belgian

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. On July 31, 2020, he has signed with

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of the German

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. On June 30, 2021, he has signed with Darüşşafaka Tekfen of the

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. On July 7, 2022, he has signed with

Career statistics

NBA

Regular season

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College

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References

External links

Cincinnati Bearcats bio

RealGM profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Caupain, Troy 1995 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Belgium American expatriate basketball people in Germany American expatriate basketball people in Israel American expatriate basketball people in Italy American expatriate basketball people in Turkey American men's basketball players Basketball players from Virginia Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball players Darüşşafaka Basketbol players Hapoel Holon players Lakeland Magic players Orlando Magic players Pallalcesto Amatori Udine players People from Midlothian, Virginia Point guards ratiopharm Ulm players Undrafted National Basketball Association players