Chris Caputo | |
Current Title: | Head coach |
Current Team: | George Washington |
Current Conference: | Atlantic 10 |
Birth Date: | 22 July 1980 |
Birth Place: | Elmhurst, New York, U.S. |
Player Years1: | 1999–2002 |
Player Team1: | Westfield State |
Coach Years1: | 2005–2011 |
Coach Team1: | George Mason (assistant) |
Coach Years2: | 2011–2015 |
Coach Team2: | Miami (FL) (assistant) |
Coach Years3: | 2015–2022 |
Coach Team3: | Miami (FL) (Associate HC) |
Coach Years4: | 2022–present |
Coach Team4: | George Washington |
Admin Years1: | 2002–2005 |
Admin Team1: | George Mason (DBO/video) |
Chris Caputo (born July 22, 1980) is an American basketball coach who is the current head coach of the George Washington Revolutionaries men's basketball team.[1]
Caputo played four years of basketball at Westfield State, where he served as team captain.[2] [1]
After graduation, Caputo joined Jim Larrañaga's coaching staff at George Mason as the director of operations and video coordinator. He'd become a full assistant coach in 2005, where that year, the Patriots would reach the 2006 Final Four.[3] While on staff at George Mason, the team would reach the NCAA tournament three times, along with the NIT once.
When Larrañaga accepted the head coaching position at Miami in 2011, Caputo would join him on staff where he be a part of the Hurricanes' 2013 ACC regular season and tournament titles en route to a Sweet 16 appearance in the 2013 NCAA tournament.[4] Caputo would be on staff for five postseason appearances, including runner-up in the 2015 NIT, along with five total NCAA Tournament appearances, including the Elite Eight in 2022.[5]
On April 1, 2022, Caputo was named the head coach at George Washington, replacing Jamion Christian.[6] [7]