Francisco Cáffaro Explained

Francisco Cáffaro
Position:Center
Height Ft:7
Height In:1
Weight Lb:242
Number:10
League:West Coast Conference
Team:Santa Clara Broncos
Birth Date:19 May 2000
Birth Place:San Jorge, Santa Fe, Argentina
High School:NBA Global Academy
College:Virginia (2019–2023)
Santa Clara (2023–present)

Francisco Cáffaro (born 19 May 2000) is an Argentine college basketball player for the Santa Clara Broncos of the West Coast Conference (WCC). He previously played for the Virginia Cavaliers.

Cáffaro represented the senior Argentina men's national basketball team at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[1]

Early life

Cáffaro was born in San Jorge, Argentina, and grew up in Santa Fe, Argentina. From 2016–18, he attended the NBA Global Academy in Canberra, Australia and was one of the first graduates of the school to sign with an NCAA university.[2]

Recruiting

College career

As a redshirt freshman, Cáffaro saw action in 20 games, averaging 1.4 points and 1.2 rebounds.[3] He posted a career-high, 10 points and seven rebounds against UNC.[4] As a redshirt sophomore, Cáffaro saw limited action in only 17 games, and posted collegiate career lows in games, minutes, and points due to the deep depth of the team.[5]

International career

Cáffaro won the bronze medal at the 2018 FIBA Under-18 Americas Championship when he was named to the all-tournament team.[6] He represented the senior Argentina national basketball team at the 2020 Summer Olympics men's tournament.[7]

Career statistics

College

|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2018–19| style="text-align:left;"| Virginia| style="text-align:center;" colspan="11"| Redshirt|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2019–20| style="text-align:left;"| Virginia| 20 || 2 || 7.5 || .529 || – || .667 || 1.2 || .0 || .1 || .3 || 1.4|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2020–21| style="text-align:left;"| Virginia| 17 || 0 || 6.9 || .500 || – || .800 || 1.2 || .1 || .0 || .1 || 1.2|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career| 37 || 2 || 7.2 || .517 || – || .720 || 1.2 || .1 || .1 || .2 || 1.3

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Argentina. 2021-07-21 . fiba.basketball.
  2. Web site: Francisco Cáffaro. virginiasports.com. Virginia Sports. July 27, 2021.
  3. Web site: Francisco Caffaro College Stats. sportsreference.com. College Basketball Reference. July 27, 2021.
  4. Web site: Francisco Caffaro on his nickname, game day breakfast. 247sports.com. Wahoos247. Jamie. Oakes. December 16, 2019. July 27, 2021.
  5. Web site: Francisco Caffaro College Stats. sportsreference.com. College Basketball Reference. July 27, 2021.
  6. Web site: USA claim the FIBA U18 Americas 2018 Championship. FIBA Americas. 17 June 2018. 21 July 2021.
  7. Web site: Argentina. 2021-07-21 . fiba.basketball.