Tim Capstraw
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| Born | Script error: No such module "person date". Utica, New York, U.S. |
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| Alma mater | Wagner College |
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| Basketball | |
| 1985–89 1989–99 | Siena (Asst.) Wagner |
| Baseball | |
| 1984–85 | Wagner |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 117–164 (Basketball) 21–30–3 (Baseball)[1] |
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| Awards | |
| Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Coach of the Year (1992) | |
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Tim Capstraw (born September 14, 1960[2]), nicknamed The Capper, is a color commentator for the Brooklyn Nets and NBA TV. Prior to becoming a sportscaster, Capstraw was the head basketball coach at Wagner College from 1989 to 1999.
Coaching
Capstraw was born and raised Utica, New York and graduated from the Utica Free Academy.[3] He graduated from Wagner College in 1982 and the following year, at only 23 years old, he became the school's head baseball coach.[2][4] In 1985 he became a basketball assistant at Siena College.[5]
In 1989, Capstraw returned to Wagner as head basketball coach. At the age of 29, he was the youngest coach in Division I.[6] At Wagner, Capstraw had a 117–164 record and no NCAA tournament or NIT bids.[2] He was the 1992 Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Coach of the Year.[6]
Broadcasting
Capstraw's broadcasting career began with a three-year stint as a television and radio analyst for the Northeast Conference. During the 2001–02 season he was a television analyst for the Atlantic 10 Conference. He joined the Nets Radio broadcasts in the 2002-03 NBA season. He has also filled in on YES Network's Nets telecasts.[7]
In addition to his work on Nets broadcasts, Capstraw serves as NBA TV's lead analyst for their Euroleague broadcasts and several other international championships, including the 2004 FIBA Diamond Ball Tournament, the 2003 EuroBasket tournament, and the 2003 FIBA Asia Championship.[8] In 2006, he worked on NBA TV's coverage of the Las Vegas Summer League. He was a color commentator for NBC's basketball coverage at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[4]
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Wagner College Seahawks". The Baseball Cube. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
- ^ a b c Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Tim Capstraw". Sports Reference College Basketball. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Laible, Don (March 7, 2021). "Nets Radio Voice Tim Capstraw Has Utica Pride". WIBX. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Utica's Tim Capstraw To Broadcast Olympic Basketball, Staying With Brooklyn Nets -Part 2". Observer-Dispatch. June 13, 2012. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Tomaino, Frank (September 10, 2010). "This Week in History". Observer-Dispatch. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Gordon, Cormac (March 24, 2012). "Mason has emerged as front-runner for Wagner College basketball job". SILive.com. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Broadcasters". Nets. NBA Media Ventures, LLC. Archived from the original on October 31, 2006. Retrieved October 31, 2006.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Tim Capstraw". WFAN. CBS Radio. Archived from the original on October 18, 2007. Retrieved October 31, 2006.
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