Prince Caperal
Filipino basketball player From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Prince Renmer B. Caperal[1] (born June 12, 1993) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Blackwater Bossing of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He was drafted 17th overall by the GlobalPort Batang Pier in the 2014 PBA draft.[2]
| Blackwater Bossing | |
|---|---|
| Position | Center / power forward |
| League | PBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born | June 12, 1993 Quezon City, Philippines |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
| Listed weight | 230 lb (104 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College | Arellano |
| PBA draft | 2014: 2nd round, 17th overall pick |
| Selected by the GlobalPort Batang Pier | |
| Playing career | 2014–present |
| Career history | |
| 2014–2015 | GlobalPort Batang Pier |
| 2015–2016 | Barako Bull Energy |
| 2016–2017 | Phoenix Fuel Masters |
| 2017–2018 | Mahindra Floodbuster / Kia Picanto |
| 2018–2022 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel |
| 2022–2024 | NorthPort Batang Pier |
| 2024 | Abra Weavers |
| 2025–present | Blackwater Bossing |
| Career highlights and awards | |
College
Caperal attended Arellano University,[3] where he went to the finals against San Beda college in 2014, his senior year.[4]
Professional career
GlobalPort Batang Pier (2014–2015)
Caperal was selected by the GlobalPort Batang Pier as the 17th overall pick in the 2014 PBA Draft.[5]
Barako Bull Energy / Phoenix Fuel Masters (2015–2017)
In 2015, he was traded by the GlobalPort Batang Pier to the Barangay Ginebra San Miguel in exchange for fellow big man Dorian Peña and then he along with Mac Baracael, were shipped to the Barako Bull Energy.
Mahindra Floodbuster / Kia Picanto (2017–2018)
In 2017, Caperal was traded to the Phoenix Fuel Masters, but was immediately dealt to the Mahindra Floodbuster[6] in exchange for rookie Joseph Eriobu.
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel (2018–2022)
In February 2018, Caperal signed with the Barangay Ginebra San Miguel. Caperal had been traded to Ginebra in 2015 but was immediately traded.[7]
NorthPort Batang Pier (2022–2024)
On September 20, 2022, Caperal, along with Arvin Tolentino and a 2022 first-round pick, was traded to the NorthPort Batang Pier for Jamie Malonzo.[8]
Zamboanga Valientes (2025)
He joined the Zamboanga Valientes during the Governor Hofer Invitational Basketball Championship in Zamboanga Sibugay.
PBA career statistics
| Legend | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | 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 |
As of the end of 2023–24 season[9]
Season-by-season averages
| Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014–15 | GlobalPort | 16 | 4.5 | .379 | .500 | .667 | .8 | .1 | – | .1 | 1.7 |
| 2015–16 | Barako Bull | 19 | 6.3 | .422 | .333 | .875 | 1.4 | .1 | .1 | .1 | 2.5 |
| Phoenix | |||||||||||
| 2016–17 | Phoenix | 27 | 13.2 | .381 | .125 | .625 | 3.6 | .3 | .1 | .4 | 3.6 |
| Mahindra / Kia | |||||||||||
| 2017–18 | Kia | 35 | 11.3 | .477 | .538 | .714 | 2.7 | .6 | .1 | .1 | 4.1 |
| Barangay Ginebra | |||||||||||
| 2019 | Barangay Ginebra | 34 | 7.0 | .286 | .167 | .800 | 1.5 | .2 | .1 | .0 | 1.2 |
| 2020 | Barangay Ginebra | 22 | 21.1 | .431 | .420 | .733 | 3.9 | .8 | .0 | .2 | 7.8 |
| 2021 | Barangay Ginebra | 26 | 10.8 | .333 | .216 | .667 | 2.5 | .5 | .1 | .0 | 3.7 |
| 2022–23 | Barangay Ginebra | 34 | 7.2 | .326 | .154 | .889 | 1.0 | .2 | .1 | .1 | 2.1 |
| NorthPort | |||||||||||
| 2023–24 | NorthPort | 9 | 6.7 | .286 | .308 | .750 | 1.3 | – | .1 | – | 2.1 |
| Career | 222 | 10.0 | .386 | .294 | .728 | 2.1 | .4 | .1 | .1 | 3.2 | |
References
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