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In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Fernandes and the second or paternal family name is Caboclo.

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Bruno Caboclo
No. 51 – Hapoel Tel Aviv
Caboclo with Ulm in 2023
Center / power forward
Personal information
Born	(1995-09-21) September 21, 1995 (age 29) Osasco, Brazil
Listed height	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight	225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
NBA Draft	2014 / Round: 1 / Pick: 20th overall
Selected by the Toronto Raptors
Pro career	2013–present
League	Israeli Basketball Premier League EuroCup
Career history
2013–2014	Pinheiros
2014–2018	Toronto Raptors
2014–2015	→Fort Wayne Mad Ants
2015–2018	→Raptors 905
2018	Sacramento Kings
2018	→Reno Bighorns
2018–2019	Rio Grande Valley Vipers
2019–2020	Memphis Grizzlies
2019–2020	→Memphis Hustle
2020–2021	Houston Rockets
2021	Limoges CSP
2021–2022	São Paulo
2022	Mexico City Capitanes
2023	Ratiopharm Ulm
2023–2024	Partizan Belgrade
2024–present	Hapoel Tel Aviv

Career highlights and awards
All-EuroCup Second Team (2023) Bundesliga champion (2023) All-Bundesliga First Team (2023) BCL Americas champion (2022) BCL Americas MVP (2022) NBB MVP (2022) All-NBB First Team (2022) NBA G League champion (2017)

Bruno Correa Fernandes Caboclo (born September 21, 1995) is a Brazilian professional basketball player for Hapoel Tel Aviv of the Israeli Basketball Premier League and the EuroCup. He plays at the power forward and center positions.

After making his debut for Pinheiros in Brazil, Caboclo was drafted 20th overall in the 2014 NBA draft, whereafter he spent seven years in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Early life

Born in Osasco, Caboclo was raised in Barueri and Pirapora do Bom Jesus in the state of São Paulo. At age 13, he began playing basketball for Grêmio Recreativo Barueri, a social club that invites children from local public schools to play sports.

In January 2013, Caboclo linked up with coach Rafael Franco at Score Academy in Raleigh, North Carolina. In his first game, against top-five-ranked junior college Vincennes University, the 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) forward with an almost 7 ft 7 in (2.31 m) wingspan missed three-pointer after three-pointer. Coach Franco told Caboclo he had to be aggressive and had to rebound, and the scoring would come, and was temporarily banned from shooting threes.

Professional career

Pinheiros (2013–2014)

In April 2013, Caboclo returned to Brazil and signed with Pinheiros of the Novo Basquete Brasil (NBB). In 2013–14, he played 17 games, averaging 4.8 points and 3.1 rebounds per game.

Toronto Raptors (2014–2018)

On June 26, 2014, Caboclo was selected with the 20th overall pick in the 2014 NBA draft by the Toronto Raptors. During draft night, it was infamously reported by Fran Fraschilla during Caboclo's selection that he was "two years away from being two years away." On July 9, 2014, he signed with the Raptors and joined them for the 2014 NBA Summer League. On November 21, 2014, he made his NBA debut against the Milwaukee Bucks. In 12 minutes of action, he recorded 8 points, 1 rebound and 1 block in the 124–83 win. On December 25, 2014, he was assigned to the Fort Wayne Mad Ants of the NBA Development League. He was recalled by the Raptors on January 1, 2015, after appearing in three games for the Mad Ants while averaging 4.3 points, 2.7 rebounds and 13.0 minutes per game. He was reassigned to the Mad Ants on February 18, and recalled again on March 8.

In July 2015, Caboclo re-joined the Raptors for the 2015 NBA Summer League. On September 29, 2015, the Raptors exercised their third-year team option on Caboclo's rookie scale contract, extending the contract through the 2016–17 season. During the 2015–16 and 2016–17 seasons, he had multiple assignments with Raptors 905 of the NBA Development League. In April 2017, Caboclo led Raptors 905 to the D-League Finals. In Game 3 of the series, Caboclo led the way with a game-high 31 points and 11 rebounds as Raptors 905 downed the Rio Grande Valley Vipers 122–96 to take the best-of-three series 2–1.

Sacramento Kings (2018)

On February 8, 2018, Caboclo was traded to the Sacramento Kings in exchange for Malachi Richardson. On March 23, he was assigned to the Reno Bighorns, Sacramento's G League affiliate and recalled two days later.

Rio Grande Valley Vipers (2018–2019)

On August 20, 2018, Caboclo signed a training camp contract with the Houston Rockets. He was waived on October 13. He was then added to the training camp roster of the Rockets’ G League affiliate, the Rio Grande Valley Vipers.

Memphis Grizzlies (2019–2020)

On January 24, 2019, Caboclo signed with the Memphis Grizzlies on a 10-day contract. On February 3, 2019, Caboclo signed a second 10-day contract. On February 13, 2019, Caboclo signed a multi-year contract with the Grizzlies. On March 25 he recorded his first double-double and scored a career high 24 points against the Oklahoma City Thunder. Caboclo was assigned to the Memphis Hustle on January 13, 2020.

Houston Rockets (2020–2021)

On February 6, 2020, Caboclo was traded to the Houston Rockets in exchange for Jordan Bell.

On January 13, 2021, Caboclo was waived by the Rockets.

Limoges CSP (2021)

On February 26, 2021 Limoges CSP officially announced signing Bruno Caboclo for the rest of the season. He averaged 10 points and 5 rebounds per game.

São Paulo FC (2021–2022)

On August 12, 2021, Caboclo signed with São Paulo FC of the Novo Basquete Brasil (NBB). He won the 2021–22 BCL Americas championship with São Paulo, the team's first continental title. Caboclo averaged 23.9 points and 11.1 rebounds, both second-best averages in the BCL Americas. He also led the competition in blocks per game, with 3.6, and efficiency with 32.8 per game. In the final on April 10, 2022, Caboclo had a team-high 29 points, 7 rebounds and 3 blocks. He was named the BCL Americas' season Most Valuable Player after the Tournament. Later, he was also named the MVP of the 2021–22 NBB season.

Following his successful year in Brazil, Caboclo participated in the 2022 NBA Summer League with the Utah Jazz.

On August 26, 2022, Caboclo signed with the Boston Celtics. He was waived on September 20.

2022–23 season

On November 4, 2022, Caboclo was named to the opening night roster for the Mexico City Capitanes of the NBA G League. He appeared in two games for the Capitanes, averaging 12 points and 5 rebounds.

On January 5, 2023, Caboclo signed a multi-year deal with Ratiopharm Ulm of the German Basketball Bundesliga (BBL). He signed a contract until the end of 2024. Caboclo was a key player in Ulm' 2023 German championship-winning team, averaging 14,9 points and 6.3 rebounds in Bundesliga play. Afterwards he activated a release clause in his contract.

On June 30, 2023, Caboclo put pen to paper on a contract with Umana Reyer Venezia of the Italian Serie A.

Partizan Belgrade (2023–2024)

On November 7, 2023, Caboclo signed a contract with the Serbian team Partizan Belgrade. Over the 2023–24 season, Caboclo averaged 9.4 points and 4 rebounds on 63.7% shooting from the field in 27 EuroLeague games for Partizan. In June 2024, Caboclo left the club for private reasons without the club's approval in the midst of the Serbian League playoffs series. The club's president later said that despite that, Caboclo will stay with the team for the next season as well. The season was deemed to be unsuccessful for Partizan as they finished the season without lifting any trophy.

Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv (2024–present)

On August 30, 2024, Caboclo signed with Hapoel Tel Aviv B.C. of the Israeli Basketball Premier League.

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	PIR	Performance Index Rating
Bold	Career high

NBA

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2014–15	Toronto	8	0	2.9	.333	.667	- —	.3	- —	- —	.1	1.3
2015–16	Toronto	6	1	7.2	.083	.143	- —	.3	.2	.3	.2	0.5
2016–17	Toronto	9	0	4.4	.375	.333	- —	1.1	.4	.2	.1	1.6
2017–18	Toronto	2	0	3.5	.000	.000	- —	.5	.5	.5	- —	0.0
2017–18	Sacramento	10	0	10.0	.310	.200	.833	2.1	.3	.2	.4	2.6
2018–19	Memphis	34	19	23.5	.427	.369	.840	4.6	1.5	.4	1.0	8.3
2019–20	Memphis	22	0	8.7	.406	.160	.667	2.0	.5	.5	.5	2.8
2019–20	Houston	8	0	6.5	.500	.250	1.000	2.0	.2	.6	.6	3.5
2020–21	Houston	6	0	6.0	.471	.000	.500	2.3	.2	- —	.3	2.8
Career		105	20	12.3	.403	.308	.836	2.6	.7	.3	.6	4.2

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2020	Houston	2	0	3.5	.500	.000	- —	1.5	- —	.5	- —	1.0
Career		2	0	3.5	.500	.000	- —	1.5	- —	.5	- —	1.0

EuroLeague

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG	PIR
2023–24	Partizan	27	19	19.4	.637	.500	.736	4.0	.2	.6	.7	9.4	10.5
Career		27	19	19.4	.637	.500	.736	4.0	.2	.6	.7	9.4	10.5

EuroCup

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG	PIR
2022–23	ratiopharm Ulm	11	10	27.5	.615	.304	.708	7.8	.8	.5	1.5	17.4	19.6
Career		11	10	27.5	.615	.304	.708	7.8	.8	.5	1.5	17.4	19.6

Basketball Champions League Americas

†	Denotes season in which Caboclo won the BCL Americas
*	Led the league

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2021–22†	São Paulo	9	9	36.2*	.636*	.531	.810	11.1	1.1	1.1	3.6*	23.9
Career		9	9	36.2	.636	.531	.810	11.1	1.1	1.1	3.6	23.9

FIBA Americas League

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2013–14	Pinheiros	17	5	13.2	.464	.304	.733	3.1	.2	.4	.8	4.8
Career		17	5	13.2	.464	.304	.733	3.1	.2	.4	.8	4.8

Domestic leagues

Year	Team	League	GP	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2013–14	Pinheiros	NBB	17	13.2	.464	.304	.733	3.1	.2	.4	.8	4.8
2014–15	Fort Wayne Mad Ants	D-League	7	8.9	.290	.333	1.000	1.9	- —	.1	.7	3.4
2015–16	Raptors 905	D-League	37	34.3	.403	.335	.727	6.5	1.7	1.1	1.8	14.7
2016–17	Raptors 905	D-League	34	27.1	.412	.331	.655	5.4	1.3	1.0	1.2	9.9
2017–18	Raptors 905	G League	34	30.7	.396	.335	.831	6.5	1.3	1.3	1.6	14.4
2017–18	Reno Bighorns	G League	2	21.3	.467	.500	- —	5.5	1.5	1.0	.5	9.5
2018–19	R. G. Valley Vipers	G League	28	28.3	.511	.433	.744	7.3	1.6	1.4	3.1	16.4
2019–20	Memphis Hustle	G League	2	24.9	.529	.167	1.000	5.0	3.0	1.5	3.0	11.5
2020–21	Limoges CSP	LNB Élite	19	22.2	.493	.448	.651	5.2	.8	.5	.6	10.8
2021–22	São Paulo	NBB	35	32.8	.495	.361	.693	7.7	1.4	1.1	1.7	16.8
2022–23	C. de C. de México	G League	2	29.3	.429	.333	.667	5.0	1.5	- —	2.5	12.0
2022–23	ratiopharm Ulm	BBL	30	25.8	.579	.286	.804	6.3	1.0	.9	1.9	14.9
2023–24	Partizan	ABA	28	14.5	.622	.500	.750	3.7	.4	.6	.8	7.7
2023–24	Partizan	KLS	3	25.0	.750	.333	.667	5.3	.3	- —	1.3	13.0

National team career

Caboclo has been a member of the senior Brazilian national basketball team. With Brazil, he played at the 2017 FIBA AmeriCup At the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup and 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup.

Caboclo also played with Brazil at the 2024 Olympics in Paris. In their third group game, he scored 33 points, on 13-for-19 shooting, and grabbed 17 rebounds against Japan. He became the first player to have more than 30 points and 15 rebounds in an Olympic game since Clifford Luyk in 1972. His efficiency of 43 was the second highest since counting began in 2016, only trailing Luka Dončić' 49 in 2020.