Born in Baldivis, Western Australia, he spent six seasons in the National Basketball League, three with the Wollongong Hawks and three for the Perth Wildcats.
After spending two seasons in the US, Caporn returned to Australia to play for the Wollongong Hawks in the Australian NBL.
[1] After three years with the Hawks, Caporn returned to Western Australia in 2006 to play for the Perth Wildcats.
[5] While still playing with the Wildcats, he began serving as a part-time assistant with the Willetton Tigers in the State Basketball League in 2007.
He assumed his first head coaching job two years later with another State League team, the East Perth Eagles.