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{{Short description|Color commentator}}
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1960|9|14}}
| birth_place = [[Utica, New York]], U.S.
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| alma_mater = [[Wagner College]]
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| coach_sport1 = Basketball
| coach_years1 = 1985–89<br />1989–99
| coach_team1 = [[Siena Saints men's basketball|Siena]] (Asst.)<br />[[Wagner Seahawks men's basketball|Wagner]]
| coach_sport2 = Baseball
| coach_years2 = 1984–85
| coach_team2 = [[Wagner Seahawks baseball|Wagner]]
| overall_record = 117–164 (Basketball)<br />21–30–3 (Baseball)<ref>{{cite web |title=Wagner College Seahawks |url=https://www.thebaseballcube.com/content/college_history/21096/ |website=The Baseball Cube |access-date=23 May 2022}}</ref>
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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<ref name="SR CBB">{{cite web |title=Tim Capstraw |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/coaches/tim-capstraw-1.html |website=Sports Reference College Basketball |publisher=Sports Reference LLC |access-date=23 May 2022}}</ref>), 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]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Laible |first1=Don |title=Nets Radio Voice Tim Capstraw Has Utica Pride |url=https://wibx950.com/nets-radio-voice-tim-capstraw-has-utica-pride/ |access-date=23 May 2022 |work=WIBX |date=March 7, 2021}}</ref> He graduated from Wagner College in 1982 and the following year, at only 23 years old, he became the school's head baseball coach.<ref name="SR CBB" /><ref name="Olympics">{{cite news |title=Utica's Tim Capstraw To Broadcast Olympic Basketball, Staying With Brooklyn Nets -Part 2 |url=https://www.uticaod.com/story/lifestyle/health-fitness/2012/06/13/utica-s-tim-capstraw-to/44785880007/ |access-date=23 May 2022 |work=Observer-Dispatch |date=June 13, 2012}}</ref> In 1985 he became a basketball assistant at [[Siena College]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Tomaino |first1=Frank |title=This Week in History |url=https://www.uticaod.com/story/business/transportation/2010/09/10/this-week-in-history/45089270007/ |access-date=23 May 2022 |work=Observer-Dispatch |date=September 10, 2010}}</ref>

In 1989, Capstraw returned to Wagner as head basketball coach. At the age of 29, he was the youngest coach in Division I.<ref name="SILive">{{cite news |last1=Gordon |first1=Cormac |title=Mason has emerged as front-runner for Wagner College basketball job |url=https://www.silive.com/colleges/2012/03/mason_has_emerged_as_front-run.html |access-date=23 May 2022 |work=SILive.com |date=March 24, 2012}}</ref> At Wagner, Capstraw had a 117–164 record and no [[NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|NCAA tournament]] or [[National Invitation Tournament|NIT]] bids.<ref name="SR CBB" /> He was the 1992 [[Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Coach of the Year]].<ref name="SILive" />

==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.<ref>{{cite web |title=Broadcasters |url=http://www.nba.com/nets/game_night_experience/broadcasterbios_011011.html |website=Nets |publisher=NBA Media Ventures, LLC |access-date=31 October 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061031111630/http://www.nba.com/nets/game_night_experience/broadcasterbios_011011.html |archive-date=31 October 2006 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

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]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Tim Capstraw |url=http://www.wfan.com/pages/1069246.php?contentType=4&contentId=1022241 |website=WFAN |publisher=CBS Radio |access-date=31 October 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071018232429/http://www.wfan.com/pages/1069246.php?contentType=4&contentId=1022241 |archive-date=18 October 2007 |url-status=dead}}</ref> 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]].<ref name="Olympics" />

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