After graduation, Caputo joined
Jim Larrañaga's coaching staff at
George Mason as the director of operations and video coordinator. He'd become a full assistant coach in 2005, where that year, the Patriots would reach the
2006 Final Four. While on staff at George Mason, the team would reach the NCAA tournament three times, along with the NIT once. When Larrañaga accepted the head coaching position at
Miami in 2011, Caputo would join him on staff where he be a part of the Hurricanes' 2013
ACC regular season and
tournament titles en route to a Sweet 16 appearance in the
2013 NCAA tournament. Caputo would be on staff for five postseason appearances, including runner-up in the
2015 NIT, along with five total NCAA Tournament appearances, including the Elite Eight in
2022. On April 1, 2022, Caputo was named the head coach at George Washington, replacing
Jamion Christian. ==Head coaching record==