13 Facts About Jeff Capel

Felton Jeffrey Capel III was born on February 12,1975 and is an American college basketball coach and former player.

Jeff Capel is currently the head coach of the University of Pittsburgh's Panthers men's basketball team.

Jeff Capel played for Duke University and was a head coach at Virginia Commonwealth University and University of Oklahoma.

Jeff Capel's father was the late basketball coach Jeff Capel II, former assistant coach for the Charlotte Bobcats and former head coach at Old Dominion University, and his younger brother Jason played basketball at Duke's biggest rival, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and was the head basketball coach at Appalachian State University.

Jeff Capel set school career records in points, rebounds, and assists.

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Jeff Capel finished his career among Duke's all-time Top 10 in minutes played, three-point field goal percentages, three-point field goals, and assists.

Jeff Capel was drafted in 1997 by the Raleigh Cougars of the USBL.

Jeff Capel's Rams lost two years in a row to the Panthers on VCU's home court.

In 2005, Jeff Capel was named an assistant coach in the USA Men's World University Games Team, joining then Manhattan head coach Bobby Gonzalez in assisting Villanova head coach Jay Wright.

Five underclassmen left the program in the offseason and Jeff Capel was forced to play mostly unheralded leftovers and newcomers.

On May 8,2011, it was announced that Jeff Capel would be joining the staff of Mike Krzyzewski at his alma mater, Duke University, as an assistant coach.

In January 2017, Jeff Capel served as Duke's Acting Head Coach, filling in for Krzyzewski who underwent back surgery.

On March 27,2018, the University of Pittsburgh announced the hiring of Jeff Capel to be the 16th head coach of their men's basketball program.