Jeff Capel has always wanted to coach in the ACC, and he’ll get his chance, except it won’t be at Duke. The former Blue Devils point guard and assistant coach is set to be named head coach at Pittsburgh.
Jeff Capel has long wanted an ACC job. He gets another head coaching gig with Pittsburgh after being let go at Oklahoma years ago.— Jeff Goodman (@GoodmanESPN) March 27, 2018
The Capel-to-Pitt buzz had started growing this morning. Think it's a good hire for Pitt after a wide-ranging search. https://t.co/IEkVhssjpb— Jeff Borzello (@jeffborzello) March 27, 2018
Capel agreed to a seven-year contract with the school, with an official announcement expected on Wednesday.
Capel has been the associate head coach at Duke since 2011. Prior to coaching at Duke, he was the head coach at Oklahoma from 2006-2011.
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