Jeff Capel III

Quick Facts

Full Name	Jeff Capel III
Occupation	American basketball coach
Date Of Birth	Feb 12, 1975(1975-02-12)
Age	49
Birthplace	Fayetteville
Country	United States
Birth City	North Carolina
Horoscope	Aquarius

Jeff Capel III Biography

Jeff Capel III is one of the most popular and richest American basketball coach who was born on February 12, 1975 in Fayetteville, North Carolina, United States. Felton Jeffrey Capel III (born February 12, 1975) is an American college basketball coach and former player. He is currently the head coach of the University of Pittsburgh. He played for Duke University and was a head coach at Virginia Commonwealth University and University of Oklahoma.

Capel began his coaching career serving as an assistant coach under his father, Jeff Capel II, at Old Dominion University for the 2000–2001 season. In 2001, he joined the coaching staff of Virginia Commonwealth University as an assistant. He was promoted to head coach of the Rams for the 2002–2003 season—making him, at the time, the youngest head coach in Division I men’s college basketball (27 years old). In his four years as head coach at VCU, Capel guided the Rams to a record number of wins (79) and the highest winning percentage (.658) of any Division I program in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Following the 2003–04 season, Capel was named both the Richmond Times-Dispatch and VaSID state Coach of the Year after leading the Rams to their first NCAA Tournament appearance since 1996. Coaching highlights include a near-upset of Wake Forest in the 2004 NCAA Tournament. Surprisingly, one of his toughest opponents was the Division II crosstown rival, Virginia Union University. Capel’s Rams lost two years in a row to the Panthers on VCU’s home court. However, he did lead the Rams to a 7–3 record against CAA rival, and former employer, Old Dominion.

On April 11, 2006, Capel was named the head coach of the Oklahoma men’s basketball team, succeeding Kelvin Sampson. Though the Sooner Nation as a whole greeted Capel’s hiring with optimism, one notable downside of the coaching change emerged—Sampson’s departure caused three players who had signed with OU (once considered a top 5 recruiting class) to rethink their decisions to attend OU. Scottie Reynolds went on to Villanova, where he led his team to the NCAA tournament and Damion James was a key part to a Texas team which was defeated by Southern California in the second round of the NCAA tournament.

Capel is married to Duke alumna Kanika Réale Blue, daughter of Daniel T. Blue, Jr. and Edna E. Blue. They were married in 2003. The two had their first child on April 26, 2007, Cameron Isabella Capel. Two years later, the two had a daughter, Sydney Gabrielle Capel, and three years after that, they had a son, Elijah Blue Capel.

Following his graduation from Duke, Capel played professional basketball for two years, playing in France and the CBA. Capel was also drafted in 1997 by the Raleigh Cougars of the USBL.

Jeff Capel III Net Worth

Jeff Capel III is one of the richest American basketball coach from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Jeff Capel III 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Capel is from a basketball family. His 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. As a senior at South View High School in Hope Mills, North Carolina, Jeff led his team to the 1993 state championship defeating Charlotte powerhouse South Mecklenburg 53–52 with a last second lay-up. He also set school career records in points (2,066), rebounds (668), and assists (663).

While at Duke University (1993–1997), he earned a starting position as a freshman and was a starting guard on the basketball team for four years. On February 2, 1995 in the regular season game played at home against UNC, with Duke trailing 95–92 at the end of the first overtime, Capel hit a running 40-foot shot at the buzzer which sent the game into double overtime. Although Duke lost the game 102–100, Capel’s shot was hailed as one of the most memorable plays in Duke basketball history, and it was nominated for an ESPY Award for College Basketball Play of the Year.

In 2005, 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. The United States won the gold medal in İzmir, Turkey, in August.

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Who is Jeff Capel III Dating?

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Five underclassmen left the program in the offseason and Capel was forced to play mostly unheralded leftovers and newcomers. Oklahoma went 14–18, attendance dropped significantly, and Capel was fired in March 2011 after two of the worst back-to-back losing seasons in Oklahoma basketball history. While enjoying a 30-win season and an Elite 8 appearance, Capel’s tenure at Oklahoma is generally regarded by Sooner fans as a disappointment. In August 2011, Oklahoma admitted that Taliaferro had committed 2 NCAA violations in the Gallon case; Capel was not implicated in the violations.

Facts & Trivia

Jeff Ranked on the list of most popular American basketball coach. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Jeff Capel III celebrates birthday on February 12 of every year.

Entering his fourth year, Capel’s record at OU was 69–33 (0.676) overall, 28–20 (0.583) conference, with 2 NCAA Tournament Appearances, and one Elite Eight appearance. In the Big 12, Capel had yet to win a Conference Tournament Title or Regular Season Title. Capel was averaging 21 wins per season (21–12) and 8 conference wins per season (8–8), almost on track with his predecessors Tubbs & Sampson.

How long has Jeff Capel been at Pitt?

Current position
2011–2018| Duke (asst./assoc. HC)
2018–present| Pittsburgh
Head coaching record
Overall| 226–179 (.558)

How old is Jeff Capel?

47 years (February 12, 1975)

Where is Jeff Capel now?

Jeff Capel will return for another season as Pittsburgh’s men’s basketball coach , the school announced Friday amid season-long speculation that Capel’s job could be in danger. Capel just finished his fourth season with the Panthers, going 11-21, including 6-14 in ACC play.

Where did Jeff Capel go to college?

Duke University

Where did Jason Capel go to high school?

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill