Pittsburgh To Hire Jeff Capel As Their Next Head Coach

Jeff Capel who has been an associate head coach for  Mike Krzyzewski whom he played for has a new opportunity as he will be named the next head coach at Pittsburgh.

Capel, 43, has worked under Mike Krzyzewski at Duke for the past seven seasons, establishing himself as one of the best recruiters in college basketball. The Blue Devils have landed the No. 1 class in the country in four of the past five seasons, with Capel the top recruiter on staff. "according to http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/22931731/pittsburgh-panthers-hiring-duke-assistant-jeff-capel

Capel also spent five seasons as the head coach at Oklahoma and four seasons as the head coach at VCU. At Oklahoma, Capel led the Sooners to two NCAA tournament appearances, including an Elite Eight run in 2009 with Blake Griffin. Capel went to one NCAA tournament with VCU in 2004."according to http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/22931731/pittsburgh-panthers-hiring-duke-assistant-jeff-capel

Capel replaces Kevin Stallings, who was fired after two seasons at the helm. Stallings went 16-17 in his first year with the Panthers but finished 8-24 this season and didn't win an ACC game. "according to http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/22931731/pittsburgh-panthers-hiring-duke-assistant-jeff-capel