While Mike Krzyzewski’s prodigal son Jon Scheyer might be excelling to the nth degree as the head coach in Durham, that isn’t necessarily for all of Coach K’s former assistants.
Jeff Capel III, who played for Krzyzewski in the early 1990s and worked under him for nearly a decade, was named as the Pitt Panthers head coach in 2018. Since then, he has led the Panthers to a perfectly even record at 126-126 overall.
Now, with one of the worst seasons ever since taking over the program (12-19 overall, 5-14 ACC), rumors are circulating that Capel will be out of a job before the year is over.
Jeff Capel is about to get fired… again
Just three years ago, after leading Pitt to a third-place finish in the conference standings and an apperance the Round of 32 in the NCAA Tournament, Capel was named the ACC Coach of the Year (2023). Clearly, that shininess has worn off rather quickly…