Jason Capel
| Sport(s) | Basketball |
|---|---|
| Current position | |
| Record | 53-70 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
January 15, 1980 Fayetteville, North Carolina |
| Playing career | |
| 1998–2002 | North Carolina |
| Position(s) | Small forward |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2009–2010 | Appalachian State (asst.) |
| 2010–2014 | Appalachian State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 53-70 |
Jason Maurice Capel (born January 15, 1980) was the 15th head coach of the Appalachian State Mountaineers men's basketball team. He is a former basketball player for the North Carolina Tar Heels, and is the brother of Jeff Capel, former Duke University basketball player and current Duke University assistant coach. Capel provided color commentary for ACC basketball games on Raycom Sports during the 2007–2008 college basketball season. He is a member of the Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity. He is married to his college sweetheart Ashley Heath, also a graduate of UNC.
At a height of 6 feet and 8 inches and a weight of 220 pounds, Capel played the small forward position. Born in Fayetteville, North Carolina, Capel is only one of nine players to ever start for UNC's basketball team in all four years of his eligibility. He led the Tar Heels in scoring in his senior year with 15.6 points per game. He also played in the NCAA Final Four in 2000.
Capel went undrafted in the National Basketball Association's NBA Draft in 2002. Though he briefly made the Charlotte Bobcats' roster, he never played in an NBA game. He then turned down more lucrative offers in Europe to play basketball in the NBA D-League for the Fayetteville Patriots, a team coached by his father Jeff Capel II. After two years in the D-League (2002–04) he played professionally in Japan for the Aisin Seahorses (2004–05).
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