Jeff Capel II
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born |
January 6, 1953 Southern Pines, North Carolina |
| Nationality | American |
| Career information | |
| High school | Pinecrest (Southern Pines, North Carolina) |
| College | Fayetteville State (1970–1971, 1976–1977) |
| Coaching career | 1980–present |
| Career history | |
| As coach: | |
| 1980–1986 | Pinecrest HS |
| 1986–1989 | Wake Forest (assistant) |
| 1989–1993 | Fayetteville State |
| 1993–1994 | North Carolina A&T |
| 1994–2001 | Old Dominion |
| 2001–2004 | Fayetteville Patriots (NBDL) |
| 2004–2011 | Charlotte Bobcats (assistant) |
| 2011–2013 | Philadelphia 76ers (assistant) |
Felton Jeffrey "Jeff" Capel II (born January 6, 1953) is an American National Basketball Association assistant coach, and a former college basketball head coach. He was head coach of the Old Dominion Monarchs team from 1994 to 2001, of the North Carolina A&T Aggies from 1993 to 1994 and of the Fayetteville State Broncos from 1989 to 1993. He is the father of former Oklahoma Sooners head coach Jeff Capel III and former Appalachian State Mountaineers head coach Jason Capel. He was also an assistant coach with the NBA's Charlotte Bobcats. On November 15, 2011, it was announced that Capel was hired as an assistant coach for the Philadelphia 76ers.
Born in Southern Pines, North Carolina, Capel graduated from Pinecrest High School in 1970. He went to Fayetteville State University and played on the basketball team as a freshman, then served in the United States Army from 1971 to 1975. Capel says that serving in the Army provided discipline and structure in his life. Capel returned to Fayetteville State and played another season on the basketball team as a senior before graduating in 1977 with a degree in health and physical education.
In 1978, Capel returned to his alma mater Pinecrest High School to be a volunteer basketball coach. He also coached wrestling, baseball, and junior varsity football at Pinecrest. He then was the head varsity basketball coach from 1980 to 1986. Capel also was an assistant principal at Pinecrest.
From 1986 to 1989, Capel was an assistant coach at Wake Forest University under Bob Staak.
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