By Bermuda Bob
Felton Jeffrey “Jeff” Capel III is in his 7th season on the Duke staff, and 4th as Associate Head Coach. Jeff was a Head Coach at VCU. He then Oklahoma, lead them to 3 Big Dance appearances, and an Elite 8 appearance in 2008. Overall, his coaching career is as follows:
- 2000-2001 – Assistant Coach at Old Dominion …
- 2001-2002 – Assistant Coach at Virginia Commonwealth …
- 2002-2006 – Head Coach at Virginia Commonwealth …
- 2006-2011 – Head Coach at Oklahoma …
- 2011-Prsent – Associate Head Coach at Duke ...
Jeff has been instrumental to some degree of the recruiting of just about every player coming to Duke since he came back to Duke. Then, once they are in a Duke uniform, Jeff would become integral to their players development. Since he took over the reigns of Associate Head Coach to Coach K, he has seen Duke earn:
2015 National Championship
2017 ACC Tournament Championship
Capel graduated from Duke in 1997 with a B.A. in History. In 2003, he married fellow Duke alumna, Kanika Réale Blue. Their daughters are Cameron and Sydney. Their son is Elijah.
Editor’s Note:
Capel’s wife is the daughter of Daniel T. Blue Jr., a Democratic member of the North Carolina Senate, representing the state’s 14th Senate District, and is the Senate Minority Leader. He is also on Duke University’s Board of Trustees, and was elected chairman in 2009. He was the first African American to chair Duke’s board.
Personal Trivia Note:
Jeff and I share our birthday with Abraham Lincoln.
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