Jason Capel

Jason Maurice Capel (born January 15, 1980) is an American college basketball coach, currently an assistant at Pittsburgh. He was previously 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 University of Pittsburgh head coach. Capel provided color commentary for ACC basketball games on Raycom Sports during the 2007–2008 college basketball season. As of January 2018, he was a commentator for Bein Sports. He is a member of the Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity. He is married to his college sweetheart Ashley Heath, also a graduate of UNC.

Jason Capel
Current position
TitleAssistant coach
TeamPittsburgh
ConferenceACC
Biographical details
Born (1980-01-15) January 15, 1980
Fayetteville, North Carolina, U.S.
Playing career
1998–2002North Carolina
Position(s)Small forward
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2009–2010Appalachian State (assistant)
2010–2014Appalachian State
2018–presentPittsburgh (assistant)
Head coaching record
Overall53–70
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
As player:
  • 2x Third-team All-ACC (2001, 2002)
  • McDonald's All-American (1998)
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