Personal information | |
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Born | Southern Pines, North Carolina, U.S. | January 6, 1953
Died | November 13, 2017 | (aged 64)
Career information | |
High school | Pinecrest (Southern Pines, North Carolina) |
College | Fayetteville State (1970–1971, 1976–1977) |
Coaching career | 1980–2013 |
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 |
2004–2011 | Charlotte Bobcats (assistant) |
2011–2013 | Philadelphia 76ers (assistant) |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Felton Jeffrey Capel II[1] (January 6, 1953 – November 13, 2017) was an American National Basketball Association assistant coach, and, prior to that, a 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 was the father of Pittsburgh Panthers 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.[2] On November 15, 2011, it was announced that Capel was hired as an assistant coach for the Philadelphia 76ers.[3]