Pittsburgh's Jeff Capel on being a coach's kid, playing at Duke, becoming a coach himself, more
On the latest episode of the Rex Chapman Show with Josh Hopkins,
the guys are joined by Pitt Basketball coach and Duke legend, Jeff
Capel. From being a coach's kid to chasing his dreams of playing
professional basketball, Jeff forged his own path to being one of
the most respected coaches in the NCAA. 5:00 - How difficult it's
been for a college basketball program to navigate this pandemic,
and never getting used to playing in empty arenas. 10:00 - How Jeff
fell in love with basketball and what he might be doing if he
wasn't spending his life coaching? 12:30 - Rex admits when he first
heard of a Coach's kid entering Duke, he expected a white guy. Jeff
discusses his father's path. 17:30 - How will Name, Image and
Likeness change the scope of college athletics. 30:30 - How hard it
must be for a college coach, but Jeff is embracing the challenges
that come from the transfer portal, NIL and the pandemic. 32:30 -
Rex marvels at how Coach Mike Krzyzewski has adapted throughout the
different eras of the Duke program. 37:00 - How Jeff caught the
Coach's bug from his father, and had to tune out the noise and
distractions that came with being named the youngest Head Coach in
the NCAA. 48:00 - Jeff's rocky start at Oklahoma with his top
players de-committing, and how he rebounded by being able to
recruit Blake Griffin to change the program. 53:00 - While he knew
he was a good coach, Jeff felt rejoining the Blue Devils as an
assistant for Coach K made him a great coach and someone capable of
leading a program. 58:30 - After going to Rio in 2016, the former
Team USA coach believes this team in Tokyo is being unfairly
criticized because there just wasn't the same amount of time for
preparation, and you can't just show up and beat everyone anymore.
1:06.30 - What was it like being the first former player to beat
Coach K as a Head Coach? Jeff relayed that Coach K was the first
former player to beat Bobby Knight as a Head Coach. Learn more
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