Felton Jeffrey Capel III (born February 12, 1975) is an American college basketball coach and former player who is currently the head men's basketball coach at the University of Pittsburgh. Get the list of all Pitt's Coaches and More About College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com Jeff Capel enters his ninth season at the University of Pittsburgh after being announced as the 16th men's basketball head coach in program history March 28, 2018. The men's college basketball program of the University of Pittsburgh was founded in 1905 and is known competitively as the Pitt Panthers. The team has had 16 head coaches in its history. PITTSBURGH — The Pitt Panthers have had the same exact staff under men's basketball head coach Jeff Capel for his entire tenure, but that will change for the next campaign. It's not just in the transfer portal where Pitt is making changes, though. The team is also seeing new coaching additions and subtractions. University of Pittsburgh Athletics 2026-27 Men's Basketball Staff 2026-27 vs Rider Nov 2 (Mon) 7:00 PM.