Duke assistant coach Jeff Capel has reportedly agreed to become the next head coach at Pittsburgh, according to Evan Daniels of 247Sports. The deal is reportedly for seven years and could be officially announced by the school on Wednesday.
Cpael has served as the associate head coach at Duke under Mike Krzyzewski since 2011. He previously served as the head coach at VCU from 2002 to 2006 and then Oklahoma from 2006 to 2011. He has an overall head coaching record of 175–110.
The news of Capel agreed to coach at Pitt comes just after reports surfaced that Jon Scheyer was reportedly being considered for the vacancy.