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Capel embracing mid-season run, but also hopes his veterans can sustain it

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What once had to be recruited from the ground-up -- then torn down and built back up a couple of times over -- has at last stuck as a foundational build for Jeff Capel's Pitt program.

At 11-5 overall and 4-1 within the ACC, the Panthers have risen back to national prominence with home upsets over No. 25 North Carolina and No. 11 Virginia, and have a prime opportunity to beat a third ranked opponent in four games with a 7 p.m. tip-off against No. 24 Duke on Wednesday at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, N.