Men's basketball head coach Jeff Capel announced July 6 that his son Jeff Capel III has been named an assistant coach.

"I am thrilled to have Jeff join our staff," said Capel. "He is an excellent teacher and will be a great asset to our young players, and in recruiting."

Capel, who graduated from Duke University in 1997 with a degree in history, succeeds James Johnson, now an assistant at Elon.

Capel was a four-year starter at Duke, where he completed his career with 1,601 points (12.4), 433 career assists and 220 career three-pointers. He ranks third all-time in Duke history in three-pointers, and fifth all-time at Duke in three-point field goal percentage (.398). He is 13th all-time in ACC three-point history.

"I am very excited about getting into the coaching profession, " said Capel. "I have always felt that as a player I was a coach on the floor, because I had an understanding of the game. This is a great opportunity to coach with my dad, whom I respect and look up to. I look forward to the opportunity to help others become better players, be better people and to help Old Dominion be successful."

As a freshman, Capel started 28 games as the Blue Devils reached the 1994 NCAA championship game, losing to Arkansas. In his senior year, he helped lead Duke as a number-two seed, scoring 27 points in a first-round win over Murray State and 26 in the second-round loss to Providence.

Capel scored a career-high 28 points against Virginia in 1995. The 6-4 Capel earned NCAA Tournament All-Regional honors both as a freshman and senior. In 1997 he was selected to the ACC All-Academic squad.