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Jon Rothstein Endorses Pitt's Jeff Capel for ACC Coach of the Year

Pitt Panthers head coach Jeff Capel added another line to his Coach of the Year resume.

Stephen Thompson

Jon Rothstein Endorses Pitt's Jeff Capel for ACC Coach of the Year
Jon Rothstein Endorses Pitt's Jeff Capel for ACC Coach of the Year /
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PITTSBURGH -- Jeff Capel has engineered on remarkable turnaround for the Pitt Panthers. Last season they won just 11 games and a year later, they have won 21 games with at least three left to play this season and are in position to make their first NCAA Tournament since 2016. 

Following Pitt's 99-82 win over Syracuse on Senior Night at the Petersen Events Center, CBS college basketball analyst Jon Rothstein endorsed Jeff Capel for ACC Coach of the year. 

His battle with NC State's Kevin Keatts, Clemson's Brad Brownell and even Virginia's Tony Bennett is fading as all those squads muddle through tough ends to their regular seasons while Capel's Panthers race towards the postseason at the head of the ACC. 

Capel is already in the running for a National Coach of the Year award. He was named to the Naismith College Coach of the Year late-year watchlist a little more than a week ago. 

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STEPHEN THOMPSON

Stephen Thompson graduated with a bachelor's degree in communications and political science from Pitt in April 2022 after spending four years as a sports writer and editor at The Pitt News, the University of Pittsburgh's independent, student-run newspaper.  He primarily worked the Pitt men's basketball beat, and filled in on coverage of football, volleyball, softball, gymnastics and lacrosse, in addition to other sports as needed. His work at The Pitt News has won awards from the Pennsylvania News Media Association and Associated College Press.  During the spring and summer of 2021, Stephen interned for Pittsburgh Sports Now, covering baseball in western Pennsylvania. Hailing from Washington D.C., family ties have cultivated a love of Boston's professional teams and Pitt athletics, and a fascination with sports in general.  You can reach Stephen by email at stephenethompson00@gmail.com and follow him on Twitter. Read his latest work:

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