Who Are Jon Scheyer, Jeff Capel? Former Duke Assistants, Guards Who Are Opposing Each Other For Second Time This Season As 7th Ranked Duke, Pittsburgh Are Playing Hoops 4 ALS Finale Tonight In Durham

Who are Jon Scheyer, Jeff Capel?

Former Duke assistants, guards who are opposing each other for second time this season as 7th ranked Duke, Pittsburgh are playing Hoops 4 ALS finale tonight in Durham.

For the Hoops 4 ALS finale Duke, Pitt will wear Hoops4ALS warmup shirts pregame and both coaching staffs, managers and other basketball personnel will wear 'Hoops4ALS' pins. Both venues will feature in-house announcements and scoreboard display with an ALS TDI fundraising appeal, while ALS patients, caregivers and researchers will be recognized on court during a timeout. 

According to https://pittsburghpanthers.com/news/2024/1/7/mens-basketball-inaugural-hoops4als-mens-basketball-games-between-pitt-duke-to-be-held-in-january.aspx

ALS is a disease that affects Jeff Capel in a personal way as his father Jeff Capel Jr. who got into the Atlantic Coast Conference as an Assistant Coach at Wake Forest from 1986 -1989 before returning to Fayetteville State as their Head Coach where he won 20 games during his time as Head Coach was diagnosed with ALS in spring 2016 before dying from ALS in November of 2017.

At the time of his teams won 20 games twice during his four seasons and competed in the NCAA Division II tournament.

Then in 1994 Jeff Capel Jr. coached at NC A &T to Mid Eastern Athletic Conference title as well as an NCAA Tournament berth. In 1995 Jeff Capel Jr. left his Head Coaching position at NC A&T became Head Coach of Old Dominion.

There Jeff Capel Jr. coached seven seasons where he won 122 games having three 20 win seasons while leading NC A&T to pair of NCAA Tournament appearances. Following coaching North Carolina A&T Jeff Capel Jr. was Assistant Coach in the NBA for Charlotte from 2004 -2011 before being an Assistant Coach for Philadelphia from 2011-2013.

According to former News Observer sports writer Jonathan M Alexander, Stephen Wiseman article https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/duke/duke-now/article184377443.html

Following Jeff Capel Jr. passing from ALS then Duke Head Coach Mike Krzyzewski who retired following 2021 -2022 season had this to say!

Today we mourn the passing of an outstanding coach, role model in our sport . Jeff Capel Jr. had such a positive impact on so many people throughout his life . However his greatest living legacies are his sons Jeff III and Jason who have represented their respective institutions and their entire family with dignity and class. All of us associated with Duke Basketball and specifically the Krzyzewski family , offer our deepest condolences to the Capels during this difficult time.

According to Adam Rowe of 247Sports on X .com

Though,

Then Duke Head Coach Mike Krzyzewski wasn’t the only Head Coach to share his thoughts on the passing of Jeff Capel Jr. as then North Carolina Head Coach Roy Williams now retired North Carolina Head Coach Roy Williams who retired on April 1, 2021 did as well by saying my thoughts and prayers are with the Capel. Big “Jeff” was an amazing role model for his sons as a coach , but even more as a father and as a man . He was a person I had a great deal of respect for and proudly considered a friend . He was someone one who people genuinely enjoyed being around . Jason, Jeff and the entire Capel family need everybody’s support at this time with the hope that we will all remember the great man that was their father.

According to then ABC 11 Sports Anchor Mark Armstrong now former ABC 11 Sports Anchor Mark Armstrong article https://abc11.com/fayetteville-state-als-jeff-capel-jr-obituary/2642662/

Former Duke assistants, guards Jon Scheyer, Jeff Capel have already opposed each other once this season!

When?

Tuesday January 9, 2024 in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania where then 11th ranked Duke defeated Pittsburgh 75-53 in inaugural Hoops 4 ALS game as defensively 11th ranked Duke held Pittsburgh to 32.8 % on field goals 33.3% on 3 pointers. Guillermo Diaz Graham was 1-6 on field goals , 1-2 on 3 pointers to go along with 8 rebounds , 1 assists, 5 steals 7 points. Zack Austin was 5-11 on field goals, 1-5 on 3 pointers to go along 2 rebounds , 1 assists, 2 steals, 2 blocks , 11 points. Blake Hinson was 3-8 on field goals, 3-7 on 3 pointers to go along with 2 rebounds , 1 assists, 1 block , 9 points. Carlton Carrington was 4-16 on field goals, 2-9 on 3 pointers to go along 4 rebounds , 2 assists , 10 points. Jaland Lowe was 3-10 on field goals, 1-2 on 3 pointers to go along with 2 rebounds, 2 assists , 1 steal , 9 points. William Jeffress was 1-1 on field goals, 3 pointers to go along with 1 rebound, 1 steal , 3 points. Federiko Federiko was 1-1 on field goals to go along 4 rebounds , 3 assists , 2 steals , 2 points. Ishmael was 1-5 on field goals, 0-1 on 3 pointers to go along 1 assist , 2 points.

Offensively Duke sophomore center Kyle Filipowski was 11-12 on field goals, 4-4 on 3 pointers to go along with 10 rebounds , 1 assists , 1 block, 26 points. Offensively freshman guard Jared McCain was was 5-9 on field goals, 2-5 on 3 pointers to go along with 5 rebounds , 2 assists , 1 steal , 12 points. Though, Kyle Filipowski, Jared McCain weren’t the only ones to score offensively for Duke as Mark Mitchell was 1-4 on field goals, 0-1 on 3 pointers to go along with 3 rebounds , 4 points. Caleb Foster was 3-6 on field goals, 2-3 on 3 pointers to go along with 2 rebounds, 7 assists , 8 points. Jeremy Roach was 3-9 on field goals, 1-4 on 3 pointers to go along 2 rebounds, 4 assists , 1 steal, 9 points . Sean Stewart was 1-3 on field goals to go along with 4 rebounds, 1 steal, 1 block , 4 points . TJ Power like Sean Stewart was 1-3 on field goals, 1-2 on 3 pointers to go along with , 1 rebound, 3 points. Ryan Young was 3-3 on field goals to go along with 5 rebounds , 2 blocks, 6 points. Tyrese Proctor was 1-6 on field goals, 1-5 on 3 pointers to go along 6 rebounds, 5 assists , 1 steal, 1 block , 3 points. Jaylen Blakes was 0-1 on field goals, 0-1 on 3 pointers to go along with 1 rebound.

Following 11th ranked winning on the road at Pittsburgh Tuesday 75-53 with defense with offense from sophomore center Kyle Filipowski freshman guard Jared McCain who scored 26 points, 12 points Duke Head Coach Jon Scheyer had this to say about Kyle Filipowski about defending Pittsburgh . He’s a difference maker when he plays that way for our team , it totally changes the dynamic for our offense , our defense . I don’t think there’s anybody like him in the country when he plays that way. I thought our guards did a really good job defending the ball but Carrington (Carlton) also missed some shots . I thought it was the best we defended on the perimeter.

According to article on espn app by Associated Press.

Though, Duke Head Coach Jon Scheyer wasn’t the only Head Coach to share his thoughts following Duke’s 75-53 win over Pittsburgh as Pittsburgh Head Coach Jeff Capel did as well by saying I thought we got some good looks early . We missed some . They didn’t miss anything … Sometimes you have a game like this . You have learn from it and get better.

According to espn app

Where then Pittsburgh lost 75-53 because as a team they shot 32.8 % on field goals, 33.3 % on 3 pointers. Guillermo Diaz Graham was 1-6 on field goals, 1-2 on 3 pointers to go along with 8 rebounds , 1 assists , 5 steals, 7 points. Zack Austin was 5-11 on field goals, 1-5 on 3 pointers to go along with 2 rebounds , 2 steals , 2 blocks , 11 points. Blake Hinson was 3-8 on field goals, 3-7 on 3 pointers to go along with 2 rebounds , 9 points. Carlton Carrington was 4-16 on field goals, 2-9 on 3 pointers to go along 4 rebounds, 2 assists , 10 points Jaland Lowe was 3-10 on field goals, 1-2 on 3 pointers to go along 2 rebounds, 2 assists , 1 steal , 9 points.William Jeffress was 1-1 on field goals, 3 pointers to go along with 1 rebound, 1 steal , 3 points. Federiko Federiko was 1-1 on field goals to go along 4 rebounds , 3 assists , 2 steals , 2 points. Ishmael was 1-5 on field goals, 0-1 on 3 pointers to go along 1 assist , 2 points.

According to espn app

Duke comes into the Hoops 4 ALS finale ranked 7th in the week 11 AP Top 25 poll with record of 13-3 overall 4-1 in the Atlantic Coast Conference is 4th in the Atlantic Coast Conference standings behind Florida State though they won their previous game though then 11th ranked Duke was down 53 -43 with 14:35 remaining in the game Saturday 11th ranked Duke came back to to top Georgia Tech 84-79 in Durham.

As then 11th ranked Duke came back to to to win to top Georgia Tech 84-79 Saturday in Durham Kyle Filipowski was 10-24 on field goals 4-5 on 3 pointers to go along with 13 rebounds , 4 assists, 2 steals , 2 blocks, 30 points. Tyrese Proctor who was injured with 18:44 remaining the 1st half in the inaugural match up between Duke, Georgia Tech in Atlanta on December 2, 2023 was 5-10 on field goals, 3-5 on 3 pointers 1 rebound, 2 assists , 1 steal, 17 points. Caleb Foster was 1-3 on field goals, 3 pointers to go along 2 rebounds , 4 assists , 3 points . Jared McCain was 2-8 on field goals, 0-3 on 3 pointers to go along 4 rebounds , 6 points. Jeremy Roach who left the game with knee injury was 5-12 on field goals, 2-4 on 3 pointers to go along 3 assists, 2 steals , 18 points. Ryan Young was 4-5 on field goals to go along with 9 rebounds, 3 assists , 2 steals.

According to espn app

Though, 11th ranked Duke was playing without forward Mark Mitchell the entire game because of knee injury without guard Jeremy Roach for some of the game because of a right knee injury with 8:22 remaining in game . Jeremy Roach attempted to return to the game though couldn’t and returned to the sideline following brief visit to locker room.

Following 11th ranked Duke coming back to topping Georgia Tech 84-79 Duke Head Coach Jon Scheyer described his teams 84-79 win over Georgia Tech as gutsy while also providing updates on injured Duke sophomore forward Mark Mitchell Duke senior guard Jeremy Roach by saying that Mark Mitchell hasn’t been able to do much so we’ll take it step by step. We’ll see how he’s doing early this week.” As for Jeremy Roach Duke Head Coach Jon Scheyer said he is going to further testing the next couple days.

According to Stephen Wiseman News & Observer article https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/duke/article283968728.html

Pittsburgh comes into the Hoops 4 ALS finale with record of 10-7 overall 1-5 in the overall 4-1 in the Atlantic Coast Conference is 14th in in the Atlantic Coast Conference standings behind Notre Dame

Following Pittsburgh’s 69-58 loss to Syracuse on Tuesday January 16, 2024 freshman Jaland Lowe who was was 8-15 on field goals, 1-2 on 3 pointers to go along with 3 rebounds, 3 assists , 1 steal , 1 block, 20 points had this to say about facing pressure to win games!

We all want to win and that’s just the bottom of it. We just want to win. There’s no pressure from coach because we expect that

from our coach. He’s our example, we know what he’s done in the past. He holds us to a high standard and we just want to go out

and hold that standard for him and for ourselves.

According to https://pittsburghpanthers.com/documents/2024/1/16/Pitt_Quotes.pdf

Tip off is set for 8:00pm from Cameron Indoor Stadium!

The game is going to be televised on ACC Network with Wes Durham, Dan Bonner commentating!