BOONE, N.C. (AP) -Appalachian State has hired Jason Capel as its men’s basketball coach.
Capel replaces Buzz Peterson, who left for UNC Wilmington after his second stint with the Mountaineers lasted just one season. Capel was an assistant to Peterson last year.
T and Fayetteville State before moving on as an assistant with the NBA’s Charlotte Bobcats.
Jason’s brother, Jeff III, is the head coach at Oklahoma.
The 30-year-old Capel is believed to be the nation’s youngest Division I head coach, three months younger than Wisconsin-Green Bay’s Brian Wardle.
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