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Coaching Staff

Jackson Capel
Assistant Coach

Newly named Evangel men's basketball coach Bert Capel wasted little time in selecting the first member of his coaching staff, announcing the addition of Jackson Capel as assistant coach on Friday (April 16) afternoon.

"I'm excited that Jackson will be joining our staff, working alongside me to continue the tradition of excellence here at Evangel," Bert Capel said. "He's already had a significant impact on this program as a player, and I look forward to having him share his passion for EU with our student-athletes."

Jackson Capel, the younger brother of the new EU head coach, returns to his alma mater where he was a three-time NAIA All-American and remains the program's all-time leading scorer (2,337). A four-time All-Heart of America Athletic Conference selection, he still holds several Evangel records, including most three-pointers in a game, single-season, and career.

After earning his degree from EU, he played professionally for nine seasons in Spain, Germany, and Switzerland. He was part of a championship team in the Spanish LEB Gold League during the 2016-17 season and was named to Eurobasket.com all-league teams in Germany and Switzerland.

Most recently, he served as an assistant coach at NCAA Division II member Palm Beach Atlantic University during an abbreviated 2020-21 season.

Before heading to PBA, Capel spent two seasons as an assistant at Indiana University-East, where the Red Wolves went 23-10 and 26-9 with back-to-back trips to the NAIA National Tournament. Prior to his time at IU-East, he coached one season at Cincinnati Christian in the River States Conference.

Capel has also been inducted into the Evangel Hall of Fame (2020) and the Northern Kentucky Sports Hall of Fame (2019). He graduated from Evangel in 2009 with a degree in business management and earned his master's degree from the University of the Cumberlands in 2020.