The latest group of McDonald’s All-Americans were wrapping up a practice in Atlanta and about to participate in that event’s media day festivities when news started to trickle out that Duke assistant coach Jeff Capel was going to be the next head coach at Pittsburgh.
The Blue Devils had four future players at the McDonald’s Game — RJ Barrett, Tre Jones, Cam Reddish and Zion Williamson — and all four wished Capel well on that day in late March.
“I’m extremely excited for him,” Jones said then. “I feel like he’s going to do really well with the Pittsburgh program and hopefully get them in the right direction.