How VCU’s Jesse Pellot-Rosa became an example for any team coached by Jeff Capel

November 12, 2024 by Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Pitt basketball coach Jeff Capel with his former walk-on player at VCU, Jesse Pellot-Rosa
Pitt basketball coach Jeff Capel with his former walk-on player at VCU, Jesse Pellot-Rosa

When Jeff Capel called his VCU players together for the 2003-04 season, he didn’t pay much attention to the walk-ons. But if Capel didn’t notice walk-on Jesse Pellot-Rosa at the time, he surely got to know him later.