SMU hiring Chris Capko to Andy Enfield's staff
SMU is hiring Andy Enfield’s top assistant to join the basketball program as sources confirm USC associate head coach Chris Capko will head to Dallas.
Capko was promoted to Associate Head Coach for the USC men’s basketball program by head coach Andy Enfield on Aug. 30, 2021, after serving as an assistant coach since April 22, 2016.
He has been a perfect fit for Enfield’s staff of energetic and talented coaches who are laying a great foundation for the program through strong recruiting. Capko was one of three college assistants in 2019 brought in for a feature broadcast by AthleticDirectorU to discuss the tough issues facing the game today. In 2023, Capko was one of a few select individuals invited to attend the NCAA Champion Forum for the development of leadership skills and learn what it takes to be a successful head coach. In December of 2023, Capko was cited by The Athletic as one of 21 assistant coaches to watch in all of college basketball.
Capko, who served as the USC Director of Operations during the 2014 and 2015 seasons, returned to the Trojans after spending the 2015-16 season as an assistant coach for Florida International University (FIU).
Before he came to USC as the Director of Operations, Capko spent two seasons as an assistant men’s basketball coach at Georgia Southern (2012 and 2013) and as an assistant coach at Stetson (2010 and 2011).
Before his stint at Stetson, Capko served as a graduate assistant at Marshall where he assisted in the day-to-day operations of the program, monitoring academic progress of the players, weight training, conditioning, film exchange and assisting with the recruiting process.
As a player, Capko spent his first semester in the basketball program at the University of Florida under Billy Donovan. He later transferred to USF in Tampa where he played for three years. As a junior he was fifth in the Big East in assists and as a senior he was the Bulls’ team captain.
