| Mike Capaccio | |
| Current Title: | Athletic director |
| Current Team: | The Citadel Bulldogs |
| Current Conference: | Southern Conference |
| Birth Date: | 17 December 1957 |
| Birth Place: | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Player Sport1: | Basketball |
| Player Years1: | 1976–1978 |
| Player Team1: | Madison |
| Player Years2: | 1978–1980 |
| Player Team2: | Mary |
| Coach Sport1: | Basketball |
| Coach Years1: | 1982–1988 |
| Coach Team1: | McHenry (Asst.) |
| Coach Years2: | 1988–1998 |
| Coach Team2: | Indian Hills (Asst.) |
| Coach Years3: | 1998–1999 |
| Coach Team3: | Indian Hills |
| Coach Years4: | 1999–2002 |
| Coach Team4: | UNC Wilmington (Asst.) |
| Admin Years1: | 2002–2004 |
| Admin Team1: | UNC Wilmington (Asst. AD) |
| Admin Years2: | 2004–2007 |
| Admin Team2: | UNC Wilmington |
| Admin Years3: | 2010–2012 |
| Admin Team3: | Brunswick Community College Foundation (CEO) |
| Admin Years4: | 2012–2018 |
| Admin Team4: | The Citadel (VP Athl. Dev.) |
| Admin Years5: | 2018–present |
| Admin Team5: | The Citadel |
| Overall Record: | 38–1 |
| Championships: | NJCAA National Champion: 1997, 1998, 1999 |
| Awards: | 1999 NJCAA National Coach of the Year |
Mike Capaccio (born December 17, 1957) is an American athletics administrator, currently serving as athletic director of The Citadel Bulldogs in Charleston, South Carolina. He was named to that position in 2018. He previously served as athletic director at UNC Wilmington for two years, and as CEO of the Brunswick Community College Foundation.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
Capaccio played basketball at Madison College for two years before completing his eligibility at the University of Mary. He was known as an excellent rebounder, and led the NAIA in rebounding his senior year, a mark that remains among the top ten season performances in the Mary record book through 2020 and earning a Madison Hall of Fame induction in 1993.[7]
Following his graduation from the University of Mary, Capaccio became an assistant coach with McHenry College. He worked there for six years before moving to Indian Hills Community College. He served with the Warriors for 11 seasons, the last of which was as head coach. In his final three seasons with the Warriors, the team won the NJCAA National Championship each year, and Capaccio was named NJCAA Coach of the Year. He next moved to UNC Wilmington as Director of Basketball Operations, moving from a two-year college to NCAA Division I.
After three years of coaching at UNCW, Capaccio became Executive Director of the Seahawk Club, the University's athletic fundraising arm. In 2004, he became interim Athletic Director, and became permanent AD in 2005, capping a rise from Director of Basketball Operations to Athletic Director in just five years. After failing to agree to a contract extension with head men's basketball coach Brad Brownell, Capaccio was terminated in 2007. He later served as CEO of the Brunswick Community College Foundation for two years before moving to The Citadel Foundation as Vice President of Athletic Development. After a short stint as interim Athletic Director, he was named to the top job in 2018.