Jon Scheyer's Final Season As Associate Head Coach To Mike Krzyzewski Begins Today As Duke Host Winston -Salem State For Exhibition Game Because In April 2023 Jon Scheyer's Going To Be The Head Coach
Jon Scheyer has had many roles within the Duke Men’s Basketball Program!
He’s been a Player, Special Assistant, Assistant Coach, currently is the Associate Head Coach to Head Coach Mike Krzyzewski!
Today Jon Scheyer begins his final season as Associate Head Coach to Mike Krzyzewski as Duke host Winston -Salem State for exhibition game in Durham before Duke begins the regular season on November 9, 2021 verses Kentucky at Madison Square Garden in New York in the State Farm Champions Classic!
Why?
Because in April 2023 Jon Scheyer is going to be the Head Coach Of The Duke Men’s Basketball Program!
Why?
Because Mike Krzyzewski is retiring after the 2021-2022 season!
As a player, Jon Scheyer was one of the most versatile players in Duke history, concluding his playing career as the only player in school history to record at least 2,000 points, 500 rebounds, 400 assists, 250 three-point field goals and 200 steals. He averaged 14.4 points per game while scoring in double figures 114 times (sixth-most in Duke history) and leading the Blue Devils to a 115-29 (.799) record.
A two-time team captain, Jon Scheyer scored 2,077-career points and still ranks 10th on Duke’s all-time scoring list. He ranks third in Duke history in free throws made (608), fourth in free throw percentage (.861) and three-point field goals made (297) and sixth in free throw attempts (706). He played in 144 consecutive games, tied for the second-longest streak in Duke history.
As a senior in 2010, Jon Scheyer averaged 18.2 points, 4.9 assists and 1.6 steals per game from the point guard position to spark Duke to a 35-5 record and its fourth national championship. He was a consensus second-team All-American and a first-team All-ACC pick in his final season after starting all 40 contests and scoring in double figures in all but two games on the year.
Jon Scheyer was named MVP of the ACC Tournament as a junior in 2009, averaging 21.7 points and 4.0 rebounds as Duke took home the title.
As a coach Jon Scheyer,
Helped mentor Tyus Jones in Duke’s 2015 national title season, as the Blue Devils finished the year ranked third nationally in adjusted offensive efficiency. Jones was named the Final Four Most Outstanding Player in Indianapolis and was a first-round pick in the 2015 NBA Draft after just one college season.
In 2017, Scheyer helped mold Luke Kennard into a consensus All-American after a breakout sophomore season that saw him rank second in the ACC in scoring and three-point field goal percentage. He also helped develop Frank Jackson into one of the most dynamic young guards in the country during the 2016-17 campaign.
Kennard and Jackson were selected 12th and 31st overall, respectively, in the 2017 NBA Draft.
After Grayson Allen finished his career in 2018 as the 12th-leading scorer in Duke history with 1,996 points, he was drafted in the first round by the Utah Jazz. Allen joined Scheyer as two of just five Blue Devils in history with 1,900 or more points, 400 or more rebounds and 400 or more assists (Grant Hill, Danny Ferry, Johnny Dawkins).
The 2019 campaign saw Tyus’ brother Tre enjoy a breakout year as a freshman by setting the program’s single-season record for assist-to-turnover ratio (3.62), while establishing himself as one of the nation’s premier defensive players. Jones’ classmate, RJ Barrett, finished his remarkable freshman season at Duke as a consensus first-team All-American, the USA Today National Player of the Year, and the overall No. 3 selection in the NBA Draft.
Barrett broke a myriad of program and ACC records, including both the Duke and conference freshman scoring record with 860 points. His 860 points were surpassed on the program’s single-season scoring list by only J.J. Redick’s 964 points as a senior in 2006. Barrett averaged 22.6 points and was the only major conference player in 2018-19 to score 13+ points in every game of the season.
Under Scheyer’s guidance, Tre Jones parlayed his phenomenal freshman season into a decorated sophomore campaign that ended with him as the 2020 ACC Player of the Year, the ACC Defensive Player of the Year, and an All-American. After two seasons as the starting point guard, Jones declared for the NBA Draft, leaving Duke as the program’s career record-holder in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.88) and ranking third in assists per game (5.8).
”according to Jon Scheyer’s biography on goduke.com”
On November 1, 2012 Duke, Winston-Salem State played an exhibition game in Durham!
In that game then Senior forward Mason Plumlee scored 19 points and freshmen Amile Jefferson and Rasheed Sulaimon combined for 25 points to lead Duke to a 69-45 exhibition win over Winston-Salem State.
Mason Plumlee also reached double figures in the rebound column while registering 7-for-7 shooting from the field. Jefferson tallied 13 points, five boards and a block, and fellow rookie Sulaimon went 4-for-8 from the floor in the first half on his way to a 12-point output.
Sophomore guard Quinn Cook scored four of the Blue Devils' first six points of the contest, including a layup off a Plumlee steal in the early minutes. Freshman Alex Murphy took a turnover by the Rams the other way for a dunk, and Cook added a wide open trey a short while later, keying a 13-2 run by the squad.
Strong play at both ends of the floor helped Duke widen its lead to 27-10 with five minutes remaining in the half. Plumlee and senior forward Ryan Kelly each notched a pair of blocks, and the Blue Devils held Winston-Salem State to just one field goal over the final 10 minutes of the period to send Duke into the locker room at halftime with a 36-13 advantage. Plumlee led all players at the break with 11 points on 5-for-5 shooting from the field. The senior forward also grabbed six boards over the first 12 minutes of action, and Sulaimon added eight points and an assist. The Blue Devils shot 42.1 percent (16-of-38) from the floor and went 3-for-5 at the free throw line in the opening half. A tip-in by Plumlee three minutes into the second period pushed Duke's lead to 42-17. Winston-Salem State's Justin Glover hit a three-pointer with 13:45 remaining and Joe Thompson added a layup on the next possession to pull the Rams within 21, but that was the closest the visiting squad would come to closing the deficit during the second half. Jefferson reached double-digit scoring midway through the period, converting a three-point play after Sulaimon found him under the basket for a layup. The Blue Devils also continued to play aggressively on defense, forcing six more turnovers by the Rams. Sulaimon drove through the lane for wide-open look with 6:58 to go, and junior guard Seth Curry sank a layup less than a minute later to give Duke its largest lead of the night at 61-32. Curry came off the bench to contribute four points, two steals and an assist after sitting out the season-opening Blue-White game and the Blue Devils' first exhibition contest against Western Washington. Cook finished with nine points, while Kelly added five points, eight rebounds and two blocks. Junior Josh Hairston and Murphy grabbed six and five boards, respectively, and junior Tyler Thornton went 4-for-4 at the charity stripe to end the night with four points. As a team, Duke shot 39.1 percent from the floor and went 18-for-24 at the free throw line. Wykevin Bazemore paced the Rams with 11 points and a game-high 17 rebounds, while Glover finished with nine points and eight boards. Thompson added five points and two steals for Winston-Salem State.
“according to an article on goduke.com”
In that game on November 1, 2012 Winston -Salem State lost to Duke by a score of 45-69!
WyKevin Bazemore scored 11 points and pulled down a game high 17 rebounds, but it was not enough as the Duke Blue Devils rolled the Winston-Salem State Rams, 69-45 in an exhibition game at Cameron indoor Stadium.Played in front of 9314 rowdy Cameron Crazies and WSSU fans, Winston-Salem State fell behind early inthe first half and had to battle to keep the game within reach.The Duke Blue Devils took a 36-13 lead into the locker room at halftime.But he WSSU Rams regrouped and battled Duke to an almost even second half, as WyKevin Bazemoe's rebounding and put backs, along with some very good defense, allowed the Rams to make it game.Eight different Rams scored in the second half to make it respectable, and Bazemore added 12 secondhalf rebounds to catch the eye of Duke Hall of Fame coach, Mike Krzyzewski.Justtin Glover finihsed with nine points, eight rebounds, one steal and one blocked shot, while Stephone Platt added six points and two rebounds. Joseph Thompson added five points, two steals and a rebound, and Marcus Wells added four points three assiststwo steal and a rebound.Duke was led by Mason Plumlee's 19 points and 10 rebounds, while Amile Jefferson chipped in 13 points and five rebounds. Rashees Sulaimon added 12 points and three rebounds for the #8 ranked Blue Devils."Winston-Salem State did a really good job of running their offense, and you have to defend it for a longer period of time", says Duke Head Coach, Mike Krzyzewski. "The last two games we have given up too many offensive rebounds but one thing, what an incredible performance by [Wykevin] Bazemore. He was the rookie of the year last year, a third of their offensive rebounds as a freshman and today he was spectacular. He has got to be only 6-foot-4 or 6-foot-5 but he was all over the place. That is one of the reasons that we didn't rebound as well is that kid was really hungry."
Duke, Winston -Salem State are playing another exhibition against one another as Duke host Winston -Salem State for exhibition game today in Durham.
Tip off is set for 1:30pm from Cameron Indoor Stadium!
The exhibition game between Duke, Winston -Salem State is going to be televised on ACC Network Extra!