Transitions Are Name Of Game For Duke As Jon Scheyer Is Now Head Coach, Assistant Coach Nolan Smith Is Leaving Duke To Become Associate Head Coach At Louisville To New Head Coach Kenny Payne

Transitions are name of the game for Duke as Jon Scheyer is now Head Coach. Assistant Coach Nolan Smith is leaving Duke to become Associate Head Coach at Louisville to new Head Coach Kenny Payne.

Jon Scheyer replaced Head Coach Mike Krzyzewski who retired after 42 seasons after Duke’s 77-81 loss to North Carolina in the National Semifinal in New Orleans at Caesars Superdome that is home to the NFL’s New Orleans Saints on Saturday.

As a player at Duke,

Jon Scheyer helped spark the Blue Devils to two ACC championships and the 2010 NCAA title as a player from 2007-10.

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, 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, 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.

“according to Jon Scheyer’s biography on goduke.com”

As a player at Duke,

Nolan Smith was A consensus first-team All-American and ACC Player of the Year in 2011, Smith helped lead Duke to three consecutive ACC championships (2009-11) and the 2010 NCAA title during his tenure as a student-athlete.

He was a two-time All-ACC selection (2010-11) and was named ACC Tournament MVP as a senior in 2011. Smith led the ACC in scoring in his final season and his 764 points that year still rank as the ninth-best total in program history.

In helping propel Duke to its fourth national championship in 2010, Smith was named Most Outstanding Player at the NCAA South Regional in Houston and earned a place on the All-Final Four Team after the Blue Devils cut down the nets in Indianapolis.

As an Assistant Coach at Duke

Nolan Smith helped the Blue Devils claim the ACC regular season title outright with a 16-4 mark in conference play. After advancing to the championship game of the ACC Tournament, Duke won four straight games in the NCAA Tournament to punch its ticket to the Final Four for the 17th time in program history.

“according to Nolan Smith’s biography on goduke.com”

Louisville’s new Head Coach Kenny Payne, Nolan Smith’s late father Derek Smith played against each other in the offseason league that once ranged every summer at Atherton High School.

“according to Rick Bozich’s article on WDRB.com”