Why Duke Head Coach Jon Scheyer Should Consider Promoting Mike Schrage From Special Assistant To Assistant Coach Following Amile Jefferson Becoming Assistant Coach For Boston In NBA
Mike Schrage is a familiar face to Duke fans, spectators because he been on the Duke staff before.
From 1999-2008 he was on Mike Krzyzewski’s coaching staff. He was the teams academic, recruiting coordinator from 1999 -2008. Then he was the director of basketball operations from 2002 -2008.
“according Stephen Wiseman’s article on newsobserver.com”
Then Mike Schrage left Duke in 2008 he was an Assistant Coach for Johhny Dawkins who then was at Stanford for eight seasons and now the Head Coach of University Of Central Florida. (UCF). Then he was an Assistant Coach at Butler where he spent one season in 2016-2017 season. There, he helped the Bulldogs to a 25-9 record and a second-place finish in the BIG EAST while reaching the Sweet 16 for the first time since its 2011 run to the national championship game. Along the way, the fourth-seeded Bulldogs beat Winthrop and Middle Tennessee State before falling to eventual national champion North Carolina. Schrage also helped Butler sign its highest-rated class in program history.
On April 5, 2019 Mike Schrage was named Head Coach of Elon where he was the Head Coach for three seasons .
As the Head Coach of Elon Schrage went 33-52 at Elon, leading the Phoenix to the CAA championship game in 2021. Elon defeated Towson, top-seeded James Madison and Hofstra over the course of three consecutive days. The Phoenix eventually lost to Drexel 63-56 in the finals.Elon went 10-22 during the 2021-22 season, playing three teams that advanced to the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament – Duke, North Carolina and Arkansas. The Phoenix also played Florida, West Virginia and Ole Miss during a non-conference campaign rated as the 12th- most difficult in the country by KenPom.com.
“according to Mike Schrange’s biography on elonphoenix.com
Mike Schrange returned to Duke, joined Jon Scheyer’s coaching staff as Special Assistant to Head Coach Jon Scheyer. Jon Scheyer replaced Mike Krzyzewski as Head Coach of Duke after Duke’s 81-77 loss in the National semifinal in New Orleans because Mike Krzyzewski retired following the 2021-2022 season.
As Jon Scheyer was coaching his inaugural as Duke Head Coach in 2022-2023 season Mike Schrage was Special Assistant to Duke Head Coach Jon Scheyer.
Recently,
Amile Jefferson who was an Assistant Coach for Duke Head Coach Jon Scheyer in 2022-2023 season recently became an Assistant Coach for Boston in NBA!
There Amile Jefferson is going Assistant Coach to Head Coach Joe Mazzulla!
With that mind, this question comes to mind!
Duke Head Coach Jon Scheyer promoting Mike Schrage who was Special Assistant to him last season to replace Amile Jefferson who is now Assistant Coach for Boston, Joe Mazzulla in NBA?
Right now I don’t the answer to that question though what I think is that Mike Schrage would be a great Assistant Coach to Jon Scheyer given the many experiences, roles he has had within the Duke program over the years including his role this past season as Special Assistant to Head Coach Jon Scheyer and he has coaching experience though as a Head Coach as he was Head Coach of Elon before returning to Duke to become Special Assistant to Duke Head Coach Jon Scheyer.