The credit starts with its new coach", 2010 NCAA Men's Basketball Consensus All-Americans, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jon_Scheyer&oldid=1148387078, All-American college men's basketball players, American expatriate basketball people in Israel, American expatriate basketball people in Spain, Duke Blue Devils men's basketball coaches, Duke Blue Devils men's basketball players, Israeli Basketball Premier League players, Parade High School All-Americans (boys' basketball), Articles with dead external links from February 2019, Pages containing links to subscription-only content, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0. All rights reserved. Even Kevin Garnett's not a factor. [43] As a point guard, he averaged 19.7 points and 2.5 assists per game, and committed 1 turnover a game. As a player and assistant coach, Jon learned from the very best in Mike Krzyzewski. "My coach has a lot of confidence in me to say something like that. "He is just an astonishing player," Nikcevich said. Andy Wittry has written for Stadium, SI.com, Sporting News, the Indianapolis Star, Louisville Courier-Journal and Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. "I mean, it's great, but they mean nothing. That didn't quite work out, which only proves even Scheyer can't have everything. Scheyer was so upset by the Proviso West loss, which ended a 35-game Spartans winning streak, that he barely slept Wednesday night. He scored in seemingly every way imaginable and then some. "The records are special to me because of how great the tournament is. Scheyer helped mentor Tyus Jones to Final Four Most Outstanding Player honors and an NBA first-round pick in 2015. Five years later, Tyus brother Tre was named both the ACC Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year after a remarkable 2020 campaign. But he chose Duke over Illinois, Arizona and Wisconsin because in his eyes, Krzyzewski gave him the best chance of reaching the Final Four. [33] Working in favor of Duke, however, was the fact that its assistant coach Chris Collins had also attended Glenbrook North. He is stepping into huge shoes. Authorities searching for two missing teen girls found the bodies of 7 people on a rural Oklahoma property. With an emphasis on defense and rebounding, the Blue Devils ranked top-20 in nearly every rebounding statistic and were top 30 defensively. Jon Scheyer is a rarity among college head coaches. He finished the game with a total of 52 points. Jon Scheyer's fifth foul came with 6.6 seconds left and his team on the wrong side of a score for just the 16th time since he began walking the halls at Northbrook's Glenbrook North High. [128], On June 2, 2021, it was announced that Scheyer would become Duke's next head basketball coach after Mike Krzyzewski's retirement following the end of the 202122 season. Converts four-point play. 1 selections Zion Williamson in 2019 and Paolo Banchero in 2022. - In an 85-79 quarterfinal upset loss to Proviso West the next day, Scheyer had 52 points, including a mind-boggling 21 points in 75 seconds during the last two minutes of the game. Scheyer does very well the two most important things in basketball. He can hit runners while shooting back across his body. "I don't care about that stuff," said Scheyer, who earlier in the week had broken the tournament career and single-game scoring marks. But he chose Duke over Illinois, Arizona and Wisconsin. And that's another factor in what I said. Hes the only player in Illinois high school history whos in the all-time top 20 in total points, assists and steals. The next season, Duke barely slipped past 15th-seeded Belmont in the first round, winning by just a point, before losing to seventh-seeded West Virginia in the second. [96][97] After some additional time off to recover from his injury, on February 17, 2011, Scheyer signed a contract with the Rio Grande Valley Vipers, the Houston Rockets D-League team, which had 16 games left in their season. I think hes going to do a great job. "Jon just makes his teammates so much better. Max Strus and Jimmy Butler scored 31 points apiece, and the Miami Heat got into the playoffs by rallying in the final minutes to beat the Chicago Bulls 102-91 in an Eastern Conference play-in game . Taking an active role in the Durham community, he and Marcelle began the Scheyer Kid Captain program in 2022-23. He led St. Joe's to the 1979 state title game. Considering his experience in such an unenviable role, Hall once joked that the Bruins should have hired him instead of Bartow. Division regular season champion [105] "I am really excited to take the next step in my basketball career and go play for Maccabi Tel Aviv," said Scheyer. During the same year, Scheyer was voted as one of the 100 Legends of the IHSA Boys Basketball Tournament, a group of former players and coaches in honor of the 100 anniversary of the IHSA boys basketball tournament. He gets teased about the remark, but Scheyer's four days at Proviso West, added to his performance during North's state championship run last March, has clearly put the guard among the state's all-time elite players. Those accomplishments were easy. "Picking the best player ever in this state? Illinois Prep Bulls-eye. Here's all you need to know: Jon Scheyer scored 21 points in 75 seconds in front of 3990 fans. Heres all you need to know: Jon Scheyer scored 21 points in 75 seconds in front of 3990 fans. "[19], In his career, he played in 144 consecutive games (most in team history, tied with Chris Duhon), played 4,759 minutes (3rd in both Duke and ACC history, behind Bobby Hurley), had an .861 free throw percentage (3rd in Duke history, and 6th in ACC history), sank 604 free throws (3rd in Duke history, behind Christian Laettner and Redick), 297 3-pointers (4th in school history, ahead of Bobby Hurley, and 10th in ACC history), played 144 games (tied for 4th on Duke's all-time list with Duhon), and had 114 double-figure scoring games (5th all-time at Duke, ahead of Mike Gminski and Grant Hill). DUKE VICE PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICSNINA KING Duke associate head coach Jon Scheyer will succeed Mike Krzyzewski. Former Duke All-American and two-time team captain Jon Scheyer was named the 20th head coach in Duke University's Follow @JonScheyer Bio last updated April 2023 Former Duke All-American and. Follow @JonScheyer Bio last updated April 2023 Former Duke All-American and two-time team captain Jon Scheyer was named the . Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction? A two-time team captain, Scheyer scored 2,077-career points and still ranks 10th on Dukes all-time scoring list. The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy. College Honors: Co-captain, 2009, 2010;Consensus Second Team All-America, 2010;All-NCAA Final Four Team, 2010; First Team All-ACC, 2010;NCAA Tournament All-South Region, 2010;ACC Tournament MVP, 2009;All-Preseason NIT, 2009; First Team ACC All-Tournament, 2009, 2010 His remarkable 21-points-in-75-seconds outburst in the 2005 Proviso West holiday tournament remains a You Tube classic. Become a fan of Dime Magazine on Facebook HERE. 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Scheyer still ended up winning Illinois' Mr. Basketball by a landslide that season, setting several state records and scoring 21 points in 75 seconds in one game. Follow Aron on Twitter at @the_real_aron. Hall replaced Adolph Rupp at Kentucky in 1972, three years before UCLA tabbed Bartow to replace Wooden. As a former player, I am thrilled that one of us is taking the mantle. FORMER BLUE DEVIL BILLY KING Scheyer ranks third in Duke history with 608 free throws made in his career and fourth in career free throw percentage at 86.1 percent. He was a coachs player. "He was devastated by the loss," said Weber, whose team hadn't fallen since last year's Proviso West event. Scheyer went undrafted, and his playing career suffered a devastating blow when he took a poke to his right eye during an NBA summer-league game, suffering nerve damage and a detached retina that required surgery. His previous roles with the Blue Devils include special assistant, assistant coach and the previous three years as associate head coach. This week marks the fourth anniversary of Scheyer's momentous scoring burst, which ended in a tournament-record 52 points. One of them just happened to be Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski. Simply put, Jon Scheyer is Duke. He ranks third in Duke history in free throws made (608), fourth in free throw percentage (.861; 10th in ACC history) and three-point field goals made (297; 13th in ACC history) and sixth in free throw attempts (706). You can watch the incredible sequence below. It's in my ear the whole time and it's hard to block out. It's disappointing we didn't win.". I'm not saying he's going to be the best college player or the best pro.". That wasn't my vision. He makes really good decisions with the ball, whether it's a pass, a shot, or the time on the clock. Rockford Boylan coach Steve Goers was quick to throw Buckner's ample frame into the ring. But with Scheyer averaging 18.2 points per game as a senior captain, Duke won 18 of its final 19 games, the last of which being a 61-59 win over Butler in the national championship game that was secured only when Gordon Haywards half-court heave bounded off the rim. [16][88][89] He needed five stitches to close a cut to his right eyelid, his eye's optic nerve was injured, and he suffered a tear in its retina, which was surgically reattached. Before turning 35. The 6-5 guard led Carver into the 1962 title game. Scheyer was the only non-senior among those First Team All-State selections and was the only underclassman on any of the first three All-State squads. That's how it is with the great ones. 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He shot 11-of-13 and hit a career-best seven 3-pointers while grabbing eight rebounds and getting nine assists. By season's end, Scheyer looks to add more state hardware and leapfrog most of the remaining of names on that scoring list. There's never a time in a game when I feel I'm winded. [91], On October 9, he was waived. The SPORTS REFERENCE and STATHEAD trademarks are owned exclusively by Sports Reference LLC. Do you have a blog? Twenty-one points in 75 seconds and 52 points in all. What's more, Scheyer is 12th on the all-time steals list at 293, and at 468 assists is 89 from joining the IHSA's all-time top five. Jon Scheyer Scheyer in 2009 Duke Blue Devils Position Head coach League Atlantic Coast Conference Personal information Born (1987-08-24) August 24, 1987(age 35) Northbrook, Illinois, U.S. named head coach of the Duke mens basketball team. [74][75], For the season, he has also led the nation in assist/turnover ratio. [55], With 2:37 remaining, Scheyer hit a 3-pointer to put Duke ahead 6761. He knows what to do, how to do it and when to do it. Follow @JonScheyer Famed multisport star scored 969 points in 1941 and 834 the next season. He closed his career as the fourth-leading scorer in Illinois high school basketball history with 3,034 points. Steals inbounds, lays in bucket and is fouled at 1:10. But its happened just once since 2002. Scheyer rose to national fame in his senior year by scoring 21 points in 75 seconds of play during a one-man comeback effort in the last minute and a half of a high school game against Proviso West High School, in an effort to keep alive his team's 35-game winning streak. 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Jon cares about whats going on with other people. His 2.98 assist-to-turnover ratio in 2010 is the third-best single-season mark in Duke history. Northbrook Glenbrook North senior Jon Scheyer scored 21 in a 1:15 span of the fourth quarter of an 85-79 loss to the hosts on Dec. 28, 2005, at the Proviso West Holiday Tournament. My sister worked for the Blackhawks, and in between periods, I did one of those shooting-the-puck things. But Krzyzewski said Thursday that Scheyer, whos only 33, will be more than up to the task, just as Krzyzewski eventually was up to the task when Duke hired him at the age of 33 in 1980. "I am looking forward to the opportunity to play for a team with such great tradition. He holds finals records for blocked shots in a title game and in a career. This past season, however, Duke had the worst ACC finish in Coach Ks illustrious career. A two-time Gatorade Illinois Player of the Year, Scheyer was named to the 100 Legends of Illinois Basketball in 2007. In accepting Dukes head-coaching position a year before taking the helm, Scheyer was able to fully recruit the nation's No. Winner. As a junior, he averaged 26 points, five rebounds, and five assists. A breakdown of thefeat. Coach K was bigger than Duke, and replacing him is a nearly impossible task. Authorities searching for two missing teen girls found the bodies of 7 people on a rural Oklahoma property.

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