Jon Scheyer may lead one of college basketball’s preeminent powers, but he is still relatively new at this head-coaching thing. The former Duke guard has gone a combined 124-25 overall and 65-13 in ACC play over his four seasons leading his alma mater’s basketball program. He has reached two Elite Eights and gotten the Blue Devils to one Final Four, all before the age of 40. We cannot overlook this…
It is why former Duke star Jay Bilas went to bat for his guy when interviewed by PFSN late last month.
“Jon Scheyer has done an amazing job at Duke. In the four years he’s been head coach, I mean, he reached the Final Four, a couple of Elite Eights. It’s been really remarkable, and he’s done it with different rosters each year. Duke is still getting these superstar freshmen and then putting more experienced players around them, and I think it’s worked out really well…