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. This much we know about high school basketball icon Jon Scheyer: . This is the guy who scored 21 points in 75 seconds at the Proviso West Tournament in 2005. Hall replaced Adolph Rupp at Kentucky in 1972, three years before UCLA tabbed Bartow to replace Wooden. It was absolutely breathtaking, and athleticism had nothing to do with it." That wasn't my vision. I think [Scheyer] is the best player ever to play high school basketball in Illinois, Dave Weber, the Glenbrook North coach at the time, said before Scheyers senior season. He takes in stride the rock-and-roll atmosphere created by his success. Jon is not just committed to Dukes passion for excellence in athletics and academics, he has lived it. [103][104][105][106] Maccabi Tel Aviv was 261 in 201011, and included NBA guard Jordan Farmar and former American college players Richard Hendrix (Alabama), Shawn James (Duquesne), and David Blu (University of Southern California). "When your best player is also your hardest worker, you give thanks. 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. Bio last updated April 2023 The injury wasnt career-ending, though. He was the 4th-leading scorer in Illinois high school history and led the school's team to a state championship in 2005. Scheyer started only once during his sophomore year, but played in all 34 games. Jonathan James Scheyer (/a.r/, born August 24, 1987) is an American basketball coach and former professional player who is the head coach for the Duke Blue Devils of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). [74][75], For the season, he has also led the nation in assist/turnover ratio. The 2023-24 class is projected to be top-two in the nation. 1 selections Zion Williamson in 2019 and Paolo Banchero in 2022. [23] In the team's 36 games, Scheyer led the Blue Devils in minutes, free throws, free throw percentage, 3-point field goals, 3-point field goal percentage (.395), assists, and assists per game (2.8). He was also named to the century-list, the "100 Legends of Illinois Basketball (19082007)". 2 -- NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS (2010, 2015) FORMER BLUE DEVIL, HARVARD COACH TOMMY AMAKER, 27.6-- AVERAGE NUMBER OF VICTORIES PER SEASON WHILE AT DUKE ". [31], Scheyer was a 2006 Inductee into the National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame. He really is. The only four-time all-Chicago pick played in one finals game in 1975. Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Scheyer is one of 608 DI men's basketball players who scored at least 2,000 points in their college careers. All rights reserved, The All 22 - An Inside Look at Duke Football. [17][18] Scheyer was known as the "Jewish Jordan", and the Spartans' state championship team is the only high school state championship basketball squad in the nation known to have included an all-Jewish starting line-up. In accepting Dukes head-coaching position a year before taking the helm, Scheyer was able to fully recruit the nation's No. Coach K says retirement was family decision years in the making, Ranking Mike Krzyzewski's 10 best Duke men's basketball teams, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. [57], Duke won the national championship with a 6159 victory over Butler, as Scheyer scored 5 of the team's last 10 points. The 6-foot, 6-inch, blond, squared-jawed face of Illinois high school basketball cries. Weber has been quoted calling Scheyer the best player in Illinois high school basketball history. Scheyer helped mentor Tyus Jones to Final Four Most Outstanding Player honors and an NBA first-round pick in 2015. We'll build the success at Glenbrook North." But he chose Duke over Illinois, Arizona and Wisconsin. "It was a learning experience," Scheyer said. Are they headed for Illinois? Keep up with the latest storylines, expert analysis, highlights, scores and more. Each era had its great high school players, each bringing to the argument something better than the next. "The records are special to me because of how great the tournament is. Second in voting for the ACC Player of the Year Award, to, 3x Illinois All-State First Team selection, 2x Illinois Hoops Player of the Year (2005 & 2006), 2006 Illinois Prep Bullseye Player of the Year, 2x All-ACC Tournament First Team (2009 & 2010), 2010 Lowe's Senior All-American First Team, This page was last edited on 5 April 2023, at 21:31. I don't know all the names [of those] who have hit 2,000, but it's a great list to be part of. Scheyer also improved as a play-maker as a senior, posting a career-best 25.8-percent assist rate, which means he assisted on roughly one out of every four baskets Duke made when he was on the floor. He made at least one 3-pointer in 38 of the 39 games he played in as a senior, including 29 games with multiple threes. Had 14 points, a career-high five steals, three rebounds and an assist against Georgia Tech (2/18) Scored a season-high 26 points against North Carolina (2/7), hitting 8-of-18 field goals,. College Degree: B.A., History, Duke, 2010 [90][91][92], Sidelined initially with an eye patch and incapacitating headaches, he ultimately returned to the court wearing protective goggles to protect his eyes. Jon Scheyer scored 21 points in 75 seconds in a game when he was a senior in high school. His 2,285 points are top 50 all-time. I could not be more excited for Jon and for the opportunity that he has in front of him to continue the great tradition of Duke Basketball. He was a McDonald's and Parade All-American in high school. His teams won 58 straight over a two-year stretch. Andy Wittry has written for Stadium, SI.com, Sporting News, the Indianapolis Star, Louisville Courier-Journal and Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Scheyer, a two-time Gatorade Illinois Player of the Year and an Illinois Mr. Basketball honoree, ultimately chose Duke over Illinois. [98] On March 14, he had a D-League career-high 21 points and 7 assists against Sioux Falls Skyforce, the next night he broke those personal records with 24 points and 8 assists, and four nights later he scored a new career-high 27 points which included five three-pointers. Scheyer did score six points, enough to give him the Proviso West single-tournament scoring record of 140 points, breaking the mark of 136 set by Deerfield's Ryan Hogan in 1996, but he said the record had nothing to do with his desire to play. Here's everything you need to know about the college career of Duke's new head coach. "It's just playing. 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Scheyer is the fourth-leading scorer in Illinois history with 3,034 points, and he is the only player in state history to finish his career ranked in the all-time top 10 in points (4th), rebounds, assists (6th), and steals (7th). 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. The NCAA sold out womens sports in a rights deal it fights to keep secret, Local news, weather, sports, events, restaurants and more, Of all Mike Krzyzewskis former players, Jon Scheyer is the chosen one at Duke, Nats cant pull off a sweep, but show plenty of fight in loss to Mets, How a tweak from his agent helped Mason Thompson and his sinker. Data Provided By I think hes going to do a great job. Jon was a finalist for each of the Bob Cousy Award (as top college point guard; awarded to Greivis Vasquez), the Lowe's Senior CLASS Award (as top NCAA Division I basketball senior; awarded to West Virginia's Da'Sean Butler),[83][84] the John R. Wooden Award, the 2010 Oscar Robertson Trophy. Follow @JonScheyer Part of why there is so much parity in college basketball is coaching. A basketball prodigy who received a scholarship offer in eighth grade from Marquette coach Tom Crean, Scheyer won a state championship at Glenbrook North, a national title at Duke and has been on Krzyzewskis bench since 2013. In Division I history, only seven other coaches younger than 35 years old have won more games in a debut season. "It's understanding that he is a pure, 100 percent basketball player," Nikcevich said. What comes next is decidedly not: Scheyer will replace Mike Krzyzewski he of five national championships and a Division I-record 1,170 victories as the Blue Devils mens basketball coach after the 2021-22 season. He's got good size. it alludes to the fact that he once scored 24 points in 75 seconds in a high school game. He handles the ball real well. [56] In Duke's Final Four win over West Virginia, he led the team with 23 points while shooting 5 for 9 from 3-point range, with 6 assists, no turnovers, and 2 steals. He chose to attend Duke for college, where he moved from shooting guard to point guard toward the end of the 200809 season, and was the Most Valuable Player of the 2009 ACC men's basketball tournament. The Blue Devils stretched the winning streak to 11 with a dominant first-round win. He's tied for first in program history for single NCAA tournament game free throw percentage (min. And if he returns to Peoria, see him there, too. A total of 26 Duke players have been drafted, including 20 first-rounders, with Scheyer on the staff, highlighted by overall No. Jon is a basketball savant. Scheyer became a full-time assistant coach a year later when Steve Wojciechowski took the head coaching job at Marquette, and he was promoted to associate head coach after the 2017-18 season. LaPhonso Ellis, East St. Louis Lincoln: Anchored the first two of three straight ESL title teams. Scheyer was a prep phenom andranked as the No. [85][86], Scheyer played on the Miami Heat's 19-man 2010 NBA Las Vegas Summer League team. "He competed mentally and physically to the extent his body was drained. Nails 3-pointer while fouled at 1:15. It wasn't Laury's. [23][35] He also tied the Duke freshman record by making 115 free throws, and holds the third-longest streak for consecutive free throws made in Duke history at 40. [20] In addition, when he had been in junior high school, he had really disliked Duke's team, because all his friends liked Duke and he wanted to be different. Birthdate: August 24, 1987 He holds finals records for blocked shots in a title game and in a career. He received 217 first-place votes 200 more than the next-closest player. The year after I committed, Id be at a Cubs game, and people would boo me, Scheyer said in 2010 ahead of a Duke game in Chicago. Marty Simmons, Lawrenceville: State's fifth all-time leading scorer (2,986) led team to the state finals from 1980-83, winning titles his last two seasons. Scheyer arrived at Duke just as the program started taking some dents for the first time in decades. [2] Scheyer was a 2010 consensus All-American (Second Team), a unanimous 200910 All-ACC First Team selection, and named to the 2010 ACC All-Tournament First Team. Jon Scheyer once scored 21 points in 75 seconds of a high school basketball game. One thing escaped him on this night of domination. You've got to win. How about Franklin Park East Leyden's Glen Grunwald? This is obviously a big job, but I cant imagine anyone being more prepared or better equipped to undertake it. One of them just happened to be Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski. Jon is a rising star in the profession and Duke could not be in better hands moving forward. [23], Scheyer was named one of three captains for the Blue Devils for the 200809 season. [23] His coach David Weber said, "I call him a combination of Larry Bird and 'Pistol' Pete (Maravich). 30 in honor of his first-year head coach. One of the spectators in a packed gym that night was Duke coach MikeKrzyzewski. Jon Scheyer is a 6-4, 170-pound Shooting Guard from Northbrook, IL. 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. After Northwestern hired Collins in March 2013 to be its head coach, Krzyzewski brought Scheyer back to Durham in a special assistant role. Like Krzyzewski, Scheyer is a product of the Chicago area, having played prep basketball at suburban Glenbrook North. ESPNs DICK VITALE This is a story about Scheyer. Only three other players who have scored more career points than Scheyer have played in more state finals games: Chicago King's Jamie Brandon, Lawrenceville's Marty Simmons and Eddleman. Jon cares about whats going on with other people. eight made) after going 9-for-9 against West Virginia in 2008. This past season, however, Duke had the worst ACC finish in Coach Ks illustrious career. the official stats partner of the NBA, NHL and MLB. And he missed out on a local recruit for the first time. Nobody knows that as well as I know it., Mike Krzyzewski made college basketball history by never making excuses. [99], Scheyer said his eye had healed from the traumatic injury that he suffered in the NBA Summer League. As a player and assistant coach, Jon learned from the very best in Mike Krzyzewski. It's when your stud is a punk that you fret. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. Scheyers father, Jim, is Jewish, and Scheyer was raised in the faith. Peoria's best: Peoria's 5 best high school boys basketball programs of the last 20 years. . There are tough acts to follow and then theres replacing college basketballs all-time leader in coaching victories. 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. And unlike any of the others, this guy is still playing. [58] Scheyer had 15 points in the win, and led the team with 5 assists. Chicago Tribune's Bob Verdi, in a recent column. [32], Scheyer's final four college choices were Arizona, Duke, Illinois, and Wisconsin. 1 Glenbrook North loses", "Chicago school of basketball well-represented in NCAA tournament", "The fun has just begun for Duke's Scheyer - College Basketball - Rivals.com", National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame and Museum, "Scheyer admits he once hated Duke; talks about Purdue", "Making memories After three NCAA disappointments, Duke's Scheyer living his childhood dream", "Duke Blue Devils Basketball Statistical Database Jon Scheyer", "Hurricanes earn breakthrough win over No. As a senior, the 6-foot-5 shooting guard scored an incredible 21 points in 75 seconds while trying to lead the Spartans back in a loss to Proviso West in the Proviso West Holiday Tournament. 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Despite the media glare and pressure, it will be an easier task. He is clearly ready for this opportunity and has shown it repeatedly throughout his playing career and as a coach on our staff the past eight seasons, Krzyzewski said in a statement Wednesday. [53] On December 16, he scored 24 of a career-high 36 points in the first half to lead Duke past Gardner-Webb. For Scheyer, it's check, check and check. In the upper levels of their farm system, the Cubs, who snapped a three-game skid by beating the Nats, are strong on the hitting side but taking blows on the pitching side. His college and pro careers overshadow prep game. [28] His father encouraged him to join him and go home, but as his coach recalled "Jon looked at him and said, 'No. In your first head-coaching job at any level. 2023 Duke Athletics. As part of a 52-point effort, Scheyer once scored 21 points in the span of one minute and 15 seconds of game time at the Proviso West holiday tournament. No state finals games. He played at Duke, hes been on that sideline for a number of years hell do a great job. His 1,470 minutes played as a senior remains the ACC single-season record. "[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). Its the third midsize bank to fail in two months. "He knows the game. You have to make your team better. Enter your information to receive emails about offers, promotions from NCAA.com and our partners. Editors note: The following story was published Jan. 20, 2006, in the Peoria Journal Star. One of the spectators in a packed gym that . [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. Its a natural progression, so Im excited about that. He went on to play for Bob Knight at Army. Hoops", "Strawberry, Scheyer earn ACC weekly honors", "McRoberts, Nelson and Scheyer Receive All-ACC Recognition", "Blue Devils battle Bearcats in Greensboro", "Duke Wins NIT Season Tip-Off Tournament", "Scheyer Selected as USBWA National Player of the Week", "Scheyer and Singler Chosen to All-America Teams", "Duke hires former player Jon Scheyer as special assistant basketball coach", "Jeff Capel, Jon Scheyer receive coaching promotions", "Duke promotes Nate James, Jon Scheyer to associate head coaches as Jeff Capel departs", "As Coach K exits quarantine, his daughter and granddaughter are still sick with COVID-19", "2022 SI All-American Top 25 Basketball Recruiting Rankings", "Duke has another ACC title. Hes 33. Of all the stars who have passed through Dukes Cameron Indoor Stadium, Scheyer is the only one to finish his career with at least 2,000 points, 500 rebounds, 400 assists, 250 three-pointers and 200 steals. MIKE KRZYZEWSKI, FORMER DUKE (1980-2022) & USA BASKETBALL (2005-16) HEAD COACH . Now he will show it again as a head coach. Chicago Sun-Times basketball scribe Michael OBrien teased about former Glenbrook North star Jon Scheyers 21 points in 75 seconds at the Proviso West tournament in Sundays edition. Watch our How-To Videos to Become a Stathead, Subscribe to Stathead and get access to more data than you can imagine. This is a good chance to take a long look, and see what he can do here. The Wildcats coach said that when Duke was recruiting Scheyer, he and Mike Krzyzewski were at a game a game that is now well-known where Scheyer scored 21 points in a span of 75 seconds . Dolton Thornridge's Quinn Buckner. The South Carolina transfer played one year in Illinois, losing to Thornton in the 1995 quarters. The retired coach loved Scheyer's 52-point outburst but seemed more impressed by the appreciation for fundamentals Scheyer demonstrated the next day when he stole the ball, dribbled alone up the court right-handed and passed up a dunk for a left-handed layup. He finished the game with 52. Some will argue, especially with the talent-filled list below. FORMER BLUE DEVIL, ACC NETWORKS CARLOS BOOZER Allen finished his remarkable four-year career in 2018 as the 12th-leading scorer in Duke history with 1,996 points and 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). JON SCHEYER: Actually I . Scheyer was named a finalist for the Joe B. Bothered by the Clippers' snub, Scheyer sought to become an older,.

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