In a memorable final that came down to a half-court heave by Butlers Gordon Hayward that rimmed out, the Blue Devils prevailed 61-59 with Scheyer scoring five of their last 10 points and finishing with 15. After five-point Proviso run inside a minute, hits 3-pointer at top of the key. 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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 finished the game with 52 points. He's tied for first in program history for single NCAA tournament game free throw percentage (min. Former Duke All-American and two-time team captain Jon Scheyer was named the 20th head coach in Duke University's storied basketball history on June 4, 2021. [63] Scheyer missed the NBA Draft Combine in late May and lost 10 pounds as he battled mononucleosis, which had him out for approximately three weeks and also forced him to miss his graduation. He hits jumpers from all manner of pogo-stick angles. Athletic director Kevin White approved Scheyer as Krzyzewskis successor on Wednesday. He doesn't make a lot of mistakes. Bruce Douglas, Quincy: A 6-foot-3 guard who scored 182 in three state tournaments, he sparked the Blue Devils to 64 straight wins and 1981 title. He is a teacher and mentor in his own right - passionate about the student-athlete experience, both on and off the floor. His college and pro careers overshadow prep game. Birthdate: August 24, 1987 Those accomplishments were easy. "[73] In the 200910 season, he also led the ACC in assist/turnover ratio (3.0; 2nd-best in Duke history to Steve Wojciechowski in 1997), free throw percentage (.878; 7th-best in Duke history), and 3-point FGs made (2.8 per game). [23] He had a team-best 2.24:1 assist-to-turnover ratio, averaged the third-most minutes-per-game on the team (28.3), was fourth in scoring (11.7), and was widely hailed as one of the country's top sixth men. Scheyer's not suiting up anytime soon and facing Isiah one-on-one. 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. [32], Scheyer's final four college choices were Arizona, Duke, Illinois, and Wisconsin. Two other landmark games that also attracted huge crowds were the Kevin GarnettRonnie Fields games in 1994, which marked future All-Pro Kevin Garnett's first appearance on a big stage in Chicago, and Jon Scheyer's spectacular performance in 2005 when the Glenbrook North star scored 21 points in 75 seconds with future coach Mike Krzyzewski of . . In the 2009 ACC championship, Scheyer hit a 3-pointer in the final 30 seconds against Georgia Tech as Duke won 65-61, as the Blue Devils won their ninth ACC championship in a 12-year span. "He plays the game the way it should be played. A two-time team captain, Scheyer scored 2,077-career points and still ranks 10th on Dukes all-time scoring list. 2023 Duke Athletics. "Scheyer certainly is a candidate," longtime Chicago Sun-Times prep writer Taylor Bell said. I don't know all the names [of those] who have hit 2,000, but it's a great list to be part of. I was 33 when I was here. It's disappointing we didn't win.". [19][20][21][22], As a freshman, Scheyer led Glenbrook North in scoring and assists and was First Team All-State as a sophomore in 2004. [127] Scheyer served as acting head coach for Duke's 8382 win over Boston College on January 6, 2021, filling in for Krzyzewski who had to miss the game because he was quarantined after being exposed to COVID-19. Scheyers 21 points in 75 seconds inspired a Duke University satire of his amazing feat. But when it came time for voting on the states Mr. Basketball award, it was Scheyer in a landslide. The father of one of the teens said his daughter had died. The injury wasnt career-ending, though. 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.