[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 wasn't even thinking. We present them here for purely educational purposes. High school basketball doesnt get any better than this. My sister worked for the Blackhawks, and in between periods, I did one of those shooting-the-puck things. He was the lead recruiter for Jayson Tatum and Zion Williamson. He led St. Joe's to the 1979 state title game. Collins, also Mr. Basketball of Illinois (1992) at Glenbrook North, was instrumental as a Duke assistant coach in recruiting Scheyer to Durham. He has been a student-athlete, a team captain, a national championship player and coach. When he played professionally for Maccabi Tel-Aviv in Israel, Scheyers faith allowed him to become an Israeli citizen so he wouldnt count against the teams maximum of four foreign players. 15-- MAJOR ACC AWARD WINNERS COACHED (FOUR PLAYERS OF THE YEAR) Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warns lawmakers that if they do not vote to raise or suspend the nations borrowing authority it could cause a global financial crisis. [33] Working in favor of Duke, however, was the fact that its assistant coach Chris Collins had also attended Glenbrook North. Use without license or authorization is expressly prohibited. "He plays the game the way it should be played. Get info about his position, age, height, weight, draft status, shoots, school and more on Basketball-Reference.com . Coaching a bunch of McDonalds All-Americans at Duke doesnt seem nearly as challenging. [20] He had 38 double-figure scoring games in the single season (tied for 3rd-most in Duke history with Elton Brand), 110 3-point field goals (the 6th-highest Duke season total; behind Trajan Langdon), 194 free throws (10th in Duke history, behind J. J. Redick), and was the 9th player in Duke history to score over 100 points for four seasons. [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. 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. The fact that Scheyer went hard after the DePaul job shows he wasnt afraid of a challenge. He was 57-for-64 in his career. I was 33 when I was here. [67][65][68][69][70] Scheyer went undrafted in the 2010 NBA draft. Scheyer arrived at Duke just as the program started taking some dents for the first time in decades. It wasn't Laury's. Jons done everything as a Duke assistant, Krzyzewski said Thursday. Wintrust Arena is nice, but convincing kids to play at Cameron and follow in the footsteps of dozens of NBA stars is a sweet first gig if you can get it. He's tied for first in program history for single NCAA tournament game free throw percentage (min. [29] In naming him to the Illinois First-Team for the decade, ESPN wrote that he was "one of the greatest Illinois high school players of all-time". Scheyers 21 points in 75 seconds inspired a Duke University satire of his amazing feat. Duke leads all schools with 12 2,000-point scorers. What also produces greatness is a hatred of losing. Here are five things to know about Scheyer, whom Krzyzewski called a rising star in our profession.. [23] Illinois Warriors coach Larry Butler said: "Jon Scheyer is one of the most prolific scorers I've seen in Illinois high school basketball. Jon Scheyer reached out to his usual Chicago contacts in late March. Peoria's best: Peoria's 5 best high school boys basketball programs of the last 20 years. The previous record was 751. 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). The Northbrook, Ill., native has been integral in the recruiting and development of several young Duke stars since joining the staff. - In a 66-36 victory Thursday over Fenwick, he scored 41 again to run his three-game scoring average to 44.7 a game, which came on 56.5 percent three-point shooting and 90 percent free-throw accuracy. [110] As an Israeli citizen, Scheyer did not count towards that limit. Season Points, Career Rebounds, Active Assists, Yearly Steals, Progressive Blocks. 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. His 2,285 points are top 50 all-time. He ranks fourth in Duke history with 297 3-pointers made in his career. MIKE KRZYZEWSKI, FORMER DUKE (1980-2022) & USA BASKETBALL (2005-16) HEAD COACH Scheyer started only once during his sophomore year, but played in all 34 games. Coaching Career: Special Assistant, Duke, 2013-14;Assistant Coach, Duke, 2014-18;Associate Head Coach, Duke, 2018-22;Head Coach, Duke, 2022-present [23], In the 200607 season he started all 33 Blue Devils games as a freshman,[35] and scored a season-high 26 points in a loss to North Carolina on February 7, 2007. "[80], He is the only player in Duke history to record at least 2,000 points, 500 rebounds, 400 assists, 250 3-pointers, and 200 steals in a career.[67]. 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). Took second. ", Top boys players: Meet the boys basketball honorees for the 2021 Central Illinois High School Sports Awards, Top girls players: Meet the girls basketball honorees for the 2021 Central Illinois High School Sports Awards. Jamie Brandon, Chicago King: State's third all-time leading scorer (3,157) is only player with at least 100 points in two different finals. Meet the boys basketball honorees for the 2021 Central Illinois High School Sports Awards, Meet the girls basketball honorees for the 2021 Central Illinois High School Sports Awards, Peoria's 5 best high school boys basketball programs of the last 20 years, Catch up on all of Bradley basketball's newest players after a busy recruiting season, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. He makes really good decisions with the ball, whether it's a pass, a shot, or the time on the clock. One of the spectators in a packed gym that . I haven't missed a game in my high school career, and I don't plan to start my senior year.". He was a consensus second-team All-American and a first-team All-ACC pick in his final season after starting all 40 contests and scoring in double figures in all but two games on the year. Yes. Steals inbounds, lays in bucket and is fouled at 1:10. Follow @JonScheyer He is unbelievable. There's never a time in a game when I feel I'm winded. [13] As a youth, he played in a league called the Fellowship of Afro-American Men (FAAM), in Evanston, Illinois. Nails 3-pointer while fouled at 1:15. He is just the fourth major conference coach all-time to win 27 or more games at age 50 or younger in a debut season and the first to do so at 35 or younger. Jon Scheyer in 75 Seconds Duke University Improv 3.68K subscribers 184K views 15 years ago http://www.dukeimprov.com Shown at Duke University Improv's "Big Show 10", Jon Scheyer stunned the. Yet still they stood. The 2023-24 class is projected to be top-two in the nation. [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. . It wasn't his coaches'. [23] Though not naturally a point guard, Scheyer spent some time playing the point due to lack of depth at that position. He succeeded Hall of Fame head coach Mike Krzyzewski, who announced in June 2021 his plan to retire following the 2021-22 season. 1-ranked freshman class for the 2022-23 campaign -- highlighted by the top two-ranked players -- Dereck Lively II and Dariq Whitehead. And yet, there's so much more . Florida State Seminoles men's basketball coach Leonard Hamilton said he thought Scheyer had a "calming" influence on the team's offense. [54], Scheyer made a 3-pointer with 18 seconds left to seal a win for Duke over Georgia Tech for the ACC championship on March 14, 2010. [46] Krzyzewski said after the season: "He's a great competitor. Yet the same names come up when asking who carries the mantle. A total of 26 Duke players have been drafted, including 20 first-rounders, with Scheyer on the staff, highlighted by overall No. [37][72] Scheyer said: "I feel as though this is what I've prepared my whole life to do. Not even a sectional title. 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. I love to play. You combine those two, and I think you have something very special. Scheyer and Glenbrook North were the biggest story in Chicago sports during the winter of 2005-06. The program provides a connection between the Duke Basketball program and the life-saving work performed daily at Duke Childrens one of the nations leading childrens hospitals by inviting a patient and family from Duke Childrens to spend a gameday with the team, attend practice and sit behind the bench. Authorities searching for two missing teen girls found the bodies of 7 people on a rural Oklahoma property. "I don't care about that stuff," said Scheyer, who earlier in the week had broken the tournament career and single-game scoring marks. Jon Scheyer is a basketball coach and a retired professional basketball player from the United States. Famed multisport star scored 969 points in 1941 and 834 the next season. Hes just a soulful dude. "Jon just makes his teammates so much better. Authorities searching for two missing teen girls found the bodies of 7 people on a rural Oklahoma property. He played on three teams that reached the semifinals with a combined mark of 96-0. Overall, he has won 79% of his games at Duke and has the most wins of any Division I basketball coach with 1,168. Follow Aron on Twitter at @the_real_aron. [45] He was named the MVP of the 2009 ACC Tournament after scoring 29 points in the championship game. Scheyer scored a team-high 23 points in Dukes semifinal win over West Virginia, setting the stage for the national championship game against Butler. "[1], Despite the fact that he was a starter as a freshman, Coach Mike Krzyzewski (Coach K) chose to start Gerald Henderson, Jr., in Scheyer's place for the majority of the season. 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. Jon Scheyer College Basketball Stats, Records-Basketball Playing Career. Here's Scheyer in a comedy video that would have been filmed during the spring of his freshman season. [1] In his first season, he drew the top recruiting class according to 247Sports and Sports Illustrated,[129][130] and won the ACC tournament before bowing out in the second round of the NCAA tournament. Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction? He suffered a serious, life-changing right eye injury. As a player, Scheyer was one of the most versatile and reliable Blue Devils all-time, concluding his career as the only player in school history to record at least 2,000 points, 500 rebounds, 400 assists, 250 three-point field goals and 200 steals. Jon is not just committed to Dukes passion for excellence in athletics and academics, he has lived it. Hall Coach of the Year Award, presented annually to the best first-year coach in college basketball. Are they headed for Illinois? "Too many people can't recall what they had for lunch yesterday or what happened before 1990. [114], Following his overseas career, Scheyer was added to Duke's men's basketball staff by head coach Mike Krzyzewski in April 2013 as a special assistant after the resignation of assistant coach Chris Collins. He always saw everything through the coachs eyes - both his own game and his teammates, and then he was able to communicate that. We were roommates we spent a lot of time together. They booed me when I went onto center ice.. He is stepping into huge shoes. [27] As a senior, Scheyer averaged 32 points, six rebounds, five assists, and three steals. "[8], Scheyer attended Glenbrook North High School and led the Spartans to an Illinois High School Association Class AA state basketball championship as a junior, a 3rd-place finish in 2003 as a freshman, and an Elite Eight appearance in the state playoffs three out of four years from 2003 to 2006. He's a rare player in this day and age. This is a story about how one basketball player, in one school, stacks up among the former players in the Land of Lincoln. Considering his experience in such an unenviable role, Hall once joked that the Bruins should have hired him instead of Bartow. One of them just happened to be Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski. Rockford Boylan coach Steve Goers was quick to throw Buckner's ample frame into the ring. "So many great players have come through this state," Scheyer said. Already recognized as an elite scorer, his. On the one hand, his connection with Illinois was strengthened by the fact that his high school coach was Illinois coach Bruce Weber's brother. Jon is a basketball savant. Jon Scheyer enrolled at Glenbrook North High School, where he once scored 21 points in a game's final 75 seconds of play in an attempt to spark a comeback. This kid's got those. [1][18][23] He had a reputation as an exceptional 3-point shooter, a good defensive rebounder, and a big-game performer. , 2020-21, 2019-20, 2018-19, 2017-18, 2016-17, Leaders. He finished the game with a total of 52 points. [131], National champion Before Duke His father said, "I get chills thinking about it. 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. One thing escaped him on this night of domination. He was also so weak, dizzy and nauseous in the locker room after the Fenwick game that paramedics came to examine him. Mr. Basketball seems already his. As a former player, I am thrilled that one of us is taking the mantle. As a high school player, Scheyer smashed records and impressed his coaches. Join our linker program. "He could lead his school to two state titles and he could become the state's all-time scoring leader for a career and single season. As you know, he came to Duke in 2006 and enjoyed an outstanding career as a student-athlete. "There isn't a more team-oriented player in the state." 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 Commenting on his play, Coach Krzyzewski said: "He understands, which most kids, believe me, do not, the value of the ball. Jon showed as a player that he is a champion. Converts three-point play. Such hyperbole is granted today like scout leaders handing out merit badges. He has two state trips a fourth place as a freshman and title as a junior. [87] He hit the game-winning shot in the team's first game. Quinn Buckner, Dolton Thornridge: All-American was leader of what many call the best team to play in Illinois, title winners in 1971 and 1972. [91], On October 9, he was waived. He finished the game with 52. Isiah Thomas, Westchester St. Joseph: Usually among the first mentioned when asked about the greatest player from Illinois. "[111], Scheyer agreed to play with the Philadelphia 76ers in the 2012 Orlando Summer League. Still, Nikcevich went back just to see Scheyer again. That's our main goal.". Williamson was the consensus National Player of the Year in 2019, while Banchero was an All-American an ACC Rookie of the Year in 2022. Scheyer, 33, has been an assistant at Duke since 2013-14 but has never held a head-coaching job at any level. He scored at least 20 points 32 times in 141 career games, including 20 points, along with five rebounds and four assists, against Baylor in the Elite Eight of the 2010 NCAA tournament, and 23 points and six assists in a win over West Virginia in the Final Four. "I mean, it's great, but they mean nothing. But its happened just once since 2002. Scheyer was inducted into the National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 2006. 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. But Northbrook native Jon Scheyer who was announced Wednesday as Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski's successor after Coach K is set. That was Jon's vision, and it never occurred to him that anything else would happen. [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. Twenty-one points in 75 seconds and 52 points in all. [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). Scheyer finished his career at Glenbrook North as the No. Scheyer was also featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated after Duke won the 2010 NCAA tournament. His records are just mind-boggling. Won 115 games overall in his career. But he chose Duke over Illinois, Arizona and Wisconsin because in his eyes, Krzyzewski gave him the best chance of reaching the Final Four. [59] He became the second player to win an Illinois high school state championship and an NCAA Division I championship, the other having been Quinn Buckner, who won state titles at Thornridge High School in 1971 and 1972, and then was a champion with Indiana in 1976. Duke announced in June 2021 that then-associate head coach and former Blue Devils guard Jon Scheyer would replace legendary head coach Mike Krzyzewski after the 2022 season, following Coach K's 42-year run in Durham. He was named to The Athletics 40 Under 40 in college sports in 2022 and was previously touted as one of the best assistant coaches in college basketball. 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. @JonScheyer # pic.twitter.com/9FRpdM6pVM, School: DukePosition: GuardHeight: 6-5Weight: 190 poundsYears active: 2006-10NCAA tournament record: 9-3Career averages: 14.4 points per game, 3.6 rebounds per game, 3.1 assists per game, 40.6% shooting. Cazzie Russell, Chicago Carver: On almost everybody's list of the top three players all-time. The Blue Devils won as he finished with 20 points, 5 rebounds, and 4 assists. I remember being a kid in the suburbs of Chicago in high school and not believing the headline of 21 points in 75 seconds, which your guys don't even really know about. Hes the next guy in line there and it should happen that way. CBS SPORTS SETH DAVIS 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 . Duke has finished top three in ESPN.coms class recruiting rankings every season with Scheyer on the staff, including the No. All-time best in high school is a lofty label in a state that houses three of the nation's four winningest programs and boasts a state finals celebrating its 100th tournament next season. Scheyer is third in program history with a 43.9 percent career 3-point percentage in the ACC tournament. But Northbrook native Jon Scheyer who was announced Wednesday as Duke coach Mike Krzyzewskis successor after Coach K is set to retire following the 2021-22 season is no stranger to the spotlight. ESPNs CHRIS SPATOLA The father of one of the teens said his daughter had died. "It made me more confident bringing the ball up the court. Scheyer, a two-time Gatorade Illinois Player of the Year and an Illinois Mr. Basketball honoree, ultimately chose Duke over Illinois. Yet one thing eluded him. He is ready for this amazing opportunity and clearly recognizes the significance of the position in which he finds himself. Scheyer returned to play in the NBA D-League and overseas in Israel and Spain. But he chose Duke over Illinois, Arizona and Wisconsin. [63][64][65][66] In June, he participated in pre-draft workouts for ten teams. - In a 91-61 first-round victory Tuesday over Leyden, Scheyer had 41 points, seven rebounds, five assists and three steals. 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. "[24] 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. This was his Woodstock." These are accolades. "It's just playing. His 2,673 points are now 15th all-time in the state. 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 . "We need a proper historical perspective," Bell said. No state finals games. [112] Scheyer played in five games in the summer league, averaging 5.8 points and 1.4 assists per game.
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