The Duke basketball season is still months away, but Saturday marked an important day for the Blue Devils: head coach [autotag]Jon Scheyer[/autotag]’s birthday!
Scheyer stepped into the unenviable position of replacing five-time national champion [autotag]Mike Krzyzewski[/autotag] two seasons ago, but all he’s done since then is win the ACC Tournament in 2023 and reach the Elite Eight in 2024. Now, he’s got his sights set on the school’s sixth national title after he brought in top-ranked freshman [autotag]Cooper Flagg[/autotag] and the No. 1 recruiting class in the country.
The new Duke coach succeeded on the court for the Blue Devils as well. A former point guard, Scheyer won a national championship as a senior in 2010, ending his collegiate run on the mountaintop. He played in 144 games across his four-year career, starting 108 of them, and he averaged 18.2 points and 4.9 assists per game in 2009-10.
Here are the best photos of Scheyer in Duke’s signature blue, from his playing career to the start of his coaching run.