It may feel like Duke basketball coach [autotag]Jon Scheyer[/autotag] is a recent face for the program since he took over for legendary coach [autotag]Mike Krzyzewski[/autotag] in 2022, but the former national champion has spent more than a decade with the Blue Devils. In fact, Saturday’s game with Georgia Tech will be Scheyer’s 400th on staff.
Scheyer spent most of that time learning from his predecessor, joining Duke as an assistant back in 2013. Coach K promoted him to associate head coach in 2018, giving him four years of preparation before he took the helm.
The Blue Devils have won 308 of the first 399 Scheyer games, a 77.2% clip, and he’s almost sustained that pace as the head coach. He led Duke to consecutive 27-9 seasons in his first two campaigns, and this year’s 9-2 start gives him a 63-20 (75.9%) overall record.
In fact, if Scheyer wins each of his next seven games to reach 70-20, he’d surpass the 77.5% percentage (245-71) from his 10 years under Krzyzewski.
The third-year Duke coach has already added an ACC Tournament title and an Elite Eight appearance to his resume, and this year’s team looks like heavy favorites to add ‘regular-season conference champion’ to that growing list of accolades.