Scheyer Stays at Duke 'Long Haul' After Mavericks Pursuit — SkimNews
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- Jon Scheyer said at Duke's media day that he's in it for the "long haul" with the Blue Devils after the Dallas Mavericks gauged his interest during the offseason before ultimately hiring former Michigan coach Dusty May.
- Duke has reached the Elite Eight in three straight seasons and racked up 70 wins over the past two years — the most in any two-year span in program history — under Scheyer.
- Scheyer's 2024-25 campaign ended in stunning fashion when Duke squandered an as-many-as-19-point lead to UConn in the regional final, losing on a 35-foot 3-pointer from Braylon Mullins.
- Duke could open this season starting five players with college experience, a shift from the freshman-led lineups that featured Cooper Flagg (2023-24) and Cameron Boozer (2024-25).
- Cooper Flagg averaged 19.2 points, 7.5 rebounds, and 4.2 assists in his lone Duke season, winning the Wooden Award before going No. 1 overall to Dallas.
- Cameron Boozer swept every Player of the Year award last season with 22.5 points, 10.2 rebounds, and 4.1 assists before being drafted third overall in June.
- Duke, ranked No. 2 in ESPN's preseason top 25, opens the regular season at home against Army on Nov. 2 in Scheyer's fifth year directly succeeding Hall of Famer Mike Krzyzewski.
Why it matters: Scheyer's commitment locks in a 35-year-old coach who has taken Duke to three straight Elite Eights and a 2025 Final Four, but the program still hasn't won a national title since 2015 — and its last two tournament exits ended on brutal late-game collapses. With the Mavericks closing off by hiring May, Duke now retools around depth and experience rather than a Flagg- or Boozer-level freshman centerpiece.
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