"I am looking forward to the opportunity to play for a team with such great tradition. [37][72][76] Asked to comment on his having passed the career 2,000-points mark, he said: "That's a pretty cool thing. Jon Scheyer scored 21 points in 75 seconds in a game when he was a senior in high school. Nationality American / Israeli Listed height 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Listed weight 190 lb (86 kg) Career information High school Glenbrook North (Northbrook, Illinois) 24-- ALL-ACC SELECTIONS COACHED (11 FIRST-TEAMERS) "He plays the game the way it should be played. No state finals games. His offensive repertoire of ways to score is like a magician's bag of tricks. Its one of the things that made him a great winner. He played on three teams that reached the semifinals with a combined mark of 96-0. [1][18][23] He had a reputation as an exceptional 3-point shooter, a good defensive rebounder, and a big-game performer. "All people will do is pick their favorite player.". [57], Duke won the national championship with a 6159 victory over Butler, as Scheyer scored 5 of the team's last 10 points. The NCAA sold out womens sports in a rights deal it fights to keep secret, Local news, weather, sports, events, restaurants and more, Of all Mike Krzyzewskis former players, Jon Scheyer is the chosen one at Duke, Nats cant pull off a sweep, but show plenty of fight in loss to Mets, How a tweak from his agent helped Mason Thompson and his sinker. This was his Woodstock." [37][72][76] In addition, he had 208 steals (8th in school history, behind Grant Hill), and had scored 2,077 points (9th on Duke's all-time list, behind Jason Williams and Gene Banks). Scheyer, who values Illinois basketball history himself, would appreciate it, just as he did the records he owns, though more because of where he set them than because he has a few lines in a tournament record book. Everyone we talked to said Scheyer is in the team photo, as it were, of the state's all-time greats. If he maintains his 33.5 points-per-game average and GBN plays late into the final Saturday of the season, he'd finish with 3,240 second on the all-time list. Chicago Tribune's Bob Verdi, in a recent column. Collins, also Mr. Basketball of Illinois (1992) at Glenbrook North, was instrumental as a Duke assistant coach in recruiting Scheyer to Durham. Conference regular season and conference tournament champion DUKE PRESIDENT VINCENT PRICE Jon Scheyer is prepared and ready to lead. [14] He received a scholarship offer from Marquette University's Tom Crean as an eighth-grader. I left a legacy here, but my goal was to win here, and we didn't. Things move quickly. A Duke improv troupe later filmed a sketch, titled "Jon Scheyer in 75 Seconds," that features him riding . DUKE VICE PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICSNINA KING Overcoming a season plagued by injuries and with one of the nations youngest teams that returned just one starter from the 2022 Final Four run, Scheyers squad was 19-1 with its full roster available. I think hes going to do a great job. The couple have three young children, a girl named Noa (born January 2018), and boys Jett (August 2019) and James (May 2022). [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. Still, Nikcevich went back just to see Scheyer again. Use without license or authorization is expressly prohibited. Scheyer ranks 10th on Duke's all-time scoring list with 2,077 points. 1 selections Zion Williamson in 2019 and Paolo Banchero in 2022. The move was recommended so that he would have a greater chance of success. We present them here for purely educational purposes. I think [Scheyer] is the best player ever to play high school basketball in Illinois, Dave Weber, the Glenbrook North coach at the time, said before Scheyers senior season. And unlike any of the others, this guy is still playing. He takes in stride the rock-and-roll atmosphere created by his success. Scheyer and Glenbrook North were the biggest story in Chicago sports during the winter of 2005-06. FORMER BLUE DEVIL, ESPNS JAY WILLIAMS You have to make your team better. You combine those two, and I think you have something very special. Scheyer shrugged off the suggestion, telling his parents: "We'll just do it here. Ron Nikcevich, who coached Lyons Township to the 1970 state title and knows Illinois' hoops history about as well as anyone, will attest to that. Northbrook Glenbrook North senior Jon Scheyer scored 21 in a 1:15 span of the fourth quarter of an 85-79 loss to the hosts on Dec. 28, 2005, at the Proviso West Holiday Tournament. I was 33 when I was here. As a senior in 2010, Scheyer averaged 18.2 points, 4.9 assists and 1.6 steals per game from the point guard position to spark Duke to a 35-5 record and its fourth national championship. That's where the list of schoolyard greats and non-winning all-time scorers gets whacked. [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. Coaching a bunch of McDonald's All-Americans at Duke doesn't seem nearly as challenging. What makes them great is their love of the game, and it's the main reason Scheyer will prosper after he enrolls at Duke. In your first head-coaching job at any level. 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. He suffered a serious, life-changing right eye injury. [126] Following the departure of associate head coach Jeff Capel to become the head coach at the University of Pittsburgh at the end of the 2018 season, Scheyer was promoted to co-associate head coach along with Nate James. "Buckner was just a general out there," Goers said. [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. Hes the only player in Illinois high school history whos in the all-time top 20 in total points, assists and steals. Scheyer is tied for third in program history with 13 made free throws in a single ACC tournament game. My sister worked for the Blackhawks, and in between periods, I did one of those shooting-the-puck things. High school basketball doesnt get any better than this. 4 scorer in state history, and he led the Spartans to berths downstate in three of four seasons, including the Class AA state title as a junior in 2005. One of them just happened to be Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski. Before turning 35. You can watch the incredible sequence below. Checkout the latest stats of Jon Scheyer. 30 in honor of his first-year head coach. I love Jon. "[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]. [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. [23][35] He also tied the Duke freshman record by making 115 free throws, and holds the third-longest streak for consecutive free throws made in Duke history at 40. Coach K was bigger than Duke, and replacing him is a nearly impossible task. [92][101][102] In 24 regular and post-season games, he averaged 13.1 points, 4.0 assists, and 4.0 rebounds as the team finished the season as runner-up in the championship. Already recognized as an elite scorer, his. 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). Marty Simmons, Lawrenceville: State's fifth all-time leading scorer (2,986) led team to the state finals from 1980-83, winning titles his last two seasons. A native of Northbrook, Illinois, he led Glenbrook North to its first boys basketball Class AA state title in 2005, when he scored a game-high 27 points against Carbondale. He finished the game with a total of 52 points. Jon Scheyer Scheyer in 2009 Duke Blue Devils Position Head coach League Atlantic Coast Conference Personal information Born (1987-08-24) August 24, 1987(age 35) Northbrook, Illinois, U.S. Nails 3-pointer while fouled at 1:15. In his most stunning performance, Scheyer scored 21 points in 75 seconds in the West Proviso Holiday Tournament, which the Chicago Tribune called "the greatest performance in the 45-year history of the Proviso West Tournament." There is no one who is so complete.. This was after Scheyer's stunning 52 point performance in the state tournament, including 21 points in 75 seconds. The retired coach loved Scheyer's 52-point outburst but seemed more impressed by the appreciation for fundamentals Scheyer demonstrated the next day when he stole the ball, dribbled alone up the court right-handed and passed up a dunk for a left-handed layup. The Blue Devils won as he finished with 20 points, 5 rebounds, and 4 assists. The injury wasnt career-ending, though. "Scheyer certainly is a candidate," longtime Chicago Sun-Times prep writer Taylor Bell said. Central was 62-3 in his two seasons there. Do you have a sports website? Already recognized as an elite scorer, his legend grew when he scored 21 points in 75 seconds at the Proviso West Holiday Tournament as a senior. 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. According to a Sporting News story, Scheyer suffered optic nerve damage, a slightly torn retina and a scratched cornea. Krzyzewski played his high school ball at Weber, a Catholic school on the Northwest Side that closed in 1999. There's not much maintenance with him. A breakdown of thefeat. And, by the way, Scheyer managed all this despite being so sick he had been to the doctor twice in the previous several days. In his 14 seasons as player and coach at Duke, Scheyer has been part of two National Championships (2010, 2015), three Final Fours (2010, 2015, 2023), five ACC Tournament crowns (2009, 2010, 2017, 2019, 2023), while averaging 27.6 wins per season with a winning percentage of .780 (387-109). International Stats at Basketball-Reference.com, College Basketball Coaching at Sports-Reference.com, College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com, Scores from any date in BAA/NBA or ABA history, Frequently Asked Questions about the NBA, WNBA and Basketball, Basketball-Reference.com Blog and Articles, Subscribe to Stathead Basketball: Get your first month FREE. Tre is one of 11 to earn All-America recognition with Scheyer on staff a list that also includes Quinn Cook, Grayson Allen, Luke Kennard, RJ Barrett, Williamson and Banchero. I'm not saying he's going to be the best college player or the best pro.". He was just the ultimate team player. I blocked out whatever happened before and played with my heart," Scheyer said after an 85-79 Dec. 28, 2005, loss to Proviso West, in the process topping numerous records at the prestigious Hillside tournament. His 2.98 assist-to-turnover ratio in 2010 is the third-best single-season mark in Duke history. Jon was a finalist for each of the Bob Cousy Award (as top college point guard; awarded to Greivis Vasquez), the Lowe's Senior CLASS Award (as top NCAA Division I basketball senior; awarded to West Virginia's Da'Sean Butler),[83][84] the John R. Wooden Award, the 2010 Oscar Robertson Trophy. Jon Scheyer's fifth foul came with 6.6 seconds left and his team on the wrong side of a score for just the 16th time since he began walking the halls at Northbrook's Glenbrook North High School in 2002. Jon Scheyer once scored 21 points in 75 seconds of a high school basketball game. Scheyer did score six points, enough to give him the Proviso West single-tournament scoring record of 140 points, breaking the mark of 136 set by Deerfield's Ryan Hogan in 1996, but he said the record had nothing to do with his desire to play. Scheyer ranks fifth in men's NCAA tournament history with an 89.1 percent career free-throw percentage, among players who made at least 50 free throws in the tournament their career. In the second-largest bank failure in U.S. history, officials seize First Republic Bank, selling its deposits and most of its assets. He is a graduate of Indiana University. Only three other players who have scored more career points than Scheyer have played in more state finals games: Chicago King's Jamie Brandon, Lawrenceville's Marty Simmons and Eddleman. Are they headed for Illinois? 28 player nationally in the 2006 recruiting class, according to the Recruiting Services Consensus Index (RSCI). His 2,673 points are now 15th all-time in the state. He led the championship team in points per game, assists, free-throw percentage, and steals per game. Coaching a bunch of McDonalds All-Americans at Duke doesnt seem nearly as challenging. I didnt have a lot of fun, Gene Bartow, who lasted two years as John Woodens replacement at UCLA, said of his Bruins stint in 1998, even though he went 52-9 and took one of those teams to the Final Four. [67][65][68][69][70] Scheyer went undrafted in the 2010 NBA draft. On September 22, 2010, Scheyer accepted a training camp invitation with the NBA's Los Angeles Clippers. He ranks fourth in Duke history with 297 3-pointers made in his career. Yet the same names come up when asking who carries the mantle. As a high school player, Scheyer smashed records and impressed his coaches. Here's all you need to know: Jon Scheyer scored 21 points in 75 seconds in front of 3990 fans. On one night, the Golden Boy cemented himself among the all-time greats. ", "As a high school player, shooting free throws, shooting 3s, dribbling the ball, passing, rebounding and defense " Weber said. The father of one of the teens said his daughter had died. Here's the game story fromBob Sakamoto in the next day's Chicago Tribune (click or tap here to open in a separate window). Hes the next guy in line there and it should happen that way. 11 -- ALL-AMERICANS COACHED (5 CONSENSUS FIRST-TEAMERS) "When your best player is also your hardest worker, you give thanks. He handles the ball real well. [23] In the team's 36 games, Scheyer led the Blue Devils in minutes, free throws, free throw percentage, 3-point field goals, 3-point field goal percentage (.395), assists, and assists per game (2.8). [98][99][100] He had turned down several offers from overseas,[98] and offers from other D-League teams. With an emphasis on defense and rebounding, the Blue Devils ranked top-20 in nearly every rebounding statistic and were top 30 defensively. He didn't come to Duke and just turn into a great player overnight. [10][11][12] He began dribbling a basketball at age three and played in his first AAU national tournament six years later. Scheyer was pretty dominant in high school and never more so than one game where Scheyer scored 21 points in 75. I have a third chance to go downstate. 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. Follow @JonScheyer Bio last updated April 2023 Former Duke All-American and two-time team captain Jon Scheyer was named the . 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. Scroll to the right to view the entire table. I love to play. This much we know about high school basketball icon Jon Scheyer: . He mostly wanted to have it include a team championship. His remarkable 21-points-in-75-seconds outburst in the 2005 Proviso West holiday tournament remains a You Tube classic. New Braves: Catch up on all of Bradley basketball's newest players after a busy recruiting season. It was absolutely breathtaking, and athleticism had nothing to do with it." Collins, Wojciechowski and Jeff Capel were all seen as possible heir apparents to Coach K at one time or another, but its the younger Scheyer who wound up getting the call. This kid's got those. I know thats a big statement. One of the spectators in a packed gym that . . [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. As a former player, I am thrilled that one of us is taking the mantle. "The records are special to me because of how great the tournament is. 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. He's got good size. 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. Conference regular season champion But Krzyzewski said Thursday that Scheyer, whos only 33, will be more than up to the task, just as Krzyzewski eventually was up to the task when Duke hired him at the age of 33 in 1980. [92][93], In June 2011, Scheyer signed a two-year contract worth a reported $450,000 with Euroleague contender Maccabi Tel Aviv, the European league's 2011 runner-up and five-time champion. [91][95] Coach Vinny Del Negro observed: He just knows how to play, and that's a basketball skill. - In an 85-79 quarterfinal upset loss to Proviso West the next day,. Logos were compiled by the amazing SportsLogos.net. He understands what lies ahead and will have all us standing with him. It's disappointing we didn't win.". But Krzyzewski, whose 38-47 record over his first three Duke seasons in the 1980s didnt exactly engender much love from the programs fan base, also seemed to be aware that Scheyer faces something of a thankless task. 7 Duke past Gardner-Webb 11368", "Post-Game Quotes Georgia Tech Official Athletic Site", "Best story lost, best team won and Coach K won't be swayed by $15 million", "Ex-Glenbrook N. star Scheyer goes out a winner", "Is this the end of the line for Jon Scheyer? Scorer. [31], Scheyer was a 2006 Inductee into the National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame. FORMER BLUE DEVIL, ACC NETWORKS CARLOS BOOZER "Isiah was everything," Pingatore said. Jon showed as a player that he is a champion. Jon knows what it takes to achieve excellence - hes a national champion. Converts three-point play. The only four-time all-Chicago pick played in one finals game in 1975. Former Duke All-American and two-time team captain Jon Scheyer was named the 20th head coach in Duke University's Follow @JonScheyer Bio last updated April 2023 Former Duke All-American and. Comments are turned off. Our 20th head coach. [23] Illinois Warriors coach Larry Butler said: "Jon Scheyer is one of the most prolific scorers I've seen in Illinois high school basketball. In these cases, the average was taken. [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. 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[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. Hes won championships as a high school player, a college player and a college assistant coach. Glenn "Doc" Rivers of Maywood Proviso East? He led St. Joe's to the 1979 state title game. Jon Scheyer College Basketball Stats, Records-Basketball Playing Career. Gene Pingatore knows first-hand the impact Thomas had on his teams at St. Joe's. Copyright 2000-2023 Sports Reference LLC. [16] In the team's second game, however, in mid-July, he was poked in the eye by Golden State's Joe Ingles. [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). [27] As a senior, Scheyer averaged 32 points, six rebounds, five assists, and three steals. "One thing I'll always regret is I never did win the Proviso West tournament. Dike Eddleman, Centralia: The 6-3 Eddleman played from 1939-1942 as the Orphans won 136 games in his four seasons, including the 1942 state title. He was the lead recruiter for Jayson Tatum and Zion Williamson. As a junior, he averaged 26 points, five rebounds, and five assists. Considering his experience in such an unenviable role, Hall once joked that the Bruins should have hired him instead of Bartow. [43] As a point guard, he averaged 19.7 points and 2.5 assists per game, and committed 1 turnover a game. Become a fan of Dime Magazine on Facebook HERE. Are they headed for Illinois? He finished the game with 52 points. Family: Wife, Marcelle (married May 2017); Children, Noa (born January 2018), Jett (born August 2019) and James (born May 2022), Ive said many times that Jon Scheyer is one of the smartest coaches in the country. [23] He was an ACC All-Freshman Team selection, and was named "ACC Rookie of the Week" three times. "[111], Scheyer agreed to play with the Philadelphia 76ers in the 2012 Orlando Summer League. [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. It's not better than a win tonight, and going to the Sweet 16, but it's still a great honor. The year after I committed, Id be at a Cubs game, and people would boo me, Scheyer said in 2010 ahead of a Duke game in Chicago. Not even a sectional title. The fact that Scheyer went hard after the DePaul job shows he wasnt afraid of a challenge. This is the guy who scored 21 points in 75 seconds at the Proviso West Tournament in 2005. Chicago Sun-Times basketball scribe Michael OBrien teased about former Glenbrook North star Jon Scheyers 21 points in 75 seconds at the Proviso West tournament in Sundays edition. He also tied for 2nd in games with 20 or more points (17), and was 3rd in scoring (18.2 points per game), 4th in assists (4.9 per game) and 3-point FG percentage (.383), and 7th in steals (1.6 per game). [99], Scheyer said his eye had healed from the traumatic injury that he suffered in the NBA Summer League. That didn't quite work out, which only proves even Scheyer can't have everything. "We need a proper historical perspective," Bell said. The NCAA threatened states over anti-transgender bills. And that's another factor in what I said. Scheyer scored a team-high 23 points in Dukes semifinal win over West Virginia, setting the stage for the national championship game against Butler.