Duke coach Jon Scheyer led the rampant No. 1 Blue Devils to a dominant 93-64 win over the NC State Wolfpack on Monday evening to clinch the ACC regular-season title outright. It was the Blue Devils’ second consecutive conference title, and it set them up for an ACC Tournament championship run ahead of the NCAA Tournament later this month.
Since succeeding the legendary Mike Krzyzewski as Duke’s head coach in 2022, Scheyer has compiled an impressive 117-24 record in four seasons at the helm.
Mike Krzyzewski Details Relationship With Jon Scheyer
During Tuesday’s segment of the “Field of 68” podcast, Krzyzewski addressed how he managed the transition from his tenure to Scheyer taking over as the Blue Devils’ head coach after 42 years.
“He could recruit his guys. In other words, every kid that he recruited knew that he was gonna play for Jon,” Krzyzewski said. “There was no ambiguity or whatever. He’s hit the ground running, and I’m not surprised.
“We have a great relationship. To start off, we met a lot. We still meet, even though he probably doesn’t need to meet with me probably, but we do. He’s his own guy. That’s the thing I wanted to make sure for him, ‘Be you. Because you’re really good.’ And he keeps getting better.”
Scheyer played for Krzyzewski between 2006 and 2010, and he helped to lead the Blue Devils to a clean sweep of the ACC regular-season and tournament titles and the national championship in 2010 as a captain. He is still the only player in program history with at least 2,000 points, 500 rebounds, 400 assists, 200 steals, and 250 three-pointers made.
According to ESPN Insights, Scheyer, who has 117 wins as Duke’s head coach, could make history by being the coach with the most wins in his first four seasons in charge of a program, a record he currently holds alongside former Butler Bulldogs head coach Brad Stevens.
Scheyer still has big shoes to fill, since Coach K won five national championships and reached 13 Final Fours (the most in history) at the helm of the Blue Devils. In addition, Krzyzewski won 14 ACC regular-season and 15 tournament titles, finishing his 42-year tenure at Duke with an impressive 1,202–368 record.
Scheyer has not gotten over the hump of March Madness yet, losing a close Final Four battle to the Houston Cougars last season, despite having Cooper Flagg on his team. The Blue Devils will enter the 2026 NCAA Tournament as favorites once again as Scheyer chases his first national championship in Durham.
