At 35 years of age when next season begins, the Chicago native would become the youngest men’s basketball head coach among power conference institutions. He would be the first in NCAA Division I men’s basketball history to be named the head coach at his alma mater after winning national titles as both a player and assistant coach at that school. The 33-year-old Scheyer has been part of Duke’s two most recent national championships – as a player on the 2010 team and an assistant coach for the 2015 squad. I am absolutely thrilled for Jon, Marcelle, and their precious family as they prepare to embark on the next chapter.” Jon has and will continue to represent Duke University in exemplary fashion, and we are undoubtedly well-positioned for success moving forward as one of college basketball’s elite programs. Daniel Bates BLACKSBURG, VA - DECEMBER 30: Duke Blue Devils head coach Kara Lawson signals to her team during a college basketball game between the Duke Blue Devils and the Virginia. “He is well prepared not only to assume his new position relative to coaching Duke Men’s Basketball on the court, but to lead this program into the future especially given the shifting landscape of college athletics. “Jon Scheyer is, without a doubt, a rising star in the men’s basketball coaching world,” said King. As a contemporary leader, Jon couldn’t possibly be better positioned to help Duke University, and our players, chart the pathway forward within just the right nonnegotiable programmatic culture and philosophy.” Furthermore, Jon fully understands all the immediate (evolving) challenges facing college athletics, and specifically college basketball. Jon truly embodies all the characteristics of a strong and determined leader, for he is highly empathetic, unequivocally task oriented, instinctively adaptable, flexible and situational, and roughly ‘six standard deviations’ beyond passionate, especially relative to the tremendous aspirations of Duke’s student-athletes. “That said, Jon Scheyer is without a doubt the absolute perfect leader to assume this ‘high wire’ challenge. “Cutting to the chase, Mike Krzyzewski is simply impossible to replace,” said White. Jon is a rising star in our profession and Duke Basketball could not be in better hands in the future.” He is clearly ready for this opportunity and has shown it repeatedly throughout his playing career and as a coach on our staff the past eight seasons. “That is why I am so grateful that President Vincent Price, Kevin White and Nina King determined that Jon Scheyer represents our best path forward. “The continuation of our culture at Duke is paramount to future success,” said Krzyzewski. Under Coach Jon Scheyer, we will witness many thrilling moments to come in Cameron Indoor Stadium.”
He represents a new generation of excellence in Duke Athletics, and there is no one better prepared or more committed to carry on Mike’s legacy and drive the continued eminence of our Duke Basketball program.
“I am thrilled that Jon, who has been a part of national championship teams as both a player and coach, will be taking on this role. “It is fitting, then, that after what we know will be an extraordinary final season, Mike will be succeeded by new Head Coach Jon Scheyer, a dynamic Blue Devil leader who has benefitted from Mike’s close mentorship throughout his remarkable career,” said Price.