Jon Scheyer at his first head coaching job, in his first four seasons:
• 124 - 24 Record
• Fastest coach to 100 wins in ACC History
• 3 ACC Championships (Back to Back)
• Finished no worse than 16th in Defensive Efficiency (KenPom)
• Finished Top 10 in KenPom 3 straight years (worst KenPom ranking was 18th his first season)
• 2x ACC Regular Season Champions
• 3 straight Elite 8s
• 1 Final Four
• Only lost by double digits once in the past 3 seasons (2024)
• 70-7 in past two seasons
- 35-3 this past season after replacing an entire starting five that went to the NBA
• 3 undefeated seasons at home
• Coached 2 NPOYs
• 2026 ACC Coach of the year
• 2026 NABC Coach of the year
• 3 #1 Recruiting Classes (another top 3 this year)
Jon Scheyer is so ahead of schedule it’s unbelievable, say what you want it’s just a matter of time…
#Duke #DukeBasketball #JonScheyer
Breaking: Wisconsin transfer John Blackwell has committed to Duke, he told @jeffborzello.
Blackwell, who averaged 19.1 points and earned third-team All-Big Ten honors, was one of the best guards to enter the portal this spring.
BREAKING: Wisconsin transfer guard John Blackwell has committed to Duke, @JoeTipton reports😈
Blackwell averaged 19.1 points and 5.1 rebounds this past season.
https://t.co/DaljuGjV7q
Many will undersell how big of a deal it is that Pat Ngongba is returning for Duke.
The list of players this season with a 90+ grade in scoring, 90+ in rebounding, 80+ in playmaking, 85+ in court impact:
Cam Boozer
Yaxel Lendeborg
Joshua Jefferson
Patrick Ngongba
That 24-25 Duke team was by far the most complete, well balanced squad we saw in recent memory, them not winning the whole thing will always not sit well with me or any other Duke fans