Report: Duke coach Jon Scheyer agrees to deal through 2028-29
Duke coach Jon Scheyer agreed to a contract extension through the 2028-29 season, ESPN reported on Friday.
Scheyer, 36, is beginning his second season as the replacement for legendary Mike Krzyzewski.
Duke went 27-9 in Scheyer’s first season as coach. The Blue Devils reached the second round of the NCAA Tournament before losing 65-52 to Tennessee.
Duke won the Atlantic Coast Conference postseason tournament, making Scheyer the first person to win the conference tournament title as both a player (2009, 2010) and a coach.
Duke hasn’t announced the extension but the school is holding its annual Countdown to Craziness event on Friday night inside Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, N.C.
Scheyer was a standout player who scored 2,077 career points for the Blue Devils from 2006-10 and joined the Duke coaching staff as an assistant prior to the 2013-14 season. He became associate head coach prior to the 2018-19 season and was announced as the eventual replacement for Coach K in June 2021.
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Duke, Jon Scheyer agree to 6-year contract extension through 2028-29 season: Source
The Duke Blue Devils and coach Jon Scheyer have agreed to a six-year contract extension, a school source briefed on the negotiation confirmed. ESPN was the first to report the news. Here’s what you need to know:
- The deal will keep Scheyer at Duke through the 2028-2029 season.
- Scheyer is entering his second season at Duke as coach. He succeeded coach Mike Krzyzewski who retired following the 2021-22 season.
- In 2022-23, the Blue Devils went 27-9. Duke won the ACC Tournament before losing in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
Scheyer, 36, is the Blue Devils’ 20th coach in program history. He served as a Duke assistant since 2014 and was named associate coach in 2018. He played for the university from 2006 to 2010, and his 2,077 points rank 10th in program history.
This extension happens as Duke enters the 2023-24 season ranked No. 2 in the AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll. Neither Kyle Filipowski nor Tyrese Proctor declared for the draft despite being potential first-round picks in 2023. Filipowski will be a preseason All-American after being one of the most productive freshmen in college basketball last season with his skill level as a 7-footer.
The Blue Devils also bring in another loaded recruiting class with four five-star players.