After making it to the final four, the two teams who rejected Jon Scheyer before he was hired by Duke were revealed.
The top seed Duke For the first time since 2022 and just the second time since 2015, when they last won the national title, the Blue Devils are prospering as they make their way to the Final Four.
The shoes of a great coach like Mike Krzyzewski are frequently too huge to ever be replaced, so being his successor is no simple feat. However, since Krzyzewski gave him the keys after his retirement in 2022, Jon Scheyer has performed admirably.
Scheyer worked as an assistant on the Duke staff, but he was very sure he would end up as a head coach somewhere else.
In 2021, Scheyer thought he would be hired for at least one of two available positions, according to Matt Norlander of CBS Sports. The DePaul position seemed like the perfect fit for him as a Chicago native, yet they passed him over. Scheyer also had a strong interview for the UNLV position, but they again chose to take a different route.
Years later, Scheyer leads one of the most illustrious and prosperous teams in all of sports and is regarded as one of the top college basketball coaches. Since he succeeded Krzyzewski, Duke has not faltered under his direction. However, the issue still stands: if Scheyer had been pursued, where would institutions like DePaul or UNLV be now?
Five-star 2025 Miami Columbus twins Cameron and Cayden Boozer confirmed unequivocally that they are still committed to Duke in an interview with Adam Finkelstein of 247Sports. The Boozers at Duke were primarily recruited by Jai Lucas, the new head coach of Miami.
For Cameron and Cayden Boozer, Miami, Jim Larranaga, and the Hurricanes were considered the runner-up. There were concerns that the Boozers would switch to the Hurricanes after Lucas was hired by Miami. With their father, Carlos, a member of the Blue Devils’ 2001 National Championship squad, Duke has gained the Boozers’ allegiance.
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