Latest Jon Scheyer News
Ready for takeoff: Duke star Cooper Flagg puts highlight-dunk signature on Pittsburgh win
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Cooper Flagg was still simmering, angry at himself, for picking up his third foul so early in the second half before knocking away an entry pass to force a turnover. He collected the ball and raced across halfcourt, his momentum building with every step as he...
Duke's Scheyer says watching SMU game from afar due to illness was 'bizarre, bizarre experience'
Duke coach Jon Scheyer said he's feeling better from an illness that kept him from coaching the Blue Devils' weekend win at SMU, adding that watching from afar was “a bizarre, bizarre experience.” “Look, I felt horrible,” Scheyer said Monday on the Atlantic Coast Conference...
Flagg's double-double leads No. 4 Duke to an 8th straight win, 89-62 over SMU
DALLAS (AP) — Duke standout freshman Cooper Flagg had 24 points and 11 rebounds as the fourth-ranked Blue Devils, playing without ill coach Jon Scheyer, extended their winning streak to eight games with an 89-62 victory at Atlantic Coast Conference newcomer SMU on Saturday. Tyrese...
Duke's Scheyer misses trip to SMU because of illness, Carrawell serves as acting coach
DALLAS (AP) — Duke coach Jon Scheyer didn't travel with his fourth-ranked Blue Devils for Saturday's game at SMU because of illness. The school announced in a social media post shortly before tipoff that associate head coach Chris Carrawell would lead Duke as the acting coach...
Flagg's growth, Broome's consistency show in Auburn-Duke matchup featuring AP All-Americans
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Duke's Cooper Flagg knows what's coming from older and stronger defenders. So too does Auburn coach Bruce Pearl when it comes to the pressure facing his frontcourt star, Johni Broome. On Wednesday night, the two preseason Associated Press All-Americans headlined...
There's no rest for the well-traveled in the week's AP Top 25 schedule filled with marquee matchups
It wasn't long after Duke had pushed through Friday's win against Seattle that coach Jon Scheyer lamented a missing piece of the Blue Devils' recent schedule. “We need practice time,” Scheyer said. It's a plight facing a lot of ranked teams that criss-crossed the...
Kansas center Hunter Dickinson ejected for kicking Duke's Maliq Brown in the head
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Kansas center Hunter Dickinson was ejected midway through the second half of the top-ranked Jayhawks' 75-72 victory over No. 11 Duke on Tuesday night for kicking the Blue Devils' Maliq Brown in the head. Brown was assessed a personal foul for backing into Dickinson...
Duke's Cooper Flagg thrives in first true road environment, quieting Arizona crowd with 24 points
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Duke freshman phenom Cooper Flagg got his first taste of a true college road atmosphere on Friday night, playing in front of a raucous announced crowd of 14,634 at Arizona's McKale Center. For a few early moments, he looked a little nervous. It was fleeting. ...
No. 12 Duke to face No. 17 Arizona in must-see game at McKale Center this week
More power programs are scheduling home-and-home series against each other as conference realignment has made scheduling nonconference games more difficult. It's led to some must-see games at a time when big programs typically beat up on smaller schools in buy games. ...
No. 6 Duke deals with more cramping issues in loss to No. 19 Kentucky
ATLANTA (AP) — Duke's young players are still having issues with cramping. While Cooper Flagg made it to the end of the game Tuesday night against Kentucky, scoring 26 points and grabbing 12 rebounds in a 77-72 loss, another freshman was forced out with the same issue that has...
