Duke basketball coach Jon Scheyer addressed the reports linking him to the NBA during the offseason.
The Blue Devils head coach was reportedly linked to Dallas Mavericks through the offseason as a potential replacement for Jason Kidd. The Mavericks ultimately hired former Michigan coach Dusty May.
Scheyer discussed the NBA interest on the Glue Guys Podcast on Monday, Sept. 14.
"If anybody that knows me, I wouldn't be able to live with myself not seeing this thing through, that's just the bottom line," Scheyer said. "I'm at a one-of-one place where (it's) not often you get your dream job when you're 33, and that's what happened to me."
Scheyer took over for Mike Krzyzewski in 2022 after spending nine seasons on his predecessor's staff. A former Duke national champion and two-time team captain, Scheyer is entering his fifth season as the program's head coach. He owns a 124-25 career record, the most wins by any Division I head coach in their first four seasons, and has led the Blue Devils to three ACC Tournament championships, three NCAA Elite Eight appearances and one Final Four.

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Much like his colleague Jon Scheyer, Duke head football coach Manny Diaz has let it be known that all starting jobs and playing time are open, no matter how much of a veteran or how talented you might be.
That sits just fine with defensive lineman Kevin O'Connor, who is coming off a sophomore season in which he recorded 11 total tackles, one tackle for a loss and four quarterback hurries.
"He's made that clear to everybody on the defense throughout the spring and summer," O'Connor said. "I think it's breeding competition and breeding excellence. Everyone is scratching and clawing to get time, so it's a great place to be, in my opinion. Everyone is scratching and clawing to get better every day, and I think it's great for the overall well-being of the team."
Duke's defensive line has to replace Vincent Anthony Jr. and Wesley Williams from last season, and although O'Connor spent most of his time playing on the outside, he's now seeing time on the interior of the line. But for the Easton, Md., native, he knows he just has to be himself thanks to the advice of former defensive coordinator Harland Bower, who left for the Baltimore Ravens this offseason.
"One thing Coach Bower actually said to me before he went to Baltimore was, 'You don't want to be the next VJ or Wes. You want to be the next Kevin,'" O'Connor said. "For Tyshon, he wants to be the next Tyshon. It's not about filling in someone else's shoes. It's you stepping up to the plate and doing what you need to do."

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It was a big weekend on the campus of Duke University as students moved back in to prepare for the start of the new school year.
Jon Scheyer, his family and the coaching staff were there to lend a hand to parents and incoming students who needed help, with Scheyer's son, Jett, gifting an item we all needed in our dorm room: a mini basketball hoop.
To welcome the class of 2030, Scheyer spoke to the incoming freshmen in Cameron Indoor Stadium, surely to fill them in on the many traditions and chants of the Cameron Crazies.
While Scheyer does have some newcomers on his team, including transfers John Blackwell and Drew Scharnowski, joining freshmen Cam Williams, Bryson Howard, Deron Rippey, among others, those guys have been on campus this summer looking to get ready for the 2026-27 season, in which the Blue Devils are already one of the favorites to bring home the national ******* le.
This article originally appeared on Duke Wire: Jon Scheyer welcomes Duke Class of 2023, helps move in

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Jon Scheyer isn't afraid of challenging his team with a difficult non-conference schedule. The Duke head coach hopes that the tough matchups early in the season will prepare his squad for ACC and tournament play, and once again, he's loaded up the early part of the Blue Devils' season with some marquee battles.
Before the official season even begins, the co-favorites to win the national ****** le will face off against Tennessee and Kansas, the latter in Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence.
The regular season hits the ground running with a matchup against perennial Big 10 powerhouse Michigan State on Nov. 10 in the United Center in Chicago. The Spartans reached the Sweet 16 last season before falling to UConn, who went on to defeat Duke in the Elite Eight and make the national ****** le game.
A home game against Illinois, which made the Final Four this past season, arrives on Nov. 17 before Scheyer and his squad fly west to take on Washington State in Palm Desert, Calif., on Nov. 21 and a rematch against UConn on Nov. 25 in Las Vegas.
A battle of the two favorites to bring home the national ****** le trophy comes on Dec. 1 when the Blue Devils travel to Gainesville, Fla., to face Todd Golden's Gators. After the Brotherhood Game against Harvard, another SEC foe awaits in Georgia when Duke battles the Bulldogs in Madison Square Garden on Dec. 8.

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The expectations for Duke basketball have remained the same since Mike Krzyzewski turned the Blue Devils into a powerhouse: national championship or bust.
That will be the case again for the 2026-27 season as Jon Scheyer enters his fifth year in charge and looks for his first national ****** le as a head coach. The Blue Devils fell short two years ago with a loss to Houston in the Final Four and again this past March after a heartbreaking loss to UConn in the Elite Eight.
With a loaded roster that includes Caleb Foster, Cayden Boozer, Dame Sarr and Patrick Ngongba, who all return from last year's team, along with transfers John Blackwell and Drew Scharnowski and incoming 5-star freshman Cam Williams plus others, the Blue Devils are already among the favorites to bring home the trophy next March, according to Vegas.
Scheyer's squad and Florida, who won the national ****** le two years ago, are co-favorites to run through March Madness next season with +600 odds.
Fans of both teams won't have to wait to see if the Blue Devils and Gators meet up in the Final Four in Detroit next season as they meet in the ACC/SEC Challenge on Dec. 1, a rematch of last season's game in Cameron Indoor Stadium in which Duke pulled out a thrilling 67-66 win over Florida.

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Duke's next Brotherhood Run opponent has been announced. The Harvard Crimson will travel to Cameron Indoor Stadium to take on the Blue Devils on Dec. 4, the schools announced Wednesday morning.
The matchup is set to honor former Harvard's head coach Tommy Amaker, who is a 2001 inductee into Duke's Hall of Fame.
Amaker has been at the helm in Cambridge since 2007 and has a record of 321-206 with the Crimson, appearing in four editions of the NCAA Tournament. Before taking the reins at Harvard, he was an ***** istant at Duke from 1988-97 before taking the head coaching job at Seton Hall in 1997. Amaker then served as Michigan's man from 2001-2007 before settling in with Harvard.
While at Duke, Amaker was named a third-team All-American and second-team All-ACC player in 1987 while averaging 12.3 points per game and being named Defensive Player of the Year.
When the news was announced, Duke head coach Jon Scheyer expressed his excitement to welcome back one of the legendary figures in program history.

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News broke Tuesday that five-star small forward prospect AJ Williams re-classified from the class of 2028 to 2027. Williams was the No. 1 ranked player from the class of 2028 but will now move to No. 5 in the class of 2027 according to 247 Sports.
Williams recently spoke about the decision.
"I put in the hard work, and felt ready to accelerate the process," he said. "I saw this summer, when I moved up to 17U, that I was ready to play with the 2027's and was one of the best in their class too."
Williams played U17 basketball for Team USA this summer, teaming up with current Duke forward Joaquim Boumtje-Boumtje and Beckham Black (a Duke recruit). In seven games for Team USA, Williams averaged 14 points, 6.6 rebounds and 1.1 **** ists while shooting 42.4% from beyond the arc, helping lead Team USA to a gold medal.
Williams was offered by Jon Scheyer and Duke earlier this summer, but has yet to commit to any school. He also has offers from eight other universities including: UConn, North Carolina, Illinois, Georgia, BYU, Auburn, Mississippi State and Georgia Tech.

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It's been well documented that Duke head coach Jon Scheyer has produced more NBA talent from college since taking over for previous head coach Mike Krzyzewski than any other school. Those NBA alumni include three recent draft picks, Cameron Boozer, Isaiah Evans and Maliq Brown, who are set to begin their first NBA season this fall.
However, according to NBA Draft odds website Tankathon, there could be even more Blue Devils selected in the 2027 NBA Draft. Currently, Tankathon has four Duke players on their big board, none higher than incoming freshman Cameron Williams, who is projected to land No. 7 overall to the Atlanta Hawks.
Patrick Ngongba II is projected to land just inside the lottery at No. 15 (new draft rules beginning in 2027 expand lottery from 14 to 16 picks) with the Golden State Warriors. Then in the second-round Tankathon has Dame Sarr as the No. 44 overall selection and Cayden Boozer as the No. 55 overall pick.
This projection did not include transfer addition John Blackwell, who recently took part in the 2026 NBA Draft combine. With a solid senior campaign in Durham, Blackwell could easily earn consideration after falling just short a few months prior.
This article originally appeared on Duke Wire: 4 Duke Blue Devils included in way-too-early 2027 NBA mock draft

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When we heard that JoJo Boumtje Boumtje said the following on the Brotherhood Podcast, we knew it wouldn't go unnoticed. If you missed it, here's what he said about choosing Duke over UNC:
"Really just my gut feeling. Like, I like a lot of the schools that I had offers from, but at the end of the day, I think the thing that sold it was, if I go to one of these schools, I feel like I'm missing out on Duke. For Duke, I didn't feel that way for the other schools.
"Like, I didn't feel like I was missing out on going to, I don't know, UNC, for example. Like, it would have been great, but I feel like I would have been missing out on Duke if I had gone to UNC. So, just stuff like that, the fit, like the plan that Coach Jon [Scheyer] has for me, like all of that, it's really what brought me here."
Needless to say, this hasn't gone over well with the fans of the Lesser Blue.
Honestly, though, it's the funniest thing we can remember a freshman saying since Jason Williams went on Duke's WXDU and talked about how much he hated UNC and looked forward to killing them. He was, um…inappropriately enthusiastic.

Former Blue Devil and No. 10 overall selection Khaman Maluach impressed in his first summer league game of 2026, scoring 19 points to lead the Phoenix Suns to an 81-79 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers. Along with his 19 points, Maluach posted 11 rebounds, two steals and one block.
While Maluach will need to take better care of the ball (seven turnovers), his outside shooting was especially impressive. After shooting just 23.8% from beyond the arc during his rookie campaign, Maluach knocked down three of his seven three-point attempts against Portland, adding a new dimension to his offensive game.
For the Blazers, former Blue Devil DJ Steward stood out as well, scoring 21 points to go along with eight rebounds, two ****** ists, two steals and one block. Both players had support from current Duke head coach Jon Scheyer, while another alum, Luke Kennard, was there to support Maluach following his move to Phoenix.
This article originally appeared on Duke Wire: Former Duke top-10 pick showcases new skill at NBA Summer League

Duke basketball members and alumni linked up for a special Brotherhood dinner in Las Vegas as the 2026 NBA Summer League tournament began Thursday. This meeting comes not long after head coach Jon Scheyer was seen at a recent AAU basketball tournament in Vegas.
The event was riddled with current and former members of the university; most notably Scheyer, Jayson Tatum, Paolo Banchero and Cameron Boozer were in attendance. Recent rookie standouts Cooper Flagg and Kon Knueppel were present as well, with nearly 30 Blue Devils representing the school in total.
The university posted a photo from the get-together on their social media pages.
This article originally appeared on Duke Wire: Jon Scheyer gathers Duke alumni for special 'Brotherhood dinner' in Vegas

The Blue Devils made the Final Four in Kon Knueppel's only season at Duke, and the program is hoping for similar or better results when his younger brother arrives on campus.
Highly rated prospect Kager Knueppel announced his commitment to Duke, becoming head coach Jon Scheyer's first commitment for the class of 2027.
The Knueppel basketball brothers have received a lot of attention since Kon made a name for himself at Duke and, more recently, in the NBA this past season. The 6-foot-10 Kager Knueppel plays his high school basketball at Wisconsin Lutheran and averaged over 16 points in the EYBL Circuit.
Kager Knueppel also received offers from Purdue, Michigan and Wisconsin, among other schools.
Duke Wire's Mack Baltes covered the other memorable sets of brothers in Blue Devils basketball history, which the Knueppel's are now set to be a part of.

Blue Devils head coach Jon Scheyer and the Duke brotherhood struck again Monday night, securing a commitment from 6'10" power forward Kager Knueppel. Kager is the younger brother of Kon Knueppel, a former Blue Devil and current member of the Charlotte Hornets.
Knueppel, who broke the news on social media, is currently the No. 28 ranked player in the class of 2027 and the top ranked player in the state of Wisconsin. ******* uming Knueppel suits up for the Blue Devils, he and Kon will be added to a growing list of brothers that have played at Duke. Some of these include Miles, Marshall and Mason Plumlee; Tyus and Tre Jones; and of course, Cameron and Cayden Boozer.
With the Knueppel family, there's potential for even more future Blue Devils as well, considering Kon and Kager have three younger brothers: Kinston, Kash and Kidman.
This article originally appeared on Duke Wire: Duke strikes again, landing Kon Knueppel's brother Kager

Duke Athletics concluded its 2025-26 campaign ranked 11th in the Learfield Directors’ Cup standings as announced by the National ******* ociation of Collegiate Directors of Athletics. This marks the Blue Devils’ second consecutive 1,000-point season and their highest point total since 2013-14.
While Duke is one of the most prestigious universities in the world with regard to academics, the athletic department has incredibly high standards of its own.
“I’ll tell you, with what other sports are doing here, they’ve done an incredible job,” men’s basketball head coach Jon Scheyer said back in 2023.
The Blue Devils accumulated 1,039.25 points to place 11th nationally and fourth among ACC schools. Duke finished second in the state of North Carolina, behind the state’s flagship school, UNC, which finished fourth. Points are awarded based on each institution’s finish in NCAA Championship competition.
National semifinal appearances by both the women’s soccer and men’s lacrosse teams earned the Blue Devils 83 points each, while men’s and women’s basketball both raked in 73 points, respectively. Duke’s football team, which won the ACC Championship Game and the Sun Bowl, finished with 45 points.

The Dallas Mavericks shocked the NBA world Monday morning, agreeing to sign Michigan Wolverines coach and recent NCAA champion Dusty May to replace Jason Kidd as their head coach, according to NBA insider Shams Charania. This comes recently after the Mavericks were said to be monitoring both May and Duke head coach Jon Scheyer.
Although Scheyer has a connection with Mavericks star Cooper Flagg, May proved to be easier to pry from his school than Scheyer. Additionally, May's Michigan Wolverines saw plenty of talent depart for the 2026 NBA Draft, as key contributors Aday Mara, Yaxel Lendeborg and Morez Johnson Jr. are all expected to be first-round selections, which certainly could have played a role in his decision. Either way, May is on to his first NBA job and will get to work immediately with the draft just one day away.
This article originally appeared on Rookie Wire: Mavericks hire former NCAA champion Dusty May as new head coach

Here’s a small section of a presumably longer interview with incoming Blue Devil freshman Joaquim Boumtje Boumtje, where he talks about why he decided to go to college, rather than playing a year at an American high school, why he chose Duke, and a bit more.
As it turns out, the Boumtje Boumtjes discussed the potential of starting college this fall, and spoke to a handful of coaches. Boumtje Boumtje says what sold him on Duke was Jon Scheyer and his burgeoning bragging rights about developing talent for the NBA.
There’s a great story here also about how Boumtje Boumtje, having made up his mind what he wants to do, told Scheyer. We’ll let you watch and enjoy it, but if you haven’t seen this or don’t know the story, it’s pretty cool.
One of the appealing things about young Boumtje Boumtje is that he seems to be genuinely humble. That could translate into taking some time to emerge, a la Grant Hill, but like with Hill, it looks like that would be worth the wait.
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