1st March Madness meeting for Duke, Tennessee in East Region
March 17, 2023 GMTORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Jon Scheyer once considered playing for Rick Barnes at Texas. Scheyer visited the Austin campus and toured the basketball facilities back in 2005 and even had a scholarship offer to join the Longhorns.
Roach leads Duke in rout of Oral Roberts in NCAA opener
March 17, 2023 GMTORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Jeremy Roach matched his career high with 23 points, and No. 5 seed Duke beat Oral Roberts 74-51 on Thursday night in the school’s first NCAA Tournament game since Jon Scheyer took over as Blue Devils coach.
Scheyer leads surging Duke into March Madness for 1st time
March 15, 2023 GMTORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — New look, same expectations for success.
A season removed from reaching the Final Four for a 13th time under Hall of Famer Mike Krzyzewski, Duke not only is in the NCAA Tournament again but appears to be peaking at the right time with first-year coach Jon Scheyer at the helm.
Duke edges Notre Dame with Coach K in the house 68-64
February 15, 2023 GMTDURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Kyle Filipowski scored 22 points and Duke beat Notre Dame 68-64 on Tuesday night with former coach Mike Krzyzewski on hand to watch the man who succeeded him pick up a milestone victory.
ACC admits blown call cost Duke in OT loss at No. 8 Virginia
February 12, 2023 GMTCHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Virginia coach Tony Bennett said he didn't know what happened on the final play of regulation in the eighth-ranked Cavaliers' 69-62 overtime victory against Duke.
Blue Devils coach Jon Scheyer didn't, either — and he was left fuming.
Krzyzewskiville, rowdy Duke fans part of Coach K’s legacy
February 3, 2023 GMTDURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Emma Smith never forgot the discomfort of camping out on Duke's campus during a rainstorm, her tent filling with water and mud. Didac Garcia-Grau's freshman year saw two tents lost to wind damage.
Duke’s Whitehead out for Georgia Tech game with injury
January 26, 2023 GMTDURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Duke won't have touted freshman Dariq Whitehead for Saturday's game at Georgia Tech due to a left-leg injury and it's unclear exactly when he'll return.
Coach Jon Scheyer didn't reveal specifics beyond describing it as a “strain.” But Whitehead seems to have avoided what appeared to be a serious injury during Monday's loss at Virginia Tech.
Filipowski, Proctor help No. 24 Duke rally past Pitt 77-69
January 12, 2023 GMTDURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Kyle Filipowski and his Duke teammates started asserting themselves in the paint, attacking the boards and doing a better job defending Pittsburgh's shot makers.
The effort erased a big deficit — and provided first-year coach Jon Scheyer with an illustration of how this bunch of young Blue Devils can meet their potential.
Dariq Whitehead helps No. 16 Duke edge Boston College 65-64
January 7, 2023 GMTBOSTON (AP) — Duke first-year coach Jon Scheyer felt his young, talented team certainly learned a lot by getting pushed to the closing seconds.
Dariq Whitehead scored 18 points, Kyle Filipowski hit two clutch free throws and the No.
Young paces No. 17 Duke past Florida State, 86-67
December 31, 2022 GMTDURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Ryan Young’s best performance in a Duke uniform looked almost perfect.
Young came off the bench for a season-high 20 points, going 7 for 7 from the field, and the No. 17 Blue Devils beat Florida State 86-67 on Saturday.
No. 15 Duke uses all-freshman starting five in rout of UMES
December 11, 2022 GMTDURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Even for a storied program like Duke, there was another historical footnote Saturday.
Tyrese Proctor and Dariq Whitehead each scored 15 points and the 15th-ranked Blue Devils rolled past Maryland-Eastern Shore 82-55 while using an all-freshman starting lineup for the first time.
Roach sidelined by toe injury for No. 15 Blue Devils
December 10, 2022 GMTDURHAM, N.C. (AP) — No. 15 Duke won't have starting guard Jeremy Roach for Saturday's game against Maryland-Eastern Shore due to a toe injury.
The school announced he would be sidelined about two hours before the afternoon tipoff.
Mitchell, Filipowski power No. 17 Duke past Boston College
December 4, 2022 GMTDURHAM, N.C. (AP) — It took almost 29 minutes of Saturday’s game for No. 17 Duke to have a player reach a double-figure point total.
And it simply didn’t matter with the Blue Devils.
Mark Mitchell scored 15 points and Kyle Filipowski posted 13 points and 10 rebounds for the freshman’s fifth double-double in Duke’s 75-59 victory over Boston College in the Atlantic Coast Conference opener for both teams.
No. 17 Duke tops No. 25 Ohio State in ACC/Big Ten Challenge
December 1, 2022 GMTDURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Jon Scheyer knew it would take time for a Duke team with 11 new players to learn each other and how to close out games. Moments like Wednesday night — with the 17th-ranked Blue Devils tenaciously protecting a second-half lead against a ranked opponent— are vital for that process.
Edey scores 21 as No. 24 Purdue beats No. 8 Duke 75-56
November 27, 2022 GMTPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Zach Edey and No. 24 Purdue shook off a slow start. When No. 8 Duke tried to rally in the second half, the Boilermakers finished strong.
Edey had 21 points and 12 rebounds, and Purdue beat Duke 75-56 on Sunday in the championship game of the Phil Knight Legacy men’s tournament.
No. 8 Duke locks down late, holds off Xavier 71-64
November 25, 2022 GMTPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — After a shaky offensive performance in the opening round of the Phil Knight Legacy tournament, Duke coach Jon Scheyer wanted to see Jeremy Roach get back to playing more instinctively, especially at the offensive end of the floor.
No. 8 Duke holds off challenge from Oregon State 54-51
November 25, 2022 GMTPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Kyle Filipowski had 19 points and 14 rebounds as No. 8 Duke held off a challenge from Oregon State and pulled out a 54-51 win in the opening game of the Phil Knight Legacy tournament on Thursday.
MSG college hoops slate features 9 ranked teams and NCAAs
November 23, 2022 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — Nine teams currently in the AP Top 25 will play at Madison Square Garden this season, including top-ranked North Carolina in a December doubleheader packed with blue-blood programs.
No. 7 Duke races past Delaware 92-58
November 19, 2022 GMTDURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Kyle Filipowski led No. 7 Duke with 18 points in the Blue Devils' 92-58 victory over Delaware on Friday night.
Filipowski made 7 of 13 shots and had eight rebounds for the Blue Devils (3-1).
Scheyer hopes No. 7 Duke’s defense ready for No. 6 Kansas
November 15, 2022 GMTJon Scheyer pushed defense from the first workouts after taking over at Duke. A week after his debut, he'll get a look at how that unit performs against a top opponent.
Roach leads No. 7 Duke past Jacksonville in Scheyer’s debut
November 8, 2022 GMTDURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Jeremy Roach scored 16 first-half points to help seventh-ranked Duke open Jon Scheyer’s coaching tenure with a 71-44 win over Jacksonville on Monday night.
Freshman Mark Mitchell had a team-high 18 points for the Blue Devils, who used a 25-4 run spanning halftime to blow the game open.
Duke’s Scheyer focuses on enjoying moment in coaching debut
November 8, 2022 GMTDURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Jon Scheyer didn't want to make Duke's season opener all about his first game as the successor to retired Hall of Fame coach Mike Krzyzewski.
Instead, he wanted to make sure to enjoy a moment that has rarely come around in Cameron Indoor Stadium.
No. 7 Duke tops Jacksonville to open Scheyer’s tenure
November 8, 2022 GMTDURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Jeremy Roach scored 16 first-half points to help seventh-ranked Duke open Jon Scheyer's coaching tenure with a 71-44 win over Jacksonville on Monday night.
Freshman Mark Mitchell had a team-high 18 points for the Blue Devils, who used a 25-4 run spanning halftime to blow the game open.
No. 7 Blue Devils start anew with Scheyer, 11 new players
October 19, 2022 GMTDURHAM, N.C. (AP) — A season of massive change has arrived at seventh-ranked Duke.
Jon Scheyer has taken over a program led by a Hall of Fame coach who to many was the face of college basketball in Mike Krzyzewski.
Duke’s Scheyer ready for program’s ‘pivotal’ coaching change
April 4, 2022 GMTNEW ORLEANS (AP) — Jon Scheyer tried to soak up every possible nugget and detail he could as retiring Mike Krzyzewski’s designated successor in their final season together on the Duke sideline. Conversations on everything from game strategy to motivating players turned into an endless stream of notes and ideas, studiously documented on his iPad.