Who Is Jon Scheyer? Duke Head Coach Who Received Contract Extension Thursday

Who is Jon Scheyer?

Duke Head Coach who received contract extension Thursday.

Jon Scheyer’s contract extension is through 2030-31 season.

Following receiving contract extension Director Of Athletics Nina King had this to say about Duke Head Jon Scheyer!

Jon's remarkable impact over his first three seasons has positioned Duke Basketball for sustained excellence, and we are proud to ensure his leadership well into the future," Duke vice president,He has delivered championships and national prominence, and he continues to lead a program built on character, connection and a relentless pursuit of greatness. Jon's vision for Duke Basketball aligns perfectly with our highest aspirations, and we couldn't be more excited for the future of this program under his leadership."

According to Stephen Wiseman , Chip Alexander News & Observer article https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/duke/article312353514.html

In Jon Scheyer’s first season as Duke Head Coach in 2022-2023 season Leading the Blue Devils to a 27-9 mark in his first season, Duke captured the ACC Tournament title and went undefeated at home as Scheyer became the first coach in the conference’s storied history to post an undefeated home record in a debut season and the first to lead a team to an ACC title as both a player (2009, 2010) and as a head coach (2023).

He is just the fourth major conference coach all-time to win 27 or more games at age 50 or younger in a debut season and the first to do so at 35 or younger. In Division I history, only seven other coaches younger than 35 years old have won more games in a debut season.

Playing its best basketball as the season progressed, Scheyer’s first squad carried a nine-game winning streak into the program’s 45th NCAA Tournament, the fourth longest winning streak entering the NCAA Tournament in program history. The Blue Devils stretched the winning streak to 10 with a dominant first-round win.

Overcoming a season plagued by injuries and with one of the nation’s youngest teams that returned just one starter from the 2022 Final Four run, Scheyer’s squad was 19-1 with its full roster available. With an emphasis on defense and rebounding, the Blue Devils ranked top-20 in nearly every rebounding statistic and were top 30 defensively.

Scheyer was named a finalist for the Joe B. Hall Coach of the Year Award, presented annually to the best first-year coach in college basketball.

In his second season as Duke Head Coach in 2023-2024 season Jon Scheyer continued to build upon his historic debut, guiding the 2023-24 Blue Devils to a 27-9 record for the second consecutive year, finishing second in the ACC standings with a 15-5 league mark and advancing to the NCAA Tournament Elite Eight. Duke was ranked inside the top-25 for the entirety of the 2023-24 season, concluding at No. 9 in the final Associated Press poll. 

Scheyer led the team to three victories over opponents ranked in the top-25, with wins over No. 18 Michigan State, No. 10 Baylor and No. 2 Houston, and advanced to the NCAA Tournament as a top-five seed for the second straight season. Competing as a No. 5 seed during the 2023 postseason, the Blue Devils secured a No. 4 seed for this year's March Madness. On March 29, Duke defeated Houston, 54-51, in the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 for the Blue Devils' 10th all-time win over a No. 1 seed and their first since beating Wisconsin, 68-63, in the 2015 national championship game, during Scheyer's nine-year tenure as an assistant coach.

The win over Houston, ranked No. 2 in the AP poll at the time, propelled the Blue Devils to their 24th trip to the Elite Eight and marked Duke's first win over a top-5 team since defeating No. 1 Gonzaga, 84-81, on Nov. 26, 2021, in Las Vegas.

Among Duke head coaches in their first two seasons, Scheyer posted the most overall wins (54), most conference wins (29) and the most NCAA Tournament wins (4). Scheyer's overall win percentage (.750) through his first two seasons is the best since Eddie Cameron in 1928-30 (.750/30-10), and his conference win percentage (.725) is the best since Harold Bradley in 1950-52 (.743).

In addition, Scheyer became just the third men's basketball head coach in ACC history to lead his program to a conference tournament title and an NCAA Elite Eight appearance in his first two seasons, joining Bill Guthridge (North Carolina, 1998) and fellow Blue Devils coach, Vic Bubas (1960).

In his fourth season as Duke Head Coach in 2024-2025 season Jon Scheyer just his third season as head coach, Scheyer engineered one of the most dominant seasons in program history, leading the Blue Devils to their 18th Final Four appearance and achieving a 35-4 overall record to join a rare group as only the sixth team in school history to notch at least 35 wins and the first in a decade to do so. The Blue Devils also captured both the ACC regular-season title (19-1) and the ACC Tournament championship, marking Scheyer's second ACC Tournament crown in three years, a first in conference history for a head coach in their opening three seasons.

Ranked inside the AP Top 25 throughout the campaign, Duke spent two weeks at No. 1 and finished the season No. 3 in the final poll. The 2024-25 squad was a statistical powerhouse, registering a KenPom net rating of 39.29, the second-highest in the site's history (since 1996-97), and the best offensive efficiency rating (130.1) in that same timeframe, as well as becoming the first team in ACC history to lead the conference in both scoring offense (83.2) and scoring defense (62.8). Nationally, Duke ranked in the top 25 in 13 categories, including No. 1 in scoring margin (+20.5) – third-best in Duke history, third in assist-to-turnover ratio (+1.82) – best in program history, fourth in field goal percentage defense (.384) – best by any Duke team since 1960, seventh in scoring defense (62.8) – third-best in program history, and 10th in free throw percentage (.790) – second-best in Duke history. Duke also tallied 394 made three-pointers, the second-most in program history, while becoming the only Division I team to both average over 80 points per game (83.2) and allow fewer than 63 (62.8).
 
Scheyer's individual accolades continue to pile up. With 89 career wins, he tied the record for most wins by a Division I head coach in their first three seasons, joining Brad Stevens (Butler) and Brad Underwood (Stephen F. Austin). He also became the youngest head coach to reach the Final Four since 2011, and was honored with the prestigious 2024-25 John McLendon National Coach of the Year Award.

In his 16 seasons as player and coach at Duke, Scheyer has been part of two National Championships (2010, 2015), four Final Fours (2010, 2015, 2022, 2025) and six ACC Tournament crowns (2009, 2010, 2017, 2019, 2023, 2025), while averaging 28.1 wins per season with a winning percentage of .786 (449-122).

According to https://goduke.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/coaches/jon-scheyer/5235