In his new book, Coach K: The Rise and Reign of Mike Krzyzewski, Ian O’Connor divulged the information that the program wanted to hire Harvard head coach. If the experiment to replace Mike Krzyzewski is going to fail, and that’s not saying we expect it to fail, it has to fail first with Jon Scheyer at the helm because of the stability he brings to the program and his recruiting prowess. The consensus was that the Duke basketball program made the right decision in hiring Jon Scheyer to replace Mike Krzyzewski following the 2021-22 season until a report surfaced on Tuesday. Mike Krzyzewski is a Naismith Hall of Fame coach, five-time national champion at Duke, and six-time gold medalist as head Coach of the US Mens National.
The level at which the Blue Devils are bringing in top recruits is staggering.ĪLSO READ: Duke needs last second heroics as Coach K departs earlyĭuke has the top-ranked recruiting class in 20, including three of the nation’s Top-5 players entering Durham next season. Former Duke All-American and two-time team captain Jon Scheyer was named the 20th head coach in Duke University's storied. Jon Scheyer only has head coaching experience in spurts when filling in for Mike Krzyzewski when he has been ill.ĭespite the lack of experience as a head coach, Scheyer is the best recruiter in college basketball. Duke basketball only had one option to replace Hall of Fame coach Passionate, dynamic, inspiring and coach of Duke University mens basketball team who. Harvard has been to four tournaments in 13 eligible seasons under Amaker but none since the 2014-15 season, and it recruits at a high level for an Ivy League school yet does not target players that Krzyzewski has during his tenure at Duke. Tommy Amaker only led the Pirates to one NCAA Tournament in four seasons and did not get to the Big Dance with the Wolverines in six years at the helm. He began his coaching career with the Blue Devils as a Special Assistant in 2013. The 56-year-old Amaker does have the experience of being a head coach at Seton Hall, Michigan, and Harvard, with a 437-287 career record, but does not have much postseason success to speak of. Scheyer has been the Associate Head Coach of Duke Basketball since 2018. In his new book, Coach K: The Rise and Reign of Mike Krzyzewski, Ian O’Connor divulged the information that the program wanted to hire Harvard head coach Tommy Amaker while Krzyzewski wanted to hire Scheyer as his replacement.Īmaker, like Scheyer, played for and coached alongside Krzyzewski during his time in Durham, but there is no debate as to who should have been the next leader of the Blue Devils.ĪLSO READ: Reports show controversy picking Coach K successor
On March 20, 2011, Krzyzewski won his 900th game, becoming the second of three Division I men's basketball coaches to reach 900 basketball wins, the other two being Jim Boeheim at Syracuse and his head coach at Army, Bob Knight. The consensus was that the Duke basketball program made the right decision in hiring Jon Scheyer to replace Mike Krzyzewski following the 2021-22 season until a report surfaced on Tuesday. On February 13, 2010, Krzyzewski coached in his 1,000th game as the Duke head coach. The Duke basketball program made the right hire in its coaching search. By Kevin Connelly 6 months ago Follow Tweet
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