Jon Scheyer - Where It All Began

Where it all started for Scheyer

Jon Scheyer came to Duke as a player in 2006, left in 2010 with a national championship and returned as an assistant in 2014, winning another national championship in 2015.

And of course he took the reins in 2022 after Mike Krzyzewski retired and has been the head coach since, racking up a Sweet Sixteen, an Elite Eight, and this year getting to the Final Four.

Everyone has to start somewhere though and for Scheyer, his first major introduction to basketball took place in FAAM - the Fellowship of African American Men.

When you hit the link, try this: scroll down so that you see the picture but not the caption below it. Then try and identify Scheyer in the team photo. It may take a minute or two, but once you find him, it’s pretty obvious that that’s Scheyer.

The league was based in Evanston and Scheyer got so involved that his family apparently seriously considered moving to Evanston from Northbrook. Ultimately they did not and he made his bones at Northbrook, building a tremendous high school career that ultimately led him to Duke.

This article is an interesting insight into how Jon Scheyer became the success he has become.