Our guest speaker for this meeting will be Jon Scheyer, Head Men’s Basketball Coach at Duke University. Scheyer was named the 20th head coach in Duke University’s storied basketball history on June 4, 2021. He enters his second season as head coach in 2023-24, with vast experience on the Duke bench, having served on Mike Krzyzewski’s staff since the 2013-14 season. His previous roles with the Blue Devils include special assistant, assistant coach, and the previous three years as associate head coach.
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).
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.
Scheyer and his wife, Marcelle, play an active role in the Durham community, starting the “Scheyer Kid Captain” program in 2022-23. The program provides a connection between the Duke Basketball program and the life-saving work performed daily at Duke Children’s Hospital by inviting a patient and family from Duke Children’s to spend a gameday with the team, attend practice and sit behind the bench.
Mark Your Calendar
All Meetings at Croasdaile Country Club
9/20/23 – Wes Moore, Head Women’s Basketball Coach, NC State
10/4/23 – George Bell, 7’8″ Former Harlem Globetrotters player
10/18/23 – Jolene Nagel, Head Volleyball Coach, Duke