Duke Blue Devils head coach Jon Scheyer received some strong praise from notable analyst Jay Bilas.
The Duke Blue Devils have been in great hands over the last four years with head coach Jon Scheyer. After the legendary Coach K stepped aside, the pressure was on Scheyer to keep the program in championship contention.
Scheyer has been able to do just that.
Unfortunately, the last two years have seen Duke come up short of championship goals. The Blue Devils have suffered a couple of heartbreaking NCAA Tournament losses.
A lot of the blame has been placed on Scheyer. However, one notable analyst spoke out about the head coach and didn't hold back with his opinion at all.
Jay Bilas spoke out with strong words of praise about Scheyer.
“Jon Scheyer has done an amazing job at Duke. In the four years he’s been head coach, I mean, he reached the Final Four, a couple of Elite Eights. It’s been really remarkable, and he’s done it with different rosters each year. Duke is still getting these superstar freshmen and then putting more experienced players around them, and I think it’s worked out really well," Bilas said.
He didn't stop there. Bilas noted that the tournament losses over the last two years have been a disappointment, but offered words of encouragement about them as well.
“Certainly the way the game against Houston in the Final Four with Cooper Flagg and Kon Knueppel ended, and then the way the UConn game this last year in the Elite Eight ended certainly were unpleasant for them, but you kind [of] have to look at the overall picture and what it took to beat them, it is pretty impressive. So, he’s done an amazing job. And given his age, I mean, who could have expected anything more? It’s been incredible to watch.”
On the court, Scheyer has been very good. He knows the game inside and out, is a great X's and O's coach, but is also good at adapting on the fly.
Outside of his coaching on the floor, Scheyer has been excellent on the recruiting trail. In both the transfer portal and high school recruiting, he has been elite.
Hopefully, Scheyer will be able to lead Duke back to the promised land in the near future. For now, he remains one of the best head coaches in the nation.
