Jon Scheyer

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Jon Scheyer
College Duke
Conference ACC
Sport Basketball
Position Guard
Jersey # 30
Class Sophomore
Career 2006 – present
Height 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight 180 lb (82 kg)
Nationality USA
Born August 24, 1987 (1987-08-24) (age 20)
Chicago, Illinois
High school Glenbrook North High School,
Northbrook, Illinois
Tournaments
2007 NCAA Tournament

Jonathan James Scheyer, known as Jon (born August 24, 1987) is a wiry 6' 5" "natural" shooting guard[1] on Duke University's men's basketball team.

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[edit] High school career

Scheyer received a scholarship offer from Marquette University as an 8th grader.[1]

Scheyer is a native of Northbrook, Illinois. He attended Glenbrook North High School. It was the same high school that Duke assistant coach Chris Collins attended.[2]

Scheyer led the Glenbrook North Spartans to an Elite Eight appearance in the state playoffs three out of four years from 2003-06, including a 3rd place finish in 2003 as a freshman, and an Illinois state championship as a junior.

As a freshman, he led Glenbrook North in scoring and assists. He was First Team All-State as a sophomore in 2004. Scheyer was the only non-senior among those First Team All-State selections, and was the only underclassmen on any of the first three All-State squads. He averaged 32 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals for the Spartans as a senior.

Scheyer came into national fame after scoring 21 points in 75 seconds of play during a non-conference high school game against Proviso West.[3]

He is the 4th-leading scorer in Illinois state history with 3,034 points, and is the only player in state history to finish his career ranked in the all-time top 10 in points, rebounds, steals, and assists. [2] He was a high school All-American.[4]

Even though he played on the perimeter, Scheyer was double-teamed for his entire high school career.[5] He was noted for his exceptional 3-point range shooting, and his performance in big games. Scheyer was a rangy, slick passer, and a good defensive rebounder. [6]

[edit] Collegiate career

Jon Scheyer's College Career
Year G PPG RPG APG FG% FT% 3P%
2006-07[3] 33 12.2 3.3 1.8 39.8 84.6 36.3
2007-08[4] 17 11.1 4.4 2.2 47.3 85.4 41.9

Scheyer's final four college choices were Arizona, Duke, Illinois, and Wisconsin; Scheyer ultimately chose to attend Duke. Interestingly, his high school coach was Illinois coach Bruce Weber's brother, David Weber.[7]

[edit] 2006-07

Scheyer in 2006-07 was in the Duke Blue Devils starting lineup as a freshman, and led the team in 3-pt field goals attempted, free throws attempted, and free throw percentage (.846).

Scheyer to spend some time at point guard. "It made me more of a complete player ...," Scheyer said. "It made me more confident bringing the ball up the court. It was a learning experience."[8]

Scheyer scored a career-high 26 points in a loss against North Carolina on February 7, 2007.[5]

[edit] 2007-08

In the first 8 games of 2007-08, all wins, Scheyer came off the bench in each game as Coach Mike Krzyzewski wanted more pop off the bench,[9] but led the team in 3 point field goal percentage (.500) and free throw percentage (.920), was 2nd on the team in minutes per game (27.0) and assists per game (2.5), and was 3rd in 3 point field goals (13).He also had a new career high, 27 points, in a one point loss to Miami, and started again St.John.[10]

[edit] Awards

[edit] High School

[edit] College

  • 2007 Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association ACC ALL-Freshman Team[7]
  • Three-time ACC 2006-07 Rookie of the Week[11]

[edit] Hall of Fame

Scheyer, who is Jewish,[12] was a 2006 Inductee into the National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame [13]

[edit] References

  1. ^ "He's caught off guard; Scheyer adjusting to new role as sub for No. 6 Blue Devils," Chicago Tribune, 12/16/07, accessed 12/16/07
  2. ^ a b c Pollick, Josh (2007-03-16). Jon Scheyer stands out for Duke. IllHoops.com. Retrieved on 2007-05-16.
  3. ^ Jon Scheyer. CNNSI.com. Retrieved on 2007-03-30.
  4. ^ 2007-2008 Duke Statisticds. GoDuke.com. Retrieved on 2008-01-25.
  5. ^ Jon Scheyer. CNNSI.com. Retrieved on 2007-03-09.
  6. ^ What others are saying about Ill. Hoops. IllHoops.com. Retrieved on 2007-05-16.
  7. ^ McRoberts, Nelson and Scheyer Receive All-ACC Recognition. GoDuke.com (2007-03-05). Retrieved on 2007-03-07.

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