Scheyer makes history as Duke sweeps at home

Duke’s Jon Scheyer made history on Tuesday, ending up being the first head coach in the ACC to go unbeaten in your home in his first season.The Blue Devils beat NC State 71-67, improving to 15-0 this season at Cameron Indoor Stadium. It was their final house game of the project, as they close the season at North Carolina on Saturday, before heading to the ACC competition and NCAA tournament.”We just wished to complete it out and get a win and, obviously, protect house court and go unbeaten all season in your home. I’m simply thankful we got it done,” junior guard Jeremy Roach stated.” It suggests a lot. Shoutout to all the Crazies.

They have actually been doing a great job, encamping, supporting all of us year. They provide us that energy, that enhance that we require, and it’s been a fun trip with them.”It’s the first time considering that 2013-14 that Duke finished undefeated at

home, and heaven Devils are the first ACC group to run the table in the house since Florida State in 2019-20. According to ESPN Stats & Details research study, Duke now has 18 undefeated seasons in your home because the ACC was formed in 1953-54– the most in the league. Eleven of those seasons came under Mike Krzyzewski, but it took the famous coach six seasons prior to he completed one without a house loss.”Going into every game, personally, I felt that we could not lose a game here,”freshman forward Kyle Filipowski said.”That’s just the mindset I had moving forward; that’s what we’re going to continue doing now.”Scheyer was called Krzyzewski’s replacement in June 2021, however he didn’t take over till Krzyzewski retired following

last season. The 35-year-old Illinois native bet Krzyzewski from 2006 to ’10 and after that invested 8 seasons as an assistant coach at Duke from 2014 to ’22. Duke’s win over NC State on Tuesday was heaven Devils ‘fifth success in a row. Roach led the way with 20 points, his

ninth double-figure scoring efficiency in his past 10 games. The freshman trio of Mark Mitchell, Tyrese Proctor and Filipowski all scored in double figures, with Filipowski likewise grabbing 14 rebounds.The Blue Devils are 22-8 total and 13-6 in the ACC, predicted as a 6-seed in Joe Lunardi’s most current Bracketology.