Blue Devils coach Jon Scheyer confirmed the news on Monday. The 6-foot-9 junior from Virginia transferred to Duke from Syracuse in the spring. Since joining the Blue Devils, he has proven to be a ...

The SMU game is the first game Scheyer, who is in his third season as Duke’s head coach, missed since taking over the program ...

Duke coach Jon Scheyer did not travel with the No. 4 Blue Devils for their 89-62 victory at SMU on Saturday due to illness.

Scheyer didn’t miss a single game when he played for the Blue Devils from 2006-2010 and has missed only two games in 12 seasons as a coach.