It was the spring of 2021 and Jon Scheyer was on the precipice of a life-changing job opportunity. But not the way he expected. Not anything close to what he would become. We know Scheyer now as the head coach of Duke men's basketball.

Coach K's coaching tree is full of former Duke assistants that have had mixed results as head coaches, but his successor Scheyer has broken the mold.

The No. 1 seed Duke Blue Devils are thriving on their way to the Final Four for the first time since 2022 and just the second time since 2015, the last time they won the national championship. It’s no easy task being the successor to a legendary coach like Mike Krzyzewski,