Jon Scheyer

Infobox NCAA Athlete
name = Jon Scheyer


caption =
college = Duke
conference = ACC
sport = Basketball
position = Guard
jersey = 30
class = Sophomore
career_start = 2006
nickname =
height_ft = 6
height_in = 5
weight_lb = 180
nationality = USA
birth_date = birth date and age|1987|8|24
birth_place = Chicago, Illinois
highschool = Glenbrook North High School, Northbrook, Illinois
former_school(s)=
career_highlights =
awards =
tournaments = y
tournament_list = 2007 NCAA Tournament

Jonathan James "Jon" Scheyer (born August 24 1987) is a 6' 5" "natural" shooting guard [ [http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/chi-scheyer16dec16,1,2405293.story "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] ] on Duke University's men's basketball team.

High school career

Scheyer received a scholarship offer from Marquette University as an 8th grader. [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4155/is_20040102/ai_n9617956] 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.http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4155/is_20050518/ai_n14640988] 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. [ [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10895770/ Coach K's future player has incredible run - Other sports - MSNBC.com ] ]

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.cite web|title="Jon Scheyer stands out for Duke"|last=Pollick|first=Josh|work=IllHoops.com|url=http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1173879097313&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull|date=2007-03-16|accessdate=2007-05-16] He was a high school All-American. [http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/chi-scheyer16dec16,1,2405293.story Schools - chicagotribune.com ] ]

Even though he played on the perimeter, Scheyer was double-teamed for his entire high school career. [ [http://california.scout.com/2/280369.html Scout.com: Meet the Superb Jon Scheyer ] ] 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. [ [http://www.highschoolelite.com/2006/scheyer.html Jon Scheyer Glenbrook North High School ] ]

Collegiate career

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.

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."

Scheyer scored a career-high 26 points in a loss against North Carolina on February 7, 2007.cite web | title= "Jon Scheyer"|work=CNNSI.com|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/ncaa/men/players/60215/|accessdate=2007-03-09]

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, 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. [ [http://goduke.statsgeek.com/basketball-m/seasons/season-stats.php?season=2007-08 GoDuke.StatsGeek.com - The Official On-Line Home Of Duke Statistics ] ]

2008-09

Scheyer was named one of three captains of the Duke Blue Devils for the 2008-09 season. [cite web | title= "Paulus, Henderson & Scheyer Named Captains For 2008-09 Season"|work=GoDuke.com|url=http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=4200&ATCLID=1575393|accessdate=2008-09-12]

Awards

High School

*Three-time Illinois All-State First Team selection
*2005 & 2006 Gatorade Illinois Player of the Year
*2006 Illinois Mr. Basketball
*2006 McDonald's All-American
*2006 Michael Jordan All-American
*2006 "PARADE" All-American
*2006 Olympic Junior National Team
*Named one of "100 Legends of the IHSA Boys Basketball Tournament" by the Illinois High School Association
*2005 & 2006 Illinois Hoops Player of the Yearcite web|title="What others are saying about Ill. Hoops"|work=IllHoops.com|url=http://www.illhoops.com/about.php|accessdate=2007-05-16]
*Illinois Prep Bullseye Player of the Year
*"Chicago Sun-Times" All-Area

College

*2007 Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association ACC ALL-Freshman Teamcite web|url=http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=22724&SPID=1845&DB_OEM_ID=4200&ATCLID=814709|title="McRoberts, Nelson and Scheyer Receive All-ACC Recognition"|publisher=GoDuke.com |date=2007-03-05 |accessdate=2007-03-07]
*Three-time ACC 2006-07 Rookie of the Week [ [http://www.fayobserver.com/article_ap?id=101060 FayObserver.com - AP Article Page ] ]

Hall of Fame

Scheyer, who is Jewish, [ [http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1173879097313&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Jon Scheyer stands out for Duke | Sports | Jerusalem Post ] ] was a 2006 Inductee into the National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame. [http://www.jewishsports.org/jewishsports/detail.asp?id=187]

References

External links

* [http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=22727&SPID=1845&DB_OEM_ID=4200&ATCLID=620661&Q_SEASON=2006/ Duke University Bio]
* [http://www.ihsa.org/initiatives/legends/ 100 Legends of the IHSA Boys Basketball Tournament]
* [http://www.chicagosports.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp?pr_key=24464&sport=2 Highlight videos]
* [http://www.jewishsports.org/jewishsports/detail.asp?id=187 Jewish Sports bio]
* [http://www.findarticles.com/p/search?tb=art&qt=%22Jon+Scheyer%2C+Glenbrook+North%22 A series of articles written by Scheyer for the player diary for the Chicago Sun-Times]
* [http://california.scout.com/2/280369.html "Meet the Superb Jon Scheyer," 8/4/04]
* [http://www.risemag.com/main.cfm?actionId=globalShowStaticContent&screenKey=NationalNews&articleId=5511&categoryKey=PlayerProfiles Rise player profile, 4/10/06]
* [http://www.newsobserver.com/122/story/547104.html "Scheyer, Collins have Special Bond," 2/25/07]