Duke’s Scheyer says watching SMU game from afar due to illness was ‘bizarre, bizarre experience’
Duke head coach Jon Scheyer reacts to a play during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Virginia Tech in Durham, N.C., Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Ben McKeown)[ASSOCIATED PRESS/Ben McKeown]
Duke coach Jon Scheyer says he’s feeling better from an illness that kept him from coaching the Blue Devils’ weekend win at SMU. He said watching that game from afar was “a bizarre, bizarre experience.” Scheyer didn’t travel to Saturday’s game in Dallas. He said he felt horrible. Associate head coach Chris Carrawell led the team in his absence. Scheyer said Monday it was valuable to watch his team play from afar with a different perspective. He is set to return to the bench Tuesday for a home game against Pittsburgh.
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Duke associate head coach Chris Carrawell is interviewed after an NCAA college basketball game against SMU, Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025, in Dallas. Duke head coach Jon Scheyer missed trip due to illness. (AP Photo/Jerome Miron)
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