Fansided · Feb 28
Jon Scheyer's rare (for the era) roster-building strategy keeps paying Duke dividends
Roster retention is rare in the Transfer Portal era, but Jon Scheyer credits that for Duke's incredible regular season.
Rob Kinnan-Imagn ImagesDuke clinched a share of the ACC regular season crown, and the No.1 seed in the ACC Tournament, with a dominant 77-51 win over Virginia on Saturday afternoon at Cameron Indoor.
Jon Scheyer couldn't help getting a little introspective about the journey for this year's Blue Devils. This was not a team expected to be this good. Led by 5-star recruit Cameron Boozer, they were expected to be pretty good, but nobody thought they'd be the best team in the country.