Champions Classic 2023: Inside Duke-Michigan State, KU-Kentucky

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For years, Jon Scheyer watched from the sidelines as Mike Krzyzewski led Duke against the premier teams in college basketball.

But Scheyer has put his stamp on Duke's program in his second season as head coach. With a recent commitment from five-star prospect Cooper Flagg, a potential No. 1 pick in the 2025 NBA draft, the 36-year-old head coach showed he can position Duke to continue competing for more national titles. That's significant. With an icon like Krzyzewski attached to the program, there were concerns Scheyer couldn't escape that shadow.

Now this is beginning to look like Scheyer's program. He has embraced the name, image and likeness (NIL) era.…