SAN ANTONIO – Before Duke coach Jon Scheyer coached in his first official game after taking over for Mike Krzyzewski two seasons ago, he flew his team to Houston to play in a secret preseason scrimmage. Scheyer intentionally sought out Kelvin Sampson and the Cougars for his first career "game."

"You get all over him, and he takes it," Scheyer told Marks. "He's been amazing to coach because he's not above anything. And I think with him, he's as loyal of a person as you'll ever be around. So once you're in with him, you're in." Now, Duke is hoping the result is a national championship.

Cooper Flagg and Duke are a game away from competing for their first NCAA title under coach Jon Scheyer and will face their next test in a tough Final Four clash against fellow No. 1 seed Houston Saturday night.

Duke plays Houston in the Final Four of March Madness. Here's what Jon Scheyer had to say Thursday at the Alamodome in San Antonio.

The Blue Devils’ trip to San Antonio, after Saturday’s 85-65 win over Alabama, was the product of years of planning to build around Cooper Flagg, and hard-learned lessons.

As legendary Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski began plotting his retirement plan, his vision for his successor, Jon Scheyer, looked a lot like what’s happening now. Here’s what Coach K had to say.

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.

Duke head coach Jon Scheyer and freshman phenom Cooper Flagg are on an incredible run together. After a 28-3 regular season and an ACC tournament win, the Blue Devils have stormed through the first four rounds of the NCAA tournament and are onto the Final Four for the first time since 2015.

The Miami Heat have another Final Four connection besides Jaime Jaquez's sister, Gabriela, playing for UCLA. On the men's side, the Duke Blue Devils are led by