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.

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.

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

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.

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.

Jon Scheyer won a national championship as a Duke senior in 2010, and he is coaching the Blue Devils in the Final Four next weekend.

For the umpteenth time, a national media member asked the Duke basketball head coach if Cooper Flagg could become a sophomore in Durham.