DURHAM, N.C. — On a night when the rookie head coach started a new era, Duke’s most experienced player made sure it was a successful start Monday.
Jeremy Roach, the lone returning starter from Duke’s Final Four team, scored 16 points, all in the first half, helping the Blue Devils to a 71-44 win over Jacksonville in Jon Scheyer’s first game as head coach.
The point guard and team captain on Duke’s 2010 NCAA championship team, Scheyer was named Mike Krzyzewski’s successor when the Hall of Fame coach announced in June 2021 he’d retire following the 2021-22 season.