Who Is Jon Scheyer?, Age, Height, Weight, Career, Family, Net Worth: Jon Scheyer, also known as Jonathan James Scheyer was born on August 24, 1987.
He’s an American basketball coach and former professional player who is the head coach for the Duke Blue Devils of the Atlantic Coast Conference.
As a player, Scheyer led his high school team to an Illinois state basketball championship as a high school All-American.
The fourth-leading scorer in Illinois high school history, he led his team to a state championship in 2005 and was named Illinois Mr. Basketball in 2006
Scheyer attended Duke College, where he moved from shooting guard to point guard toward the end of the 2008–09 season.
At the end of the 2008–09 season, he was the Most Valuable Player of the 2009 ACC men’s basketball tournament.
In his senior year in 2009–10 as Duke’s captain, he led the team to ACC regular season and tournament championships and the NCAA national championship
He was a 2010 consensus All-American (Second Team), a unanimous 2009–10 All-ACC First Team selection, and named to the 2010 ACC All-Tournament First Team.
Scheyer set the ACC all-time single-season record for minutes played in 2009–10 (with 1,470, passing Dennis Scott)
He played on the Miami Heat’s 19-man 2010 NBA Las Vegas Summer League team. Scheyer hit the game-winning shot in the team’s first game
In the team’s second game, however, in mid-July, he was poked in the eye by Golden State’s Joe Ingles, suffering a serious, life-changing right eye injury
On September 22, 2010, Scheyer accepted a training camp invitation with the NBA’s Los Angeles Clippers and on October 9, he was waived.
On February 17, 2011, Scheyer signed a contract with the Rio Grande Valley Vipers, the Houston Rockets D-League team, which had 16 games left in their season.
In June 2011, he signed a two-year contract with Euroleague contender, Maccabi Tel Aviv, the European League’s 2011 runner-up and five-time champion
Scheyer began playing for Maccabi Tel Aviv when its season started on October 1, 2011. He agreed to play with the Philadelphia 76ers in the 2012 Orlando Summer League.
Scheyer played in five games in the summer league, averaging 5.8 points and 1.4 assists per game. After his summer league stint 2012, he signed for Gran Canaria 2014 in the Spanish league.
After handing his boots, he was added to Duke’s men’s basketball staff by head coach, Mike Krzyzewski as a special assistant after the resignation of assistant coach Chris Collins.
In April 2014, Scheyer was promoted to a full assistant coach after Steve Wojciechowski departed from the Blue Devils staff.
He was promoted to co-associate head coach along with Nate James after head coach Jeff Capel was appointed head coach at the University of Pittsburgh.
On June 2, 2021, it was announced that Scheyer would become Duke’s next head coach after Mike Krzyzewski’s retirement following the end of the 2021–22 season.
After Krzyzewski retired, Scheyer officially became head coach in April 2022. In his first season, he won the ACC tournament before bowing out in the second round of the NCAA tournament.
Jon Scheyer Date Of Birth
Jon Scheyer was born on Monday, August 24, 1987, in Northbrook, Illinois, United States. As of February 2024, the former professional player is 36 years old.
Jon Scheyer Height & Weight
The Duke Blue Devils Basketball head coach, Jon Scheyer stands at a height of 1.96 m but his weight is unavailable at this time of writing.
Jon Scheyer Parents
Jon Scheyer is the youngest of three children of Jim Scheyer and Laury Scheyer. He was raised in his father’s Jewish religion and became a Bar Mitzvah. Although he’s famous, we do not have any information (date of birth, age, and occupation) about his parents
Jon Scheyer has been married to Marcelle Provencial since May 2017. The couple met as college students; Jon studied at Duke University while Marcelle attended the University of North Carolina.
Jon proposed in August 2015 and they held their wedding on 6th May 2017 at a private ceremony attended by close relatives and friends, including his former basketball teammates from Duke University.
Marcelle was born on 5 June 1987 in Lauderdale, Florida, United States to Alberta and Russell Provencial. According to sources, she’s a professional registered nurse specializing as a family practitioner.
Marcelle graduated with a degree in Medicine and has worked with Medical ICUs and Rush University Medical Centre. She is currently based at the Women Wellness Clinic in Durham, North Carolina.
Jon Scheyer has three children with his wife, Marcelle. The couple welcomed their eldest daughter, Noa Marie, in January 2018 and their son Jett in August 2019. Their youngest son, James Russell, arrived in May 2022.
Jon Scheyer Net Worth
Jon Scheyer’s net worth is currently estimated to be around $5 million. He’s the head coach for the Duke Blue Devils, a top team in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). He has had success in basketball as a coach and as well as a player.
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