Scheyer On Duke’s Loss To UConn

CHARLOTTE, NC - MARCH 14: Duke Blue Devils head coach Jon Scheyer hosts up the net during the ACC Men's basketball tournament finals between the Virginia Cavaliers and the Duke Blue Devils on March 14, 2026 at the Spectrum Center in Charlotte, N.C. (Photo by John Byrum/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) | Icon Sportswire via Getty Images

Jon Scheyer hasn’t had a lot to say after Duke’s excruciating loss to UConn, but he spoke out a bit recently.

Scheyer spoke to Josh Graham about Duke’s Elite Eight game against the Huskies and said this:

“I’m not shying away from the fact that there’s incredible heartbreak and disappointment when we lose the way we did. We’ve lost two unimaginable ways in the last two seasons.

“At the same time, we’ve been back-to-back-to-back Elite Eights for the first time in 30-something years. We’ve had really good success in the tournament. It just hasn’t ended with a win the way that we want.”

That’s basically correct, but people should remember this, too: last season, Duke went into the Houston game with Maliq Brown still fragile, Caleb Foster still less than 100% from his freshman foot injury, Cooper Flagg having been banged up in the ACC Tournament, and Khaman Maluach facing the threat of deportation.

This year, Duke played Houston with Pat Ngongba and Foster both out of the starting lineup and on scooters for much of March, and Cameron Boozer playing most of that game with multiple fractures to his orbital socket.

That’s a much different frame than most people, including Scheyer at least publicly, have applied, but it’s true.

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