Chris Carrawell gives honest review of Duke basketball amid Jon Scheyer's absence

01/05/2025 12:13 PM

It has been a great start to 2025 for Duke basketball. The Blue Devils thrashed SMU 89-62 in their first game without head coach Jon Scheyer on the sidelines.

In Scheyer’s absence due to an illness, which kept him from making the trip to Moody Coliseum in Dallas, Texas, it was acting head coach Chris Carrawell who led Duke to another statement victory on Saturday.

"It was great to get it done without my guy, Coach Scheyer wanted to be here, but our entire team did a great job – coaches and players, we executed – got great looks, 22 assists, we just played well together,” per David Shumate of Duke Athletics.

Coach Carrawell after @DukeMBB dominated SMU 89-62:

"It was great to get it done without my guy, Coach Scheyer wanted to be here, but our entire team did a great job – coaches and players, we executed – got great looks, 22 assists, we just played well together."

— David Shumate (@dukepbp) January 4, 2025

Improving to 12-2 on the season, the Blue Devils are currently ranked as the No. 4 team in the country and appear to keep growing more resilient with more games that they play.

Next up for Duke basketball

Ahead of Duke basketball’s return to face Pitt on their home floor back in Durham. Scheyer should be available, but at least the team knows that they are in safe hands with Carrawell if needed.

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