And yet, so much has changed since Duke’s run to its last national title in 2015 or its most recent Final Four three years ago. Krzyzewski is gone, retired in 2022 after winning 1,202 games to set a men’s college basketball record along with winning five titles and reaching 13 Final Fours.

Leaving the comforts of Northbrook, Illinois, to play in a high-level middle-school league in another Chicago suburb didn’t reveal Jon Scheyer’s courage and versatility. It honed them. And set the tone for the rest of his life.