The Jon Scheyer era started off Monday night with a 71-44 win over a tough Jacksonville squad. It was about what you’d expect from a team with seven freshmen (and two of those out), four transfers, a new coach and just two players back from the previous season.
Jacksonville was an ideal opponent for this situation. They were good enough to push Duke, good enough to nearly come back in the first half, but not good enough to win unless things had gone perfectly for them.
They were also a lot more physically mature than most of Duke’s players, at times a bit rough.