Were it not for a freak accident while playing, Scheyer never would have gotten into coaching in his mid-20s. That set him on a path to taking over for Mike Krzyzewski at age 34 and guiding this year’s Blue Devils to the Final Four.

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.

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