Duke Blue Devils head coach Jon Scheyer has been extremely successful in his promoted role with the program.

Scheyer took over as the head coach at Duke in 2022 and has since led the program to an Elite Eight run and Final Four run.

The Blue Devils are fresh off a trip to the Final Four, having defeated Mount St. Mary’s, Baylor, Arizona and Alabama in the NCAA Tournament.

They ultimately lost to Houston in the Final Four, forcing Scheyer back to the drawing board.

As the Blue Devils prepare for a major roster change, they bolstered the team via the transfer portal.

On Sunday, Princeton transfer Jack Scott announced his commitment to Duke.

“Committed,” Scott said. “DukeMBB Thanks to Coach Scheyer, Coach Schrage, and the entire Duke coaching staff for this opportunity.”

Scott played three seasons with the Princeton Tigers, from 2022 to 2025. Last season at Princeton, Scott posted 1.7 points, 1.7 rebounds and 0.8 assists per game.

While he hasn’t had incredible production during his college basketball career, he’s an established player with NCAA Tournament experience.

Scott will look to help boost the lineup as Duke loses a ton of production from the 2024-25 college basketball season.

During the 35-4 season, the Blue Devils’ first 35-win season in a decade and only sixth time in program history winning 35 and more games in a season, they were led by one of the best freshmen classes college basketball has ever seen.

Cooper Flagg, Kon Knueppel and Khaman Maluach all made their mark during their freshman seasons with the Blue Devils. Each player, who originally committed to Duke as a five-star recruit, declared for the 2025 NBA Draft.

The 2025 NBA Playoffs have brought the drama, this has been a wildly entertaining postseason. That said, injuries are playing a massive role in the second round. What follows are some notes from around the league and with some key injuries.

Karl-Anthony Towns injures hand
In the second quarter against Boston on Saturday, Karl-Anthony Towns and Luke Kornett were battling for a rebound around the basket, which Towns got and threw the outlet. Then Towns instantly grabbed his left hand in pain and appeared to say, “I broke it.” Towns could be seen wincing at other points in the second half, clearly bothered by whatever happened.

After the game, Towns and coach Tom Thibodeau played it down.

“It is what it is,” Towns said. “I just want to do whatever I can to be out there. It is what it is. I’m gonna keep finding ways to play, so I ain’t tripping.”

Towns finished with 21 points on 5-of-18 shooting, and pulled down 15 rebounds. New York will need him in a critical Game 4. The Knicks had dramatic comeback wins in the first two games of the series, but in Game 3 the Celtics’ 3-pointers fell and they seemed to get their identity and rhythm back. New York needs the Game 4 win or this series is tied and the momentum is going the other way, and it will need a big game from Towns to get that win.

It would also help if the Knicks could not fall behind by 20 points in Game 4.

Towns finished with 21 points on 5-of-18 shooting, and pulled down 15 rebounds. New York will need him in a critical Game 4. The Knicks had dramatic comeback wins in the first two games of the series, but in Game 3 the Celtics’ 3-pointers fell and they seemed to get their identity and rhythm back. New York needs the Game 4 win or this series is tied and the momentum is going the other way, and it will need a big game from Towns to get that win.

It would also help if the Knicks could not fall behind by 20 points in Game 4.