Jon
Scheyer Bio
Personal Notes:
Born Jonathan James Scheyer on August 24, 1987, in Chicago, Ill.
... son of Jim and Laury Scheyer ... father, Jim, is the president
of Uniek ... has two older sisters, Brooke and Jen ... enjoys video
games and football ... favorite athlete is Dwyane Wade.
High School / USA Basketball Notes:
Four-year letterwinner at Glenbrook North ... played for
head coach Dave Weber ... the fourth-leading scorer in Illinois
High School basketball history with 3,034 points ... only player
in Illinois history to finish his career ranked in the all-time
top 10 in points, steals and assists ... averaged 32 points, six
rebounds, five assists and three steals for the Spartans as a senior
... two-time Gatorade state Player of the Year ... three-time all-state
selection ... only unanimous Class AA all-state pick in 2006 ...
first team Parade All-America selection ... named to the 2006 Jordan
All-America team ... helped the West team to a 112-94 victory at
the McDonald’s All-American game ... scored nine points on
3-of-4 shooting, including 2-of-2 from three-point distance, in
15 minutes of action ... also had four assists and three rebounds
... averaged 26.3 points per game while leading Glenbrook North
to 24 consecutive wins and a state championship as a junior ...
knocked down eight three-pointers and scored 48 points on 15-of-23
shooting in a 70-58 win over Waukegan in the super sectionals of
the 2005 state tournament ... scored 42 points in the championship
game of the 2005 Orlando Super Showcase ... averaged 26 points,
five rebounds and five assists as a junior and 25 points, five rebounds
and four assists as a sophomore ... led his AAU team, Illinois Warriors,
to the 2004 Peach Jam Championship ... averaged 15 points, four
rebounds and three assists as a freshman ... ranked 30th by The
Recruiting Services Consensus Index ... rated 71st overall by Rivals.com.
Member of the U.S. Junior National Select team that posted a 109-91
win over the World Select team at the 2006 Nike Hoops Summit ...
had one point and a steal in 12 minutes of action ... helped the
USA Youth Development Festival Red Team to a bronze medal at the
2005 International Sports Invitational in San Diego, Calif. ...
averaged 6.4 points and 2.4 rebounds in five contests ... teammate
Gerald Henderson also played for the Red team at the 2005 festival.
Career Notes:
A pure scorer with the ability to get to the free throw line and
stretch defenses with his outside shooting ... an underrated defender
on and off the ball ... the team’s second leading returning
scorer (12.2) ... had a string of 40 consecutive made free throws,
the third-longest streak in Duke history ... finished in the top
10 among Duke freshmen in seven statistical categories ... active
in Duke’s award-winning Verizon Read with the Blue Devils,
a community outreach reading program in the Durham school district.
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