The "bizarre experience" of watching Duke basketball on TV made Jon Scheyer feel like a movie character. Here's what he said about his absence.

The SMU game is the first game Scheyer, who is in his third season as Duke’s head coach, missed since taking over the program following Mike Krzyzewski’s retirement in 2022. He never missed a game during his Duke playing career from 2006-10, when he appeared in 144 games.

Jon Scheyer also said it was valuable watching his team, ranked No. 4 in last week’s AP Top 25, beat SMU 89-62 from a different perspective.

For the first time since he took over as Duke basketball’s head coach, Jon Scheyer will not be on the bench for a Blue Devils game on Saturday.

So, in Scheyer's postgame presser, Duke Blue Devils On SI asked the 2010 Duke basketball national champion guard and longtime assistant under Coach K to explain what has led to the legend's decision to stop worrying about being a distraction and just embrace his in-person Blue Devil fandom on a routine basis.

Duke basketball coach Jon Scheyer didn't make the trip to Dallas for the Blue Devils' ACC road game at SMU. Here's what we know.