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Jonathan James "Jon"
Birth Place    Northbrook, IL
Height    6-5
Weight    190 lbs.
Position    G
Jonathan James "Jon" Scheyer is a 6' 5" guard who was a high school and college All-American, and was a training camp invitee with the Los Angeles Clippers. He was waived in the Clippers' roster reduction to reach the final roster of 15.[4] He led his high school team to an Illinois state basketball championship, and the 2009–10 Duke Blue Devils to the 2010 NCAA Basketball Championship. He was a prolific high school scorer, and later an Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) leader in numerous statistical categories, ranging from free throw percentage and three point shots/game to assists/turnover ratio.



A high school All-American, he once scored 21 points in a game's final 75 seconds of play in an attempt to spark a comeback. The 4th-leading scorer in Illinois high school history, he led his team to a state championship in 2005 and was named Illinois Mr. Basketball in 2006. He chose Duke, for whom he moved from shooting guard to point guard towards the end of the 2008–09 season, and was the Most Valuable Player  of the 2009 ACC Men's Basketball Tournament.

In his senior year in 2009–10 as Duke's captain, he led the team to ACC regular season and Tournament championships and to the NCAA National Championship. He led the championship team in points per game, assists, free throw percentage, and steals per game.[6] Scheyer was a 2010 consensus All-American (Second Team), a unanimous 2009–10 All-ACC First Team selection, and was named to the 2010 ACC All-Tournament First Team.


USA Basketball

    * 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
    * 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


Personal

    * Born Jonathan James Scheyer on August 24, 1987, in Chicago, Ill.
    * Son of Jim and Laury Scheyer
    * Father, Jim, is the president of MCS Industries, Inc.
    * Has two older sisters, Brooke and Jenifer and brother-in-law Danny Resnick
    * Enjoys video games, football, his dog Shayna and taking care of his fish
    * Won the EA Sports video game challenge at the 2007 EA Sports Maui Invitational
    * Favorite athlete is Manu Ginobili
    * A history major
    * Participates in Role Model Speaker Series at the Emily K Center