Final Four coach thought he had a chance at UNLV job 4 years ago
Jon Scheyer has led Duke basketball to a Final Four in just his third season as coach.
But back in 2021, he was looking at another job.
The one at UNLV.
Following an Elite Eight win against Alabama on Saturday, Scheyer told CBS Sports that he interviewed for the Runnin’ Rebels position.
He said the UNLV job excited he and his wife Marcelle the most, even more than the DePaul job he was also chasing.
“It got crazy the last couple weeks,” Scheyer told CBS Sports about that time.
UNLV instead hired Kevin Kruger. He was fired this month after four seasons with no NCAA Tournament appearances.
The Rebels hired Josh Pastner as Kruger’s replacement last week.
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