“White Mike” had a warm welcome in his return to his home state.
Duke’s head coach, Jon Scheyer, is in town to face Notre Dame, so he took his team to nearby Chicago to check out his old hometown.
Thank you to coach Jon Scheyer, aka 2006 Mr basketball of Illinois, aka white Mike 😂, for bringing in Duke Men’s basketball for lunch pic.twitter.com/arc5fxTgDf
— The Wieners Circle (@TheWienerCircle) February 22, 2026
White Mike, a nickname given to him by fellow Chicago-native and former NBA player Patrick Beverly, was an Illinois high school basketball star before heading to Duke to play college basketball.
In high school, Jon Scheyer scored 21 points in the final 75 seconds of this game
He ended up with 52 points in total
Stud
(Via @OriginsPodcast 🎥)
— Hoop Herald (@TheHoopHerald) February 4, 2024
Fans loved seeing the Duke head coach still connected to his hometown roots.
White Mike! @JonScheyer Keeping it 💯 when home! 🏀
— James T Purcell (@jpheismn) February 22, 2026
Actually pretty wholesome. A team that beats Michigan is a team for me
— Meter Pillar, MBA (@meterPillar02) February 23, 2026
Jon Scheyer is a Chicago legend https://t.co/hSDYlNQdyY
— alexis (@Alexisfromvegas) February 23, 2026
Scheyer and Duke take on nearby Notre Dame on Tuesday night after beating No. 1 Michigan on Saturday.
