SAN ANTONIO – Before Duke coach Jon Scheyer coached in his first official game after taking over for Mike Krzyzewski two seasons ago, he flew his team to Houston to play in a secret preseason scrimmage. Scheyer intentionally sought out Kelvin Sampson and the Cougars for his first career "game."

Duke's Jon Scheyer is in the Final Four for the first time as a head coach. The 37-year-old is in his third season as the Blue Devils' coach and the successor to Hall of Famer Mike Krzyzewski.

Only two more games separate Cooper Flagg and the Blue Devils from immortality and the program's sixth national championship banner.

J’Wan Roberts expects some jitters when the University of Houston plays in Saturday’s Final Four semifinal against Duke. “Everybody has jitters, but in a good way, not a scary way,” said Roberts, a sixth-year graduate forward.

Duke University standout Kon Knueppel, who led Wisconsin Lutheran to a state championship last year, is now trying to win an NCAA title, as well.

The Blue Devils’ trip to San Antonio, after Saturday’s 85-65 win over Alabama, was the product of years of planning to build around Cooper Flagg, and hard-learned lessons.

A trio of assistant coaches at the Final Four are working two jobs after accepting offers to lead other programs

While some have complained that the lack of upsets have made the 2025 NCAA tournament a little less interesting, what we're left with is all four No. 1 seeds in the Final Four for only the second time in history.