It's no surprise Chris Carrawell came out of the gates ... conference titles in as many seasons as a Blue Devil under Mike Krzyzewski. The 47-year-old associate head coach from St. Louis, filling ...

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

Duke coach Jon Scheyer did not travel with the No. 4 Blue Devils for their 89-62 victory at SMU on Saturday due to illness. The program revealed Scheyer's status roughly 15 minutes before tipoff and announced associate head coach Chris Carrawell would serve as acting head coach for the game.

Scheyer didn’t miss a single game when he played for the Blue Devils from 2006-2010 and has missed only two games in 12 seasons as a coach.

The 47-year-old associate head coach from St. Louis, filling in for third-year Duke basketball head coach Jon Scheyer due to an illness that prevented the 37-year-old from making the trip to Dallas, guided the No. 4-ranked Blue Devils (11-2, 3-0 ACC) to a 15-7 lead over the Mustangs (11-2, 2-0 ACC) at the first media timeout.