"But Jon Scheyer has barely missed a step, keeping Duke at the top of the recruiting rankings in three of his four years since taking over for Coach K. A season after making a run to the Final Four with a freshmen-fueled roster anchored by NBA No. 1 draft pick Cooper Flagg, Scheyer is trying to do it again: chase a championship with freshmen leading the way."
"UConn's back-to-back championship teams, by contrast, averaged 2.25 years and 2.43 years of experience in 2023 and 2024, respectively. The starting lineups of last year's Final Four teams featured 11 seniors and three freshmen -- all from the Blue Devils -- with Florida's title-winning roster featuring three senior starters and four transfers with an average experience of 2.44 years."
Jon Scheyer succeeded Mike Krzyzewski as Duke coach and has maintained elite recruiting, ranking among the nation's top classes in three of his four seasons. Krzyzewski's final decade produced 24 one-and-done prospects, including Jayson Tatum, Zion Williamson and Paolo Banchero. Scheyer reached the Final Four with a freshmen-fueled roster led by Cooper Flagg and now aims to chase a championship with projected lottery pick Cameron Boozer, wing Dame Sarr and role players Cayden Boozer and Nikolas Khamenia. College rosters are skewing older due to the transfer portal and international professionals. Recent champions show higher average Division I experience than one-and-done Kentucky in 2012.
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