11/04/2009 - Duke Sports Information

DURHAM, N.C. - Senior guard Jon Scheyer was selected as one of 30 candidates for the Lowe's Senior CLASS Award on Wednesday.

The Northbrook, Ill. native is a team captain for the second straight year. He has played in 104 career games at Duke with 68 starts. He is one of 59 players in school history with over 1,000 career points, ranking 32nd all-time with 1,349 points. He ranks eighth in ACC history and third at Duke in career free throw percentage (.854) and is 17th in school history with 187 career made three-point field goals.

Duke has one previous winner of the Lowe's Senior CLASS Award. J.J. Redick received the honor in 2006. Other winners include Juan Dixon of Maryland (2002), David West of Xavier (2003), Jameer Nelson of
St. Joseph's (2004), Wayne Simien of Kansas (2005), Alando Tucker of Wisconsin (2007), Shan Foster of Vanderbilt (2008) and Tyler Hansbrough of North Carolina (2009).

The Lowe's Senior CLASS Award honors the attributes of senior student-athletes in four areas: classroom, community, character and competition. The award program is designed exclusively for college seniors who are utilizing their complete athletic eligibility, remaining committed to their university and pursuing the many rewards that a senior season can bring.

Sportscaster Dick Enberg, Honorary Chairman of the Lowe's Senior CLASS Award, first conceived the idea of an award for seniors in 2001 in response to the growing trend of men's basketball players leaving school early for the NBA. The award program has expanded the past two years to include a total of nine NCAA® Division I sports - football, men's and women's soccer, men's ice hockey, men's lacrosse, baseball and softball in addition to men's and women's basketball.