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2/1/2007 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
DURHAM, N.C. - GoDuke.com sat down with freshman Jon Scheyer for a question and answer session. Scheyer is third on the team scoring 12.0 points per game, including a team-leading 15.0 points per game in ACC games. He has also hit 29 consecutive free throws, tied for the fourth-longest streak in Duke history. Scheyer and the Blue Devils continue play Thursday with a 9 p.m. ET tipoff in Charlottesville, Va., against the Virginia Cavaliers. The game will be broadcast by ESPN.
GoDuke.com: What are your nicknames?
Jon Scheyer: Jonny Boy and Scheyer Face.
GD: Where is your favorite place to study?
JS: Cameron.
GD: Why do you wear No. 30?
JS: 23 plus 7, those are my two favorite numbers.
GD: What is your favorite part of basketball practice?
JS: Having Gerald Henderson guarding me.
GD: Who is your favorite NBA team?
JS: The Chicago Bulls.
GD: Who is your favorite NBA player?
JS: Dwyane Wade.
GD: Who is your favorite non-basketball athlete?
JS: Devin Hester.
GD: What is your favorite movie?
JS: Forrest Gump.
GD: TV show?
JS: 24.
GD: Actor and actress?
JS: Denzel Washington, Tom Hanks and Jennifer Aniston.
GD: Musical artist?
JS: Kanye West.
GD: What is your favorite food?
JS: Buffalo wings.
GD: What is your favorite way to relax?
JS: Playing video games.
GD: Other than basketball, favorite sport to watch?
JS: Football.
GD: What is your best non-athletic talent?
JS: Video games.
GD: Who is the person you most admire?
JS: My dad.
GD: What person from history would you most like to meet?
JS: George Washington.
GD: What is your favorite thing about Coach K?
JS: He's honest.
GD: What is your advice for children?
JS: Have fun and never hold back.