"Ultimately, I would regret it for the rest of my life if I didn’t follow my instincts and do what had to be done,” Scheyer said.

Should the Duke Blue Devils win their sixth national championship next month, head coach Jon Scheyer could enter some lofty conversations.

Duke basketball won its 23rd ACC Tournament despite rookie phenom Cooper Flagg sitting out the bulk of the top-ranked team's time in Charlotte after spraining his left ankle during the first half of the Blue Devils' quarterfinal win over Georgia Tech on Thursday.