The DBR Podcast crew is doing a draft. Donald, Jason, and Sam are picking the best Blue Devils of all time to form an 8-man team. Of course guys like Zion Williamson, Shane Battier, JJ Redick, Grant Hill, and Christian Laettner all get picked. But what happens when we each get to the 7th and 8th men on our teams? That's when things get a little bit crazy. And, as a special bonus, this is the podcast where all of you get to participate and help us pick a winner. Go to the DBR Forums and vote on w...
Sep 08, 2021•29 min
The recruiting success of Jon Scheyer still has everyone buzzing after last week's news that sharpshooter Jaden Schutt will be a Blue Devil. The DBR podcast crew has more on the impact the 3-point bombing Schutt will have on next year's roster. Then, after a quick break, the guys take on the difficult task of breaking down what happened to the Duke Football team over the weekend. There were certainly some bright spots in the upset loss to Charlotte, but there were also some major sources of conc...
Sep 06, 2021•39 min
Welcome to Duke, Jaden Schutt! Duke head-coach-to-be Jon Scheyer has struck again on the recruiting trail. This time he brings in a player who some have called the best shooter in the entire high school class of 2022. Jaden Schutt is an Illinois kid and it is impossible not to see some real similarities to fellow Illinois native Jon Scheyer. The DBR Podcast is going to have a full report on Schutt over the weekend, but podcast host Jason Evans wanted to get something out quick to whet your appet...
Sep 03, 2021•10 min
Normally it's the Duke Basketball Report Podcast, but for this week, we're the Duke Football Report Podcast, as the Blue Devils kick off the 2021 season against the Charlotte 49ers in just a few days, and we have questions. DBR's own Jim Sumner is here to answer all of our questions about the team and its upcoming season. Graduate student Gunnar Holmberg is stepping into the starting quarterback role as Coach David Cutcliffe looks to replace key pieces all over the field. We ask Jim how ready Ho...
Aug 29, 2021•50 min
Duke will be holding a private, secret scrimmage against Villanova in the preseason and the DBR Podcast crew is here to tell you how it will work and what kind of intel we may get from it. Plus, the guys get into the news that Duke's star freshman Paolo Banchero has signed with CAA, the biggest talent agency around, for NIL deals. Jason, Sam, and Donald explain how CAA will help Paolo cash in and what all of this means for Duke. After the break, the guys get into the ACC's new partnership with t...
Aug 25, 2021•55 min
We have another great guest on Episode 335 of the DBR Podcast. This week, former Duke Basketball and Soccer player and 2001 national champion Andy Borman stops by to chat with Donald and Jason. The meat of the conversation focuses on Kyle Filipowski, a recent Duke commit that Andy Borman coached on the AAU circuit. Andy discusses Filipowski’s strengths with Jason and how the recruiting process played out with future coach Jon Scheyer. Andy will have you ready to have this kid on campus! He also ...
Aug 19, 2021•58 min
Coach Mike Krzyzewski met virtually with the press before the start of his annual K Academy, and the DBR Podcast was there to capture it all! Coach K jumped on to discuss his summer and some of the ups and downs of his final summer as Duke’s head coach. We discuss some of his best and most intriguing answers from the media, from how he’s been able to bond with his team to personal loss his family experienced over the summer. More importantly, you can tell that K is ready to take on his final sea...
Aug 13, 2021•1 hr 10 min
We've had hints about it for weeks but now Duke has formally released the non-conference schedule and the DBR Podcast crew has plenty of thoughts about who Duke will be playing this coming season. We look at the hidden games that may be more of a challenge than they appear and also speculate about the gaps in the schedule that could prove to be spots for early ACC conference games. After the break, we also break down the NCAA report that recommends playing the men's and women's Final Four in the...
Aug 06, 2021•42 min
Dariq Whitehead becomes the first top 10 recruit to commit to the Jon Scheyer era, and we’re here to discuss it all on Episode 332! Donald is hosting live from his penthouse suite in Las Vegas, where he concludes his soccer travels, and Jason and Sam are also here with much heartier voices to discuss the commitment of the #6 player in the ESPN100 for the Class of 2022. We break down what the Whitehead decision means for the Duke Blue Devils and what he will bring to the team when he heads to Dur...
Aug 03, 2021•36 min
Super skilled big man Kyle Filipowski has become the very first recruit reeled in by head-coach-to-be Jon Scheyer. The DBR Podcast crew has been following Filipowski's high school and AAU progress for a while and are super excited to have Kyle on board. We talk about the parts of his game that make him a special recruit and break down some of what we have learned about him on the summer AAU circuit. After the break, we have NBA news to discuss including how Duke players did in the NBA draft last...
Jul 30, 2021•37 min
The DBR Podcast crew takes a deep dive into how the implosion of the Big 12 could impact the future of the ACC and Duke. We talk about which schools the ACC might be interested in bringing into the fold and what could happen if someone like the SEC comes calling for some of the ACC's football heavy hitters. Then, after the break, we are back to basketball with the release of more summer practice scrimmage footage from Durham. Jason Evans actually took the time to chart every single play in the s...
Jul 26, 2021•51 min
The DBR Podcast's ongoing series with ESPN Draft analyst and beloved Dukie Jay Bilas concludes with a look at Jalen Johnson. Jalen is the Dukie will will almost certainly hear his name called first in the 2021 Draft, but he is also a player many Duke fans don't want to even think about because of the way he left the team in the middle of the season. The Podcast crew asks tough questions about Jalen, including whether Bilas considers Johnson to be a member of "the Brotherhood." His answer may sur...
Jul 22, 2021•43 min
On our second NBA draft preview episode, Jay Bilas is back on the Duke Basketball Report Podcast to discuss former Duke guard DJ Steward, who dazzled in his one season in Durham, but who is not currently projected to be picked in the two rounds of the 2021 NBA draft, scheduled for next week. We start with a quick question for Jay about how teams are approaching draft preparation this year following the disrupted COVID season, but then we get into DJ Steward's draft prospects. DJ's size is going ...
Jul 18, 2021•37 min
This week, we got our first look at the 2021-22 Blue Devils in action. The team held a 5-on-5 scrimmage and then released video of the event. The DBr Podcast crew poured over that video to give you everything you need to know about the newcomers and the returning players. Which freshman has us saying, "he just looks so smooth" and which returnee looks like he's put on 20 pounds of muscle? After talking about the scrimmage, we reveal an amazing statistic about Duke athletics, something that Duke ...
Jul 16, 2021•37 min
The DBR Podcast will be previewing Dukies in the NBA draft over the next week or so... and there is no one better to help out with that preview than Duke's own Jay Bilas. Bilas has been an expert on ESPN's NBA Draft coverage for close to two decades and has been pouring over scouting reports and talking to NBA insiders about how the draft will shape up. The DBR is going to have three separate episodes previewing the draft, one focusing on each of the three Dukies hoping to hear their names calle...
Jul 09, 2021•40 min
The DBR Podcast is back with Episode 325, which covers a few topics related to Duke Basketball. We begin by discussing the impending addition of 3-time Duke captain and national champion Amile Jefferson to the Duke Men’s Basketball staff as Director of Player Development. Needless to say, we’re really excited about Amile returning to Durham, and we talk about what he can bring to the staff. We also discuss some recruiting news as Top 10 recruit in the Class of 2022 Dariq Whitehead will announce ...
Jul 05, 2021•59 min
With news coming out that Duke will be playing Ohio State in the ACC-Big Ten Challenge, the DBR Podcast crew hops on the line to chat about that matchup and a few other interesting ones in the Challenge. Also, it looks like the Scheyer era is really ready to begin as Duke's coach in waiting may be about to get his first official commitment from a class of 2022 recruit. We will tell you who the player is and talk about the connection he already has to the Duke program. And, after the break, we ge...
Jun 30, 2021•37 min
On this episode of the DBR Podcast, we get into a few NBA topics before discussing Brendan Marks's and Seth Davis's article at The Athletic this week about the process Duke took to promote Jon Scheyer to head coach of the men's basketball team. Quick disclaimer: we recorded this episode on Wednesday 6/23, so our analysis may be stale, if hopefully not outdated. First, we dive into combine measurements, where Duke guys ran the gamut from long (DJ Steward) to large (Matthew Hurt). If you want to k...
Jun 27, 2021•31 min
On this special episode of the Duke Basketball Report Podcast, we talk to Len Simon, a Duke alumnus and attorney who has worked on a variety of legal cases around the business of sports. He has been involved in various capacities at Duke advising the administration on legal issues, and he brings a lot of experience in both professional and college sports to the conversation. WIth Len, we talk through all kinds of issues, including the questions about name, image, and likeness, that are currently...
Jun 23, 2021•43 min
On the 321st episode of the DBR Podcast, Jason and Donald gather on Father’s Day (with Sam absent this show due to scheduling conflicts) to discuss a few different Duke-related topics. The main one is the promotion of Chris Carrawell to associate head coach. We discuss how this will work under Jon Scheyer and how his staff will come together once he officially takes over next April. We also get into which Dukies are left in the NBA Playoffs, with Luke Kennard in the Western Conference Finals and...
Jun 20, 2021•43 min
Return to Glory, the story of the 2001 Duke Blue Devil Men's Basketball National Champions is back with more amazing stories from the members of the title-winning team. With the recent influx of news about Coach K and the future of the Duke program, host Jason Evans decided to give you a few more stories about how Coach K handled the 2001 team and led them to the ultimate success of being champions. On this episode, you will hear some nuggets from both Carlos Boozer and Casey Sanders about Coach...
Jun 11, 2021•11 min
We have a shorter episode of the DBR Podcast for you this week, with Jason Evans recording from a McDonald’s parking lot and Donald’s voice sounding like a mix between a blender and a weed trimmer. Sam is our host as he guides us through a few random topics related to Duke Basketball. Andy Katz listed his top 10 Coach K-led teams as well as Coach K’s top wins at Duke, and Jason is not here for his list. We react with some of the teams and wins that should have received way more love from Katz. W...
Jun 11, 2021•39 min
The man who will be leading the Duke basketball program into the future is someone we have seen a lot of on the court and the sidelines, but how well do we really know him? The Duke Basketball Report Podcast went in search of the real Jon Scheyer by talking to sports journalist Jordan Brennan. Jordan has written numerous articles on Scheyer and has known Jon since he was just a hoops player for Glenbrook North high school. A former editor for ESPN Magazine, Jordan has unique insight into how hea...
Jun 08, 2021•46 min
The DBR Podcast is back again for more coverage and discussion of the enormous news that Mike Krzyzewski is ending his career of over four decades as the Duke Men's Basketball head coach, and that Jon Scheyer is taking his place in that job. Donald is unfortunately still not completely with us, but we soldier on with some limited audio from him. We begin with a discussion of how Duke got to this day and all of the challenges and considerations that went into the joint decision to announce Coach ...
Jun 03, 2021•50 min
The news hit the college basketball world like a thunderbolt, Coach K is stepping down and heading off into retirement. But, he isn't ready to hang it up just yet. He's going to have one last season, one final hurrah, at the helm of the program he built. And, it appears Coach K has picked assistant coach John Scheyer as his successor. DBR Podcast hosts Jason Evans and Sam Klein quickly hop on the line for their fast reaction to the news. Their biggest immediate takeaway is that this is a story t...
Jun 02, 2021•14 min
The DBR Podcast crew has been watching the NBA playoffs and we have some things to day about the conduct of the fans in the stands. From spitting to throwing popcorn and water bottles, fans are acting out and it could force changes to the game we love. The podcast crew talks about what is means for basketball as a whole and for Duke (and Cameron) specifically. The guys also talk about the upcoming basketball at the Olympics including Coach Kara leading the USA 3x3 team and the possibility of var...
Jun 02, 2021•1 hr 5 min
The Duke Basketball Report's look back at Duke's 2001 National Championship in Men's Basketball has reached the ACC tournament. On the latest episode of Return to Glory, you will hear from Duke's Nate James about his move to the bench late in the season and how he found himself in the right place at the right time to tip in a last second shot and beat Maryland in the ACC semifinals. But, this episode has much, much more. Host Jason Evans got the 2001 Duke Blue Devils to talk about the best pract...
May 28, 2021•34 min
On this unique episode of the Duke Basketball Report Podcast, we're bringing you a special interview with a man who has interacted with a lot of former Duke Blue Devils in an intimate way. Ted Wheeler spent over three decades catering meals for Duke Basketball players, the Iron Dukes, and other people associated with Duke Basketball and Duke Athletics. He shares some fun stories with us about his career, and if you're reading this before you listen, guess who was the biggest eater on the team du...
May 27, 2021•45 min
In Episode 7 of the DBR Podcast's ongoing series on the 20th anniversary of the 2001 Duke Blue Devil National Champions, it is time for the team to talk about their coach. Host Jason Evans brings you stories from Carlos Boozer, Shane Battier, Mike Dunleavy and other members of the 2001 champs about what they learned from Coach K and how it has impacted the rest of their lives. Some of the stories are touching, some are insightful, and some are hysterically funny. Oh, and make sure you stick arou...
May 21, 2021•31 min
Nina King has been named the next Athletic Director for the Duke Blue Devils, and on Episode 314, we react to what the DBR Podcast crew considers a terrific hire. King, a Friend of the Podcast, was the right and best choice, and we spend some time discussing how it will affect Duke going forward and how the continuity from the Kevin White era to the Nina King era should be incredibly smooth. After the break, we have a ton of Blue Devils in the NBA Playoffs, including the NBA Play-In Tournament, ...
May 20, 2021•41 min
