On this episode of the Duke Basketball Report podcast, the whole gang is back together to preview Duke's first ACC game, a home tilt on Wednesday night against Virginia Tech. We also spend a few minutes on some key ACC opponents who Duke will face this year. We begin with Virginia Tech, one of the best teams in the ACC. The Hokies come to Cameron following their biggest win of the season so far, a rout of St. Bonaventure. We highlight the ways that Virginia Tech will try to attack Duke, although...
Dec 22, 2021•1 hr 2 min
On this episode of the Duke Basketball Report Podcast, we discuss Duke's home victories about Appalachian State and Elon this week, following its big win over South Carolina State. Jason isn't here, but we roll on in his absence. Our first topic is the schedule. Duke was supposed to play Cleveland State on Saturday, but COVID issues forced Duke to reschedule not one but two opponents. Eventually, they landed on having Elon come to town, but not before some social media hubbub about who Duke shou...
Dec 19, 2021•33 min
The Duke Basketball Report Podcast is back with Episode 368 to recap the first game for the Duke Blue Devils post-exam break! Duke stomped out South Carolina State in their first game in the month of December, and they have 2 more games this week against teams with State in their names. Donald and Jason recap the 103-62 victory and all the good that happened with it. They also discuss what needs improvement as we move forward in the week. Christian Reeves is the latest recruit to commit to Jon S...
Dec 15, 2021•1 hr 1 min
Duke assistant coach Nolan Smith spoke to the media this week and the DBR podcast gang was there to listen in. What has Duke been working on during the exam break? What will it take for this team to make a push to the next level? Plus, after the break, the guys discuss Duke's next opponent the South Carolina State Bulldogs. As one of the lowest rated teams in KenPom, they probably don't have much of a chance against Duke. This episode also includes a discussion about birthday parties for 3-year-...
Dec 13, 2021•51 min
The Blue Devil family got a little bit bigger on Friday. The DBR Podcast crew starts out by welcoming 6-8 combo forward Mark Mitchell, the latest 5-star stud who wants to be a part of Jon Scheyer's first year as head coach. Mitchell's commitment cements Scheyer's first recruiting effort as the best class in the land. We discuss what Mitchell brings to the program and what kind of role he will play on next year's Blue Devils. And, after the break, we also welcome new football head coach Mike Elko...
Dec 11, 2021•48 min
Cameron Indoor Stadium is the best venue to watch a sporting event on Earth, and one of the major reasons for that are the Cameron Crazies. The students that occupy the best of the 9,314 seats in Cameron support the Duke Blue Devils enthusiastically every game, and each year they also resurrect the tent city we all know as Krzyzewskiville in anticipation of the annual home game against North Carolina. Keeping K-Ville fun and organized is a huge job, which is where the Line Monitors step in. They...
Dec 07, 2021•42 min
The Duke Blue Devils suffered their first loss of the season Tuesday night in Columbus to the Ohio State Buckeyes, and we recap what went wrong on Episode 364. The #1 ranking will only sit next to Duke’s name for a few more days after what was a sloppy game full of uncharacteristic mistakes. We start with the headlines and the good, and the good centers around the captain, Wendell Moore. We also talk about free throw shooting and using this loss as a learning opportunity for the rest of the seas...
Dec 02, 2021•42 min
We’re back from the Thanksgiving weekend and we have an action-packed Episode 363 for you! Fresh off the big win against the Gonzaga Bulldogs, the Duke Blue Devils are now #1 in the country and set to play against the Ohio State Buckeyes tomorrow night in Columbus. Jason Evans sits down with Connor Lemons from the Bucketheads Podcast over at Land-Grant Holy Land, the Ohio State SB Nation blog. Connor gives us a brutally honest review of the Buckeyes and what we can expect from them in a preview ...
Nov 29, 2021•1 hr 9 min
On this episode of the Duke Basketball Report Podcast, we break down Duke's thrilling victory over Gonzaga at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Black Friday. Donald was in attendance, Jason and Sam were at home, and we know that Duke fans around the world were dialed into this one. Beginning with the good, we break down the stellar performances that Paolo Banchero, Mark Williams, and Wendell Moore, Jr. turned in against Gonzaga's imposing frontline. Banchero's cramps gave us some cause for concern ...
Nov 28, 2021•56 min
On this episode of the Duke Basketball Report Podcast, we are previewing Duke's huge game Friday night against the Gonzaga Bulldogs in Las Vegas. Duke last faced Gonzaga in 2018, and for this preview, we wanted a bit of extra expertise, so we are joined by Peter Woodburn, site manager for The Slipper Still Fits, the SBNation blog covering the Zags (check it out!). Peter helps us dive deep on Gonzaga's stars, including preseason national player of the year Drew Timme, returning lead guard Andrew ...
Nov 24, 2021•56 min
Only minutes after Duke soared past the 100 point mark for the first time all season, the DBR Podcast sat down to break down what happened in the game against The Citadel Bulldogs. Jason and Donald just cannot stop comparing Wendell Moore to Shane Battier. It is completely unfair, but they are struggling to come up with any other comp for Wendell's play early in his junior season. They also loved what they saw from Paolo Banchero and Mark Williams in this contest. And, they spend some time prais...
Nov 23, 2021•38 min
With Mark Williams dunking and blocking everything on the inside and AJ Griffin draining step-back threes from the outside, Duke laid a real beatdown on Lafayette. The DBR Podcast crew breaks it all down including a wild projection for Wendell Moore's career that sounds crazy, but when you think about it really could happen. After a break, we look ahead to The Citadel, including a lengthy conversation about how to pronounce the name of the school, and we begin to look ahead to the huge matchup w...
Nov 21, 2021•59 min
Normally, this episode would have been a straightforward review of Duke's 40-point win over Gardner-Webb, after a few hard-fought minutes of back and forth. Alas, the game was not all that happened in Duke Basketball world on Tuesday. According to local reporting by the Raleigh News and Observer and police reports out of Chapel Hill, Michael Savarino was arrested early Sunday morning for DWI while driving Paolo Banchero's car. Banchero, meanwhile, was riding in the car at the time, and was cited...
Nov 17, 2021•47 min
After a relatively easy win over Army and a too-close-for-comfort one over the Campbell Fighting Camels, the DBR Podcast gang is here to talk about the opening home weekend of the Duke Basketball season. There was plenty to like (Wendell Moore) but also plenty to be concerned about (Mark Williams). DBR Podcast co--host Sam Klein made the trek back to Cameron to see both games and gives us a wrap of what he saw inside the confines of Cameron Indoor Stadium. Then, after the break, the guys break d...
Nov 15, 2021•54 min
The DBR Podcast crew is just as pumped as all of you about the Duke win over the Kentucky Wildcats, so they’re here to recap the big dub on Episode 356! We revive our recap format that includes a headline to describe the game. We then get into the good and the bad that we saw last night at the Garden, from Keel Mode and Paolo Banchero to Theo John and Wendell Moore’s efforts. We also discuss some of the things that need to be improved, like shooting from the perimeter. After the break, Duke has ...
Nov 10, 2021•50 min
The season is almost here and the DBR Podcast gang has an extensive preview of what to expect from our first opponent, the Kentucky Wildcats. This is not your typical John Calipari team, rather than being loaded with freshman phenoms, it is full of experienced transfers from other programs. We break down who the key players are for Kentucky and how they match up with the 2021-22 Duke Blue Devils. Then, after the commercial break, it is JJ Redick time. JJ recently joined ESPN as a NBA analyst and...
Nov 07, 2021•48 min
The DBR Podcast gang previews the 2021-22 Duke season with their annual tradition, The Stats Game. Listen in as Sam takes Jason and Donald through more than 20 statistical categories to hear who the guys think will put up impressive numbers for the Blue Devils. They cover the ordinary -- like points, rebounds, blocked shots, and assists -- and they also get into some very specialized categories like how many games Joey Baker will start, how many minutes Theo John will play, and how many double-d...
Nov 04, 2021•52 min
On this episode of the DBR Podcast, we are without Donald Wine, but AJ Griffin is back from injury, so we'll take the good with the bad as Duke takes down Winston Salem State in the Blue Devils' lone public exhibition game of the 2021-2022 season. Speaking of AJ Griffin, we begin with a breakdown of his brief Duke debut. It does seem like he's still getting back in shape from his injury, but we are excited by his limited showing so far. Paolo Banchero was the star of the exhibition, scoring from...
Nov 01, 2021•48 min
For the first time in over 18 months, Duke will have a game in Cameron with fans in the stands! Nevermind that it’s an exhibition game, that doesn’t stop our excitement to preview Winston Salem State on Episode 352! We get into the preview to discuss what we can expect against the Rams on Saturday afternoon. We give our takes on what we will be looking for, and who we may keep an eye on as AJ Griffin appears to be practicing with the team again. The conversation ends with a dive into our various...
Oct 28, 2021•42 min
The DBR Podcast crew is here once again to bring you special insight into the future of the Duke Blue Devils. This time, they sit down for a conversation with big man recruit Kyle Filipowski, the 7-footer who plays more like a guard than a post player. Kyle was the very first recruit of the Jon Scheyer era and he tells us all about his recruitment and how he thinks he fits in with the rest of Duke's #1 rated class of 2022. We really want to know how he fits next to fellow big man recruit Dereck ...
Oct 27, 2021•37 min
The Duke Blue Devils took on the Villanova Wildcats in a closed door scrimmage yesterday in Washington, D.C., and the DBR Podcast is here to react on what we learned on Episode 350! Duke Men’s Basketball put out a highlights video on social media, and we use that along with some other nuggets found on the internet to react to what was a great weekend of Duke Basketball. Paolo Banchero, Trevor Keels, and Wendell Moore are among the many players that reportedly did extremely well against the Prese...
Oct 25, 2021•50 min
The ACC media voted on the best players and teams in the conference this week and the DBR podcast crew is here to break down what the results say about Duke and the rest of the league. Paolo Banchero featured prominently in the awards categories, but the DBR guys mention several other Duke players getting some love from the media. Plus, the guys take a look at how the voters expect the ACC standings to go and they point out the teams that are overhyped and the ones that are being over looked. Th...
Oct 20, 2021•49 min
This weekend marked the formal introduction of the 2021-22 Duke Blue Devils via Countdown to Craziness. The DBR Podcast crew was watching with eagle eyes as the team played two 12-minute intra-squad scrimmages. They go beyond the stats to dig deep into what was learned about the team. They give answers to the questions -- who impressed the most, what seems like a source of concern, and what do we not need to worry about from this year's team? Then, after the break, the guys get into the fun stuf...
Oct 18, 2021•48 min
This episode of the Duke Basketball Report Podcast covers a lot of topics from this week in Duke Basketball. Donald was in Durham earlier this week to meet with the incoming head line monitors, and we are excited for the season to get started with Countdown to Craziness. First up, the unfortunate news that AJ Griffin is out indefinitely with a knee injury of unknown severity. The news gives us unhappy memories of Harry Giles and Kyrie Irving, who also dealt with injuries as freshmen that limited...
Oct 15, 2021•59 min
Duke has released more video of a basketball team scrimmage and the DBR Podcast crew came away very impressed with Wendell Moore. He just looks different from the guy we have watched the past couple seasons. Jason, Donald, and Sam also have plenty of love for Theo John, Trevor Keels, and several other players. Plus, we dig into the recent survey that found college coaches across the nation seem to think Duke under Jon Scheyer is in better hands than UNC is under Hubert Davis. And the guys wrap i...
Oct 03, 2021•58 min
The first official Duke Men’s Basketball practice of the 2021-22 season was on Tuesday, and Duke used the opportunity to have a media availability for the entire team, including Coach K. Naturally, we were able to secure some audio from Coach K’s press conference as well as the media availability of the players and coaching staff thanks to the helping hand of Matt Burr, co-host of WXDU Sports, who joins us on the second half of this episode to discuss what he learned from the team. Jason and Don...
Sep 30, 2021•47 min
The podcast crew wipes a tear from their eyes as they bid goodbye to the basketball career of JJ Redick, one of the greatest long-range shooters in hoops history. But that is only the beginning of a potpourri episode chock full of all sorts of interesting news -- There's a significant development on the name, image, and likeness front regarding a member of the Duke team; Donald and Jason then take a look at the physiques on display in the official team photo; they break down the big football win...
Sep 23, 2021•44 min
On this episode of the Duke Basketball Report Podcast, we dive into Jon Scheyer's latest five-star recruit, Dereck Lively II, who committed to Duke on Monday night. What does Lively mean as a player? He is enormous and gifted at both ends of the floor. Jason would like to highlight how long Lively is, in addition to how tall he is. Lively has shown the ability to both score and defend all over the floor. Sam and Donald are excited about his payer comparison to Tyson Chandler. Really, how bad cou...
Sep 21, 2021•31 min
The full Duke Men’s Basketball chedule has been revealed with the release of the ACC schedule last night, and the DBR Podcast is here to discuss it all. Donald and Sam discuss some of the parts of the ACC schedule to look out for, from the short turnarounds to the long road trips and tough stretches. With this being the final time fans can watch a Duke team led by Coach K, some interesting parts of the country will have access to quite a few games that they wouldn’t normally have. After the brea...
Sep 17, 2021•29 min
The DBR Podcast is here to break down some interesting things in the world of basketball on Episode 341! First off, Paolo Banchero has inked a deal to become the first college player to feature in NBA 2K22, and we discuss how cool of a NIL deal it is for him to be a part of that game. We also break down the Forum vote on the Duke draft that we conducted on the last episode. Which of Sam, Donald, and Jason had the team that most fans resonated with? It’s close between two people! After the break,...
Sep 13, 2021•50 min
